Second Cut -- 2 Week Itinerary NZ

And then there was some feedback , some going back and forth with the comunity and friends . 

Here is cut #2 - 

Day 0	23rd Dec	Arrive Auckland 1545	Waterfront Sky Tower
Day 1	24th Dec	Spend day in Auckland
Day 2	25th Dec	Auck - Waitomo	Hobbiton & Glow worm tours - Night at Waitomo	195kms
Day 3	26th Dec	Waitomo - Rotorua - Christchurch	Wai-o-Tapu Sulphur springs - Airport - Arrive Christchurch	146km
Day 4	27th Dec	ChristChurch
Day 5	28th	ChristChurh - Dunedin	Oamaru  Moeraki Tunnel Beach Baldwin street Dunedin market place	360km
Day 6	29th	Dunedin - InverCargill	Slope Point - Bluff -Invercargil	249 kms
Day 7	30th	Invercargill - TeAnau	Early checkin - Glow worm caves	200 kms
Day 8	31st	Te Anau - Milford	Milford cruise - Stay Milford	118 kms
Day 9	1st	Milford - Queenstown	Bunjee - Queenstown explore	287 kms
Day 10	2nd	Queenstown	Queenstown explore
Day 11	3rd	Queens Town  - Pukaki / Mt Cook	Via Arrow Town  and Lake Wanaka	221 kms
Day 12	4th	Lake Pukaki (m cook)- Lake Tekapo - ChristChurch		300 kms
Day 13	5th	Christchurch	Whale watching tours at Kaikoura
Day 14	6th	Christchurch - Auckland
Day 15	7th	Auckland Airport Flight 0900

Our Trip to NZ

Alright, so with the tickets booked its now time to plan the trip.  Thanks to my sister's help, here is the first cut -

Dec 23rd - Day 1 Auckland Arrival 1545
Chill in the city eat some local food

Dec 24th Day 2 Auckland to Waitomo (Tour or Bus or Drive)
Waitomo Caves - Glow worm
Hobitton
Night stay Waitomo

Dec 26th Day 3 Waitomo (bus/car) to Hamilton Airport Flyto Christchurch
Christchurch Check in , explore
Dec 27th Day 4 Christchurch
Gondola ride
Cathedral Square

Dec 28th Day 5 ChristChurch to Dunedin 361km - Pick up a car for the round trip to be returned at christchurch on Jan 5th
Enroute check out -
Omamaru - Penguins and Lunch
Moerari Boulders
Reach Dunedin by evening/night
Dec 29th Day 6 Dunedin
Tunnel Beach
Baldwin street
Dunedin market place

Dec 30th Day 7 Dunedin to Invercargil via Slopepoint
Waikawa Niagara falls cafe for grub - From there Slope point is 25kms.. with gravel roads.
Via Bluff to invercargill
Night at Invercargill

Jan 31st Day 8 Invercargill to Te Anau Lake 158kms
Glow worm caves

Jan 1st Day 9 Te Anau - Milford sound -
Lake Cruise
Night at Milford (is this even possible, if not milford after the cruise the nearest town for stay)

Jan 2nd Day 10 Milford - Queenstown
Half day and night at Queenstown
Queenstown Garden
St peters Church

Jan 3rd Day 11 Queenstown - Arrowtown
Chill in arrow town

Jan 4th Day 12 - ArrowTown - Lake Tekapo
Stay Lake Tekapo

Jan 5th Day 13 - Tekapo to Christchurch

Jan 6th Day 14 - Christchurch - AUCK

Jan 7th - 0900 Return flight AUCK