Hi guys.. anoyne been to palmerston north/study in massey u? i'm going there for a short training this january-feb and would like to know what kind of attraction there in nearby area. will be having a break on weekends and its pretty boring to just stay in the hostel alone without doing anything.. pls suggest if there's any good places to visit within 100km radius from massey..appreciate it

hi hoiho..thanks for the suggestion.. will check it out..actually i was really hoping for places which they filmed lotr to be nearby palmy tho.. LOL. not sure if there is any.. thinking to watch the hobbit there tho.. just to have that "feeling".. haha

Finally i'm here.. But not sure if NZD500 is going to be enuff to cater my whole stay here.. seems like everything is abit pricey..

Hi guys..quick question, im flying with airasia for the 1st time to AKL. And fyi, there is a transit at OOL for few hours iinm.. Just want to know, do i need to apply entry visa/transit visa to aus for this? Or will the stop is just within the airport boundary and no nid to get off the plane? Hope someone taking kul-akl with aa b4 can shed some light on this.. Thnks so much!

Hi guys..thanks so much for the info..

Its supposed to be early autumn now but it seems like still quite hot during the day, sometimes without cloud cover (I lived in Palmy North, 150km north of Wellington). For those who wanted to bring their young kids/toddlers, I'd suggest to bring and apply sunblock as well..or if your kids felt uncomfortable with sunblock, get a long sleeve shirts for them. My kids got their skins sunburned after a week staying here. best if you dont expose them to too much sun during the midday.

Auckland winter is not that cold. Normal tshirt and fleece jacket should suffice. Most important is, bring thick socks and youre good to go. But if you plan to go further south, then you will need thermal shirts. And you can get those cheap at the Warehouse too. I myself wear 1thermal+fleece jacket, cotton track bottom and blanket socks (bought from daiso). My place here in Palmy North, lowest temp right now is 3deg, highest is 22. But of course, when sleeping you just turn on the heater la.. 😁