In article , Neil Raines
writes

I would suggest reducing weeks 4+5 into 1 to free an additional week for the
South Island. Probably by deleting Taupo and drive to Wellington

Taupo includes the Tongariro crossing which I want to do. This is one of
NZ UNESCO sites. It only has three: Tongariro, Fjordland and the
Antarctic Islands where you can't really get to (at least you can go to
the Chathams).

As Peter notes, I am missing Waikato and Wangarei, Mount Taranaki...

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JohnM