- Auckland: walking around the city

- Auckland to Rotorua via Hamilton;
- trail at Lake Rotorua;
- tour of Maori Arts & Crafts Institute, Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve, and Rotowhio Marae;
- walk in Redwood Forest.

- Wai-O-Tapu thermal park, Lady Knox Geyser;
- Huka Falls;
- Lake Taupo

- Napier and its Art Deco architecture;
- Hawke's Bay wineries

- Martinborough;
- Wellington: Mount Victoria, Cable Car and Museum, Botanical Garden, "Te Papa" National Museum;
- Ferry from Wellington to Picton

- Blenheim: Uno Pił;
- Picton: trail to Bob's Bay;
- Marlborough wineries
- Boat trip in Queen Charlotte Sound

- Scenic drive from Picton to Nelson;
- walk along the Maitai River in Nelson;
- walk in Abel Tasman National Park, from Marahau to Appletree Bay, and back

- Punakaiki: Punakaiki Rocks Villas, and seashore;
- Truman Track;
- Dolomite Point: pancake rocks and blowholes;
- Pororari Track to the Inland Pack Track

- Arthur's Pass: on Otira Gorge Road, and near town;
- Akaroa, on the Banks Peninsula;
- Christchurch, around town

Two places that we particularly enjoyed staying in and recommend highly:

Ross Glyn Homestay, Martinborough - a delightfully friendly homestay

Uno Pił, Blenheim - old world hospitality with an Italian accent in a luxurious setting

My own "wine diary": tasting notes of over a hundred New Zealand wines