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Sun Aug 24
5:15 Arrive
6:00 Pick up rental car at Thrifty ($147/ 3 days)
6:30-10:00 Drive to Waiotapu (3.5hrs)
10:00 Geyser eruption at Waiotapu thermal park
1:00-4:00 Drive to Polynesian Spa in Rotorua
6:00-9:30 Drive back to Auckland (3.25hrs)
9:30-Overnight in Auckland Booked Rendezvous (wireless/$5-25 parking/pool) MAP 2 nights
Polynesian Spa 8-11pm/ $20-$40NZ
Waitapu Geyser Park 8:30-5 (10:15 eruption)/ $27.50NZ
Hobbiton Tour (2hrs from Auckland/ 1hr to Rotorua)
Hobbitontours.com 9.50am 11.05am 12:20am 1:35pm 2:50pm/ $58NZ
Luge Park 2x Rides - $16NZ
Mon Aug 25
Spend day walking around downtown/ Ponsonby & Karangahape areas
Drive to Piha beaches
Overnight in Auckland Booked Rendezvous
check in flight
Piha Beach
Tue Aug 26
10:00 check out/ return car
1:00 flight to Christchurch
RESOURCES
Auckland
Ponsonby District
Cafes/Restaurants
Cafe Cezanne (296 Ponsonby)
Thirty Nine (39 Ponsonby)
Atomic Cafe (121 Ponsonby)
Bambina (268 Ponsonby)
Rocco (23 Ponsonby)
Charlie White's (147 Ponsonby)
Bars
Kings Arms
SPQR Cafe & Bar (150 Ponsonby)
Orchid (152-B Ponsonby)
Bar de Baz (155 Ponsonby)
Shopping
Encore (283 Ponsonby)
Widdess (177 Ponsonby)
Carly Harris Design (269 Ponsonby)
Wunderkammer Menswear & Curios (76-A Ponsonby)
Republic Home 3 Pompallier Terrace
Hotels
Rotorua
Ibis $58/free parking
Novotel $ /free parking/pool
Sudima $72/free parking/pool
Rydges $74/free parking/pool
Ventura $75/breakfast/free parking/pool
Auckland
City Life $113/$10NZ wireless/$24NZ parking/pool
Rendezvous $114/wireless/$5-25 parking/pool
Number One House B&B $160/breakfast/ free parking
