New Zealand Christmas and New Year

[dellis453]

We're attending a wedding on Waiheke island on 21 December and are wondering where best to spend Christmas day and New Year. Where would be best to head for? What should we expect??

Very open to suggestions on North or South Island.

[Julles]

How long are you in the country for? Most NZers tend to stay close to the beach over the Christmas period, and hope for decent weather. Waiheke has some great beaches - Onetangi and Palm Beach, you cld always rent a house near one for a while. Or head down to the South Island - gorgeous scenery. NZ isn't that big, so quite easy to get from one end to the other flying in a couple of hours. Where is the wedding? Mudbrick??

[dellis453]

Hi there! The wedding is on Waiheke. We are now booked to go on a short Abel Tasman trip over Christmas, so just working on New Year - probably either Christchurch or Wellington I think. We are in the country from 17th Dec to 3 January (wedding on 21st). Suggestions welcome particularly of eating places, in no particular order(yet!), we are visiting Auckland, Waiheke, Rotorua, Wellington, Christchurch, Fox Glacier, Abel Tasman - phew! And Doubtful sound if we can manage it

How long are you in the country for? Most NZers tend to stay close to the beach over the Christmas period, and hope for decent weather. Waiheke has some great beaches - Onetangi and Palm Beach, you cld always rent a house near one for a while. Or head down to the South Island - gorgeous scenery. NZ isn't that big, so quite easy to get from one end to the other flying in a couple of hours. Where is the wedding? Mudbrick??

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[Julles]

You are going to be busy! We just had a late lunch on the beach at Onetangi yesterday (Waiheke Island), just a glass of wine and a few plates of basic pub food - very nice, looking out over the beach. Charley Farleys - just under new ownership.

[Cedreena]

Don't eat in Rotarua. The place stinks. I certainly couldn't have eaten anything while I was there.