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Wellington & Auckland
Roving Reader Candice Kinnear, from Go Easy Travel in Berkshire,
reports on New Zealand’s hot spots after winning a Gold Medal/
Air New Zealand competition to see Prince Caspian’s premiere
A princely vacation
project for African children.
Over the next three days, we really man-
aged to get out and about, and checked out
the city and its surrounds.
We enjoyed breakfast on the waterfront,
Welcome to Wellington The following day we walked and took a harbour cruise which showcased
We flew from Heathrow to along the seafront, through the whole city. Later on in the day, we took a
Auckland via Hong Kong with Oriental Bay and on to the most ferry and visited volcanic Rangitoto Island.
Air New Zealand before taking a distant bay we could see. Back in the city, we walked to Kelly Tarl-
connecting flight to Wellington. Then my partner suggested ton’s underwater museum, and then took
In Wellington, we took the cable climbing to the Mount Victoria the bus back to the Sky Tower to make a
car from downtown to the botanical lookout, but what a trek! reservation for a great dinner at the Orbit
gardens, at the top of the mountain. This We climbed for about three hours, and Restaurant.
was good value at NZ$10 (£3.70) per person. the view from the top was spectacular. I had a fantastic trip and will definitely
We also checked out Parliament buildings, steer clients to visit New Zealand in the
the impressive train station, and Wellington An icy reception in Auckland future. The country is clean and very
City Gallery. We arrived at our hotel, the Rydges, at 9pm, friendly, and although it is not as cheap
At the premiere of Prince Caspian, we were so we went for a look round and ended up as I imagined, it is an amazing destination.
presented with champagne and canapes and at the Ice Bar, where even the glasses were Although the security procedures in Los
then watched the film, which was fantastic. made out of ice. It costs NZ$40 to get in, Angeles on the way back were a pain, we
We also visited Mac’s Brewery, where we and you get one cocktail included. were very impressed with the Air New
watched the locals doing bike and skate Just outside was the MV Doulos vessel – Zealand service.
tricks – cycling, skating and jogging are the world’s largest floating library. We ■
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