We're planning a trip to NZ, focusing on the South Island, in a few weeks. We plan to land in Wellington, take the ferry and the train, reach Te Anau, then take the Southern Scenic Route, ending up in Dunedin.
A few suggested corrections on pronunciation: Taronga is a zoo in Sydney. Also, it's Te Anau, not Te "Anua". And you mention "Mt Manganui" but presumably meant Maunganui, then Coro-MAN-del, not Coroman-DELLE.
oh no Morgan you missed out Arrowtown its one of the most beautiful towns in NZ when we were filming Fellowship of the Ring the cast and crew hung out there a lot it was even in the movie when the hobbits are singing in the Green Dragon lol its just north of Queenstown the next town above it ua-cam.com/video/Wgq1HxzUlUw/v-deo.html
I would do it slightly different, start in Christchurch and follow your route to Queenstown, then head to the West Coast, and follow that up to Marlborough and on to the ferry. The West Coast imo is the best place in the country.
Enjoyed the journey and love your enthusiasm! Keep up the great work Morgan. (Maybe consider running your videos past a clued up kiwi before release to get some of the place names pronounced a touch better.) 😊
Be mindful that some roads have been devastated by cyclone Gabrielle. If I am not mistaken, the road to Coramandel is one of them. Pay to check first. Things to do and see in Christchurch: Arts Centre, Botanical Gardens, Christchurch Art Gallery, EQ Memorial, Quake City, Cardboard Cathedral, Christchurch Casino, Cathedral Square, Christchurch Library, OGB (old govt building), Willowbank wildlife reserve, Orana Park, Air Force Museum, Antarctic Centre, Port Hills (sign of Takahe, Victoria Park & other scenic walks). Lyttelton, Sumner Beach, Riccarton House & Bush, Punting on Avon, Christchurch Gondola, Adrenaline Forest, Christchurch Adventure Park, Christchurch Cave & Castle Hill Tour Godley Head & Lyttelton tour, Quail Island (seasonal), Ferrymead Heritage Park, Christchurch Museum under renovation for a few years. Other local fun activities: Velocity Karts, Ferrymead Paintball, Escape Artists or Code Breakers, Clip n Climb, Caddy Shack indoor golf. Food, Shops: The Tannery, New Regent Street, Riverside Market, Little High Eatery. Day Trips: Hanmer Springs - hot pools, conical hill walk, Forest Amble Walk Akaroa - Black Cat Nature Cruise, swimming with dolphins, Giant House, Akaroa light house, Lavender Farm, Akaroa Museum, Barry Bays Cheese shop Tranz Alpine Scenic Train from Christchuch to West Coast to Christchurch.
I live in Paihia ,and the best beaches are in Doubtless Bay or the white sands further north .Paihia has the Bay of Islands to explore and Waitangi treaty grounds where all our history began ,including Polynesian site on one the islands in the Bay .I've being luckily enough to hear about a new possible earliest site for human settlement for New Zealand in Doubtless bay .Kerikeri is the new retirement village area for New Zealand ,and only has the Stone store basin .you really didn't explore the Bay of islands if you thought Kerikeri was more mentionable 😅 Cape Reinga and the light house is the place all spirts of the Maori people have to go to before they can go back to their ancestral home islands in the pacific ,a most important place. Being there many time's and I still find it haunting. There is a lone Pohutukawa tree growing where the spirts leave that's never being seen to flower at all .
In NZ a flexible route is the best, especially when you want to hit all those special spots. Oh, and maybe separate the two islands so that they can be appreciated properly 🤠
In the westcoast Beaches you get Black sand beaches and a few have gold in the sand ive done gold sand mining on these beaches a few times you need a shag pile carpet to do it lol 1 meter square
Ok im sorry Morgan for clogging up your comments section oh and dont forget Rainbows end in Auckland its no six flags but its all we have lol ua-cam.com/video/sEfvM0MWrB0/v-deo.html
I was born and raised here in Aotearoa New Zealand. I know of no other country as a resident, just a visitor. I'm yet to experience any other country, perhaps Rarotonga-maybe Samoa, that I would care to be a resident. If I was much younger then that would be different, after all, the world belongs to the young.
I just discovered your channel and it has been so helpful and informative as my family begins discussing moving to NZ! Thanks so much for all the work you put into these!
On your map Te Anua ? I think you meant Te Anau gateway to Milford Sound as in T e (egg sound) A for Aunt sound. N au (o sound). Mount Aoraki is the Māori name for Mount Cook.
Sand types. Black sand is mainly volcanic and white sand comes from Coral and from sea shells ground down fine over thousands, likely millions of years. Grey sand common in New Zealand is Graywacke; a variety of impure sandstones, and generally characterized by its hardness & dark gray colour. NB Graywacke is pronounced; gray as the colour shade, wacke as in wack, to hit and ke as key to unlock a door. I hope this helps. Kia Ora Mai.
The white sands up north came from the the Waikato river which had ash deposits flowing into it when the Waikato river flowed out into the Hauraki gulf up to 22thousand years ago. 22thousand years ago Volcanic eruption/s at lake Taupo breached the carter/lake edge ,causing The Waikato river to change cause to it's present day flowing out into the west coast now adding sand material onto that coast ,along with Taranaki's material creating black sands (This has happened many times before over time ,the previous time was 88thousand years ago ) .Long shore drift has sifted/sorted the sands grains ,so today the finest silicate rich particles now make the white sands up in the far north .Cable bay in Doubtless bay area up north but south of the white sands has orange sands created by sea shells .We have no coral sands up north as there are no coral reefs ,like you would find in the islands or off Queensland Australia . There is a scenic flight to the Cape ,where you can see where the White sands begin ,since the Waikato river no longer flows into the Hauraki gulf ,no more silicate particles has being added for 22thoudsand years ,and now the sand is created by the rock material weathering down along the coast of northland ,which is mainly sand stones and graywacke .Northland's foundation rock is tilted upwards on the east coast exposed .The breach that changed the Waikato can still being seen today and also old flow directions of the Waikato can also be seen in the landscape .
I understand (as an American) I can come to NZ for 90 days max without a visa. But if my intention is to gain employment during that time, (and eventually live there permanently) would I need a different type of visa or do I apply for a different type "after" I've found employment during that 90 days?
Yes, you legally can't work on a tourist visa, I believe you need to apply for a work visa before you enter the country, but that still limits your time in the country. The only way to legally move to the country is by having millions to invest, or having skills that are on the skill shortage list, eg nurses, teachers and some trades.
With out a work visa no one would employ you🤣🙄 ,Immigration would want to know that you had enough money to live on for a tourist visa 😅 you need one of the forms of Visa's to get into the country in the first place . You need to do research .
Hanmer Springs is a pretty cool place.
Also while you are in Wellington. Zealandia is a must.
As usual tourists who ignore Dunedin - The prettiest city with amazing wildlife and beautiful bays
As a Dunedinite, I'd prefer they went elsewhere😂
We're planning a trip to NZ, focusing on the South Island, in a few weeks. We plan to land in Wellington, take the ferry and the train, reach Te Anau, then take the Southern Scenic Route, ending up in Dunedin.
Dunnas
A few suggested corrections on pronunciation: Taronga is a zoo in Sydney. Also, it's Te Anau, not Te "Anua". And you mention "Mt Manganui" but presumably meant Maunganui, then Coro-MAN-del, not Coroman-DELLE.
oh no Morgan you missed out Arrowtown its one of the most beautiful towns in NZ when we were filming Fellowship of the Ring the cast and crew hung out there a lot it was even in the movie when the hobbits are singing in the Green Dragon lol its just north of Queenstown the next town above it ua-cam.com/video/Wgq1HxzUlUw/v-deo.html
You’ve missed the whole bottom of the South Island. Steward Island is beautiful. Dunedin has amazing scenery and a great cafe scene.
I would do it slightly different, start in Christchurch and follow your route to Queenstown, then head to the West Coast, and follow that up to Marlborough and on to the ferry. The West Coast imo is the best place in the country.
Enjoyed the journey and love your enthusiasm! Keep up the great work Morgan. (Maybe consider running your videos past a clued up kiwi before release to get some of the place names pronounced a touch better.) 😊
From a kiwi, great job, not bad at all funny at the same time ❤ You are so full of life and fun to watch, thank you 🎉
1:20 excuse me while i murder these noisy cicadas lol
Napier to Gisborne road is still out since the cyclone, so there's no way you're getting to Gizzy on that itinerary/route right now, sorry...
So funny, informative and accurate as always 🏆
Thanks Scott=)
Be mindful that some roads have been devastated by cyclone Gabrielle. If I am not mistaken, the road to Coramandel is one of them. Pay to check first.
Things to do and see in Christchurch:
Arts Centre, Botanical Gardens, Christchurch Art Gallery, EQ Memorial, Quake City, Cardboard Cathedral, Christchurch Casino, Cathedral Square, Christchurch Library, OGB (old govt building), Willowbank wildlife reserve, Orana Park, Air Force Museum, Antarctic Centre, Port Hills (sign of Takahe, Victoria Park & other scenic walks). Lyttelton, Sumner Beach, Riccarton House & Bush, Punting on Avon, Christchurch Gondola, Adrenaline Forest, Christchurch Adventure Park, Christchurch Cave & Castle Hill Tour
Godley Head & Lyttelton tour, Quail Island (seasonal), Ferrymead Heritage Park, Christchurch Museum under renovation for a few years.
Other local fun activities: Velocity Karts, Ferrymead Paintball, Escape Artists or Code Breakers, Clip n Climb, Caddy Shack indoor golf.
Food, Shops: The Tannery, New Regent Street, Riverside Market, Little High Eatery.
Day Trips:
Hanmer Springs - hot pools, conical hill walk, Forest Amble Walk
Akaroa - Black Cat Nature Cruise, swimming with dolphins, Giant House, Akaroa light house, Lavender Farm, Akaroa Museum, Barry Bays Cheese shop
Tranz Alpine Scenic Train from Christchuch to West Coast to Christchurch.
Toe Wrong Ahh lol Tauranga
NZ Tourism Board needs you so bad! Love your ‘show’ videos.
I live in Paihia ,and the best beaches are in Doubtless Bay or the white sands further north .Paihia has the Bay of Islands to explore and Waitangi treaty grounds where all our history began ,including Polynesian site on one the islands in the Bay .I've being luckily enough to hear about a new possible earliest site for human settlement for New Zealand in Doubtless bay .Kerikeri is the new retirement village area for New Zealand ,and only has the Stone store basin .you really didn't explore the Bay of islands if you thought Kerikeri was more mentionable 😅 Cape Reinga and the light house is the place all spirts of the Maori people have to go to before they can go back to their ancestral home islands in the pacific ,a most important place. Being there many time's and I still find it haunting. There is a lone Pohutukawa tree growing where the spirts leave that's never being seen to flower at all .
In NZ a flexible route is the best, especially when you want to hit all those special spots.
Oh, and maybe separate the two islands so that they can be appreciated properly 🤠
In the westcoast Beaches you get Black sand beaches and a few have gold in the sand ive done gold sand mining on these beaches a few times you need a shag pile carpet to do it lol 1 meter square
Did you just really say Wellington was a town lmao, are you kidding me 🤦🏾♀️
Said the same about Christchurch, lol!
I live in Whakatane!!! It's a wonder we haven't met!!!
Whakatane is rough as guts 😂😂😂
LoL "Christchurch, such a cute little town"...New Zealand's second biggest city 🤣
Ok im sorry Morgan for clogging up your comments section oh and dont forget Rainbows end in Auckland its no six flags but its all we have lol ua-cam.com/video/sEfvM0MWrB0/v-deo.html
I was born and raised here in Aotearoa New Zealand. I know of no other country as a resident, just a visitor. I'm yet to experience any other country, perhaps Rarotonga-maybe Samoa, that I would care to be a resident. If I was much younger then that would be different, after all, the world belongs to the young.
Just closing my eyes and listening to you takes on that road trip in my mind Please do another one.
Also check out the Coromandel Gold when you are there in Coromandel 😅
How about places in New Zealand to avoid?
I just discovered your channel and it has been so helpful and informative as my family begins discussing moving to NZ! Thanks so much for all the work you put into these!
See while I agree that trip is a good one.... the West Coast of the south Island gets missed, plus much of the east coast of the South Island.
ha ha ive only been to Napier once and that was only because of a huge storm so i saw it for like 60 minutes
Heading to NZ in Nov and this is fantastic. THank you for sharing these tips.
What????? You went to Taupo and did not even show or mention the lake???
On your map Te Anua ? I think you meant Te Anau gateway to Milford Sound as in T e (egg sound) A for Aunt sound. N au (o sound). Mount Aoraki is the Māori name for Mount Cook.
Yup, the video shows Milford Sound in Fjordland National Park, but doesn't mention it by name.
There is also this buger resturant called burger fuel theres alot of them in christchurch and one in timaru
Cute the way you pronounce Maori place names🤣
no mention of Burger Fuel or Hell Pizza 😂😂😂
I am so happy I came across this video. Super helpful tips! You need to become a tour guide. 😊
Oh, I'm so glad! Thank you for the feedback=) Let me know if there's anything else you'd like to know.
@that american in new zealand What is the approximate distance from Queenstown (the start) to the top of the north island where the light house is?
Great vid. Thanks for the info
Hi, what's the name of the place where you can catch a fish and they'll smoke it for you? And where is it located?
Hook, going into Wanaka from Cromwell. There's signs
I was living in Waikato region since 2017 now I am in Pakistan
😂😂😂
16.00 🥵
7:27 thats not Christchurch lol perhaps Littleton ? you have to drive over those mountain ranges to get to Chch
It was Akaroa
Regards
To get to Hobbiton you have to go to Matamata its one and a half hours away from Tauranga lol ua-cam.com/video/4_ZXSwmxzSI/v-deo.html
Sand types. Black sand is mainly volcanic and white sand comes from Coral and from sea shells ground down fine over thousands, likely millions of years. Grey sand common in New Zealand is Graywacke; a variety of impure sandstones, and generally characterized by its hardness & dark gray colour.
NB Graywacke is pronounced; gray as the colour shade, wacke as in wack, to hit and ke as key to unlock a door. I hope this helps. Kia Ora Mai.
The white sands up north came from the the Waikato river which had ash deposits flowing into it when the Waikato river flowed out into the Hauraki gulf up to 22thousand years ago. 22thousand years ago Volcanic eruption/s at lake Taupo breached the carter/lake edge ,causing The Waikato river to change cause to it's present day flowing out into the west coast now adding sand material onto that coast ,along with Taranaki's material creating black sands (This has happened many times before over time ,the previous time was 88thousand years ago ) .Long shore drift has sifted/sorted the sands grains ,so today the finest silicate rich particles now make the white sands up in the far north .Cable bay in Doubtless bay area up north but south of the white sands has orange sands created by sea shells .We have no coral sands up north as there are no coral reefs ,like you would find in the islands or off Queensland Australia .
There is a scenic flight to the Cape ,where you can see where the White sands begin ,since the Waikato river no longer flows into the Hauraki gulf ,no more silicate particles has being added for 22thoudsand years ,and now the sand is created by the rock material weathering down along the coast of northland ,which is mainly sand stones and graywacke .Northland's foundation rock is tilted upwards on the east coast exposed .The breach that changed the Waikato can still being seen today and also old flow directions of the Waikato can also be seen in the landscape .
Time to take a basic Maori course...then you will get your tongue around our place names. Oh and even non LOTR fans enjoy the Hobbiton tour
Very cute ❤
Hi Waleed, thank you so much=) I appreciate the feedback!
Good video
I understand (as an American) I can come to NZ for 90 days max without a visa. But if my intention is to gain employment during that time, (and eventually live there permanently) would I need a different type of visa or do I apply for a different type "after" I've found employment during that 90 days?
My assumption is 90 days is tourist only. NZ government website would be the place to start looking
Yes, you legally can't work on a tourist visa, I believe you need to apply for a work visa before you enter the country, but that still limits your time in the country. The only way to legally move to the country is by having millions to invest, or having skills that are on the skill shortage list, eg nurses, teachers and some trades.
With out a work visa no one would employ you🤣🙄 ,Immigration would want to know that you had enough money to live on for a tourist visa 😅 you need one of the forms of Visa's to get into the country in the first place . You need to do research .