Where in NZ to go on holiday

DP and i are looking to go on holiday in november. we have been to Christchurch and Dunedin but dont know where to go next. We would be looking at going for 3ish days.

We are open to trying most things once and would really like to see more of our own country before we go overseas, as DP hasnt really travelled much

Oh and keep in mind that we dont have any kids (yet!)

Edit- forgot to say that we are from the Wellington area

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Come to Gisborne! Beautiful beaches, lots of great vineyards! Friendly people! As long as you dont wanna do lots of shopping, lol!

I'd go to Nelson or Blenheim/Marlborough if you want a 3 day holiday from Wellington. So much to see, hire a car and it's easy to get around the whole region or you can stay in the city and just explore Nelson itself. Or even take your car on the ferry although I think that's pretty pricey, for a 3 day trip you're probably better off hiring something once you're there!

What do you like doing on your holidays?

Wanaka and Queenstown are worth a looksie.

Love Queenstown/Wanaka, Nelson area, central NI (Taupo/Rotorua) or Napier.

I've never been North of Auckland so can't personally recommend but that is where our next proper holiday is going to be to.

For 3 days I'd say either Nelson, Napier or Rotorua.

Like Stacey said though, it really depends on what you are looking for.

Well my best friend's Mum (from the UK) has just been to NZ on a 3 week holiday and she RAVES about Nelson (still). She love love LOVED it and she used to be a tour guide all round Europe/US as well

Great food, wineries on your door step, fun activities, beautiful walks and it's got fairly decent shopping too (not as good as Welly IMO but still some great local finds!)

Oh - another suggestion - we went to Paihia for 5 days on our last trip home to NZ and I loved it up there. We flew up to Auckland and hired a car, drove to Paihia and then explored all over for the next few days. That was REALLY interesting and I'm really glad we went there now. Lovely weather too

taupo is awesome...and only 45min from rotorua

Hamilton!

Nelson! So so SOOOO beautiful! And they have the most amazing bead shop

Rotorua has lots of 'touristy' things to do

You could fly to Chch, then hire a campervan and spend two days cruising up towards Nelson, that way you could stop off in Kaikoura (stunning... seals are NOT friendly! hehe), go to Hanmer Springs, even go up past Nelson to Kaiteretere Bay and Abel Tasman Park. Then catch the ferry back across to Wellington! I did this but drove from Chch to Auckland in 3 days and had the best time ever And that time of year is just gorgeous

I absolutely love Queenstown too - it is beautiful there and there is heaps to do.

I also think the Bay of Islands (Paihia, Russell etc) is a great place for a few nights away - it would be a bit of a drive from Wellington though!