A road trip to New Zealand, any tips?

Allow yourself a good 4-5 weeks to see most of the country without being in a mad rush.

You have a campervan? Not to worry. Buy a cheap, good secondhand one and sell it at the end of your tour, or hire one, but I think you'll be too young to do so. Easier. Also keep in mind you're going to need quite a bit of money if you want to do all the tourist things, not to mention petrol, food and accomodation (camp fees).

You'll fly into Auckland. Start there. It's the City of Sails. A heap of islands to visit for sailing and there are other attractions. Drive north and come back down (4 days).

Head down the island to Rotorua (spend at least 3-5 days here). Then to Mt Maunganui/Tauranga for the day... follow the East Coast to Gisborne and then to the Hawkes' Bay (scenic drive stopping here and there), onto Palmerston North and then Wellington (spend a day or two here).

Jump on the ferry (Interislander) for the South Island. Go down one side and up the other. (I don't the South that well). Back to Wellington. Go up the centre of the island via the Desert Road, onto Taupo, then Hamilton and back to Auckland.

Spend the majority of your time in the South Island.

Rugby events are on most of the year but particularly autumn to spring. But you'll want to come in Spring/Summer for the sailing.

All cities/towns and en route is scenic.

You say you have a campervan... you surely aren't thinking of shipping it here?! You can buy secondhand ones .There are plenty to choose from......which would be a much cheaper option.If you planned to work casually you would need to get the correct visas.

Auckland is definitely the main city for sailing.Rugby is big anywhere....any city or town! Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton.

All of these cities have plenty to do apart from rugby and sailing. And I am sure you would want to go to cities such as Rotorua where there is a big cultural presence with Maori cultural shows, thermal parks, as well as a lot of adrenaline type activities and lovely lakes for kayaking and walking.

The only way to save money is to set aside a certain amount each week that you forget you have and never touch, preferably in an interest bearing bank account. It does usually mean sacrifice on other things you may want.

I travelled when I was young but worked at two jobs always when I was not travelling to save the money ! So 6 days a week......day and night.It was worth it.

For much more information on cities, towns activities etc go to http://www.holidays-in-newzealand.com/

Where Rugby is popular, The whole of New Zealand is the answer. Where Sailing is popular, Auckland is the place. Sceneries, the whole of New Zealand especially Bay of Plenty, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and South Island.

Auckland of course is a place worth stopping, And the capital, wellington, but the less popular places worth visiting include, Rotarua, Taupo, Palmerston North, and there is NOTHING to do in this town, but Otaki, has the best beaches, and fish and chip shops, on that coast.

make sure when you fill up at the petrol stations do it in the bigger cities as tends to be cheaper than out in the wop wops, also if ur gonna stock up on food and stuff buy it at supermarket like Pak'n'Save!

As some of the others have said. pretty much all over NZ rugby is huge so you'll def have no probs there :-)

Have a great time :-) and btw we love the Irish over here!

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getting to New Zealand is gonna take a long time, Good luck on your trip.

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