In article , JohnM says...
I found one item very interesting. Do you think I should devote 1 week
to Wellington and its surroundings? What would you include in its
surroundings? I know people in Wellington, too, but not as well as in
Auckland, so I could stay there longer.

Auckland is nice, but for my money I'd spend longer in Wellington. Te
Papa could easily take up a couple of days to do it properly, there's
galleries and gardens and all sorts of things. Wellington is just one
fascinating city and it's all very compact so it's not dufficult to get
around.