planning to go to auckland next june/july. does anyone know how cold winter is is auckland?

This post has been edited by munkeyflo: Oct 7 2013, 05:35 PM

Why not you check out airasia's rates? Much cheaper than MAS/SIA. Or alternatively, jetstar has a few flights to
nz as well.

Are you gonna rent a car and drive on your own?
It might be possible but you might not be able to cover everything.

The first time I went was for a month covering North and South island.
2nd time I went was for about 3.5 weeks at North island only.
June going for another month in Auckland and gonna drive from Auckland to Christchurch for one week.

None that I know of currently. I have family there so basically they bring me around.
But I'm sure you can find a few websites like that once you google it.

Anyway, any special interests you have? Anything you've listed as a must visit?

Haha. The names of places can get pretty hard to remember.
Lake Taupo is one of the must-see I suppose. Auckland, one of the big cities. Can pay a visit to the SkyTower.

I can't really remember much of South island cause I was like 7 years old when I went there.
Anyway, I found this. Maybe you might want to take a look.
http://www.new-zealand-travel-guide.com/regions.htm

There's also the place where they filmed LOTR, can't remember where but I'm sure you can easily find it.

Dec-Jan would be a perfect time to visit NZ. I don't know about south island but summer at north island is very comfortable.

I would suggest that you fly in to north island then drive all the way down to south and fly back from there or vice versa. Will save you the trip back to the original airport you landed at which can take a day or two just to travel.

Yea there's a lake Tekapo in South island and a lake Taupo in the north.

Yup. AA flies you to Christchurch while Jetstar flies you to Auckland. Both around the same price, return trip around RM2k+-.
Or if you don't want budget due to long distance, then MAS flies to Auckland. SIA flies to both Auckland and CHC. Return trip probably around RM4k+.

If you plan on covering either north or south island then you can just fly in and out from the same airport. Might be able to save some money there getting return air tickets. Get a car and plan your trip properly so you won't have to waste any time.

Err, I haven't tried bungee jumping in NZ and it would definitely be on my to-do list next trip, probably skydiving if I have extra money. My friend jump with AJ Hackett when she went last year. I think that's one of the famous ones. Can check them out.

Better to get it translated.
For what I know, Malaysian license can be used in NZ for a year max.

This post has been edited by munkeyflo: Aug 6 2014, 01:14 PM

I'll be in NZ from 26th June to 21st July.

June is winter wor.
It seems July will be the coldest month. So June might still be alright.

The two times I've been to NZ (or anywhere around the world to be exact), my family hires a car and we drive around wherever we want to go. It's much more convenient and comfortable.

For food, we always cook on our own. Buy from grocery stock and make our own food. So much more cheaper.

I would say if you were travelling alone or in a pair, it would be best to just use public transports and eat outside, maybe cook some simple meals sometimes.
Or else rent car also won't be worth it. 2 person to a car only.

And yea, if it's a group. Especially group of 4 would be just nice to rent a car and travel around.

I guess some of us would prefer to cook for ourselves instead. Some might just find it too troublesome.

Yea and we put all our fruits in the car boot cause when its winter, its as good as a fridge.

I would say 2 weeks at least. Depends on where you want to cover. North or South island?
Usually my family takes 4 weeks to travel around NZ. Self-drive.

You can always take JetStar instead and fly straight to Auckland from KL, transit in Singapore.

It's a must-go vacation if you haven't been to NZ before.

Anyone here in CHC now? How's the condition there? I'll be going there end of this month and overnight at airport. The airport ok to overnight for few hours? Say midnight to 5am. Then I'll be flying to Auckland.

Which part of NZ are you going?
You can easily find that info via Google.

http://www.tourism.net.nz/new-zealand/abou...nd-climate.html

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Added on June 18, 2011, 3:20 pmFrom what I heard, July is the coldest month.

This post has been edited by munkeyflo: Jun 18 2011, 03:20 PM

Where will you be flying in to?
It's best to plan out your NZ trip beforehand rather than going there and do things spontaneously as you may not be able to cover as much.

July is the coldest month. I spent this July in NZ as well. Bring enough warm clothings and you should be fine. If you're traveling to the South Island then make sure to be more prepared. Auckland temperature is around 10 degrees or so average, sometimes lower.

How long is your trip? IMO, RM6k will not be sufficient unless you plan to stay in one city only. How do you plan to travel around? Car? Public Transport? Where do you intend to go? What do you intend to see. Is the budget inclusive of air ticket? If yes then try booking AA, promotion maybe can get RM1k below return. If you travel via Singapore airline or MAS, you'll need around RM4k for return air ticket. AA and Jetstar no promotion is around RM2k return.

Remember! ALWAYS obey the speed limit. It's usually 50mph in cities and 100mph on their highways. Don't go LESS than that or MORE than that.

January should be having quite good weather. Have fun! I don't really know much about camper vans since I would prefer to get a car and drive around. I'm not sure about the duration to drive as well, just use Google map to estimate. Advice would be plan your holiday early and wisely. Try booking hotels and stuff online to get cheaper rates.

Yes the day light will be shorter. Usually during summer, it will be bright until pass dinner time. But during winter, probably around 5pm dark already. I can't remember UK day light time already so can't really compare for you there.

If you plan to cook yourself, you'll save up a lot. And if you're driving, that's even better. Certain supermarkets will give you discount off certain petrol station, e.g. Pak n Save gives you a 4cent off each litre when you purchase above $100 or so and when you pump at their petrol station. It will save you a lot on petrol and also food. Depends on what you will be eating I guess. One meal outside can cost you around $20 or more per person on average. Beef, cheese, milk, potato are very cheap there. Budget for food, depends on how much you all going to eat. Rice is expensive.

Car rental, I'm sure you can get info from online websites. You can even book them online. Just go check out some car rental website. Of course, do expect bigger company like Hertz to be more expensive. Hostel prices also can get from online websites. Lots of things can be booked online. I booked all my things online. And it's much cheaper than walk-in rate.

I've been traveling since 3 months old and the earliest I can remember is when I was 7. That was my first trip to NZ. Before that all forgotten.

I see. In auckland, it bright around 8am and the sun goes down around 5pm. So yea, still can travel quite a bit but for south island I'm not very sure as I've only spent one day in Christchurch for my recent trip. The whole bulk of the holiday was in Auckland and north island.

If you guys can cook, then it's very much cheaper to get food at supermarkets as most motels in NZ (or most western countries I would say) comes with microwave oven and probably a stove sometimes. This is what I like about traveling in those countries. My family usually bring our own rice cooker, if you do, please remember to check the voltage and also try not to turn on too many things at a time cause it may cause the electricity to trip.

Er, my family used to go with Hertz in the past. They live there now so we have our own cars to bring us around. You can try out budget and apex.
One tip about renting cars, make sure you take note of all the scratches, dents, etc. when you get the car. If you see anything like that, make sure the person who is in charge should take note of it and have it noted down in their file. Sometimes the dent/scratches were already there and the company didn't notice it before, so when they check the car when you return it to them, they might assume that you have caused the damage and will ask you to compensate.

Public transports are widely available in most city area, especially buses. Taxi can be quite expensive. Most of the car rentals office are at the airport, so it may be convenient for you to pick up the car right after arriving NZ.