Here’s our New Zealand itinerary plus a slide show of pictures.
Auckland – Thames Peninsula – Rotorua – Tongariro Alpine Crossing – Wellington – Paraparaumu (Kapiti Island) – Picton – Queen Charlotte Track – Kaikoura – Christchurch – Dunedin & Otago Peninsula – Queenstown – Routeburn Track
SLIDE SHOW HINT: If you’ve already seen the earlier pictures in the slide show, use the dot placemarks below the slides to jump around.
Rotorua hot pool 
Lake Taupo 
Near Tongariro 
Maori woodcarving with Paua shells 
Mt. Ngauruhoe near Mt. Tongariro 
Inside the crater 
More from inside the crater 
Street revelers during Rugby Sevens in Wellington 
Barry makes a Kaka friend on Kapiti Island 
Kapiti Island 
Wellington 
View from the Queen Charlotte track 
Along the South Island coast from the Queen Charlotte 
Soaked on the Queen Charlotte 
Still from the Queen Charlotte 
yet more along the coast 
In search of green lipped mussels during a day of sea kayaking 
Whale watching near Kaikoura 
Dusky dolphins near Kaikoura 
A plaza in Christchurch probably destroyed in the earthquake 
Beautiful street also probably destroyed 
Punting in Christchurch 
Tasty Green lipped mussels 
Road to Akaroa 
Moeraki Boulders on the Otago coast 
Nugget Point lighthouse on the Otago peninsula 
Cathedral Caves on Otago peninsula 
Rafting on the Shotover River 
Near Dunedin 
Beginning the three day hike 
Routeburn Track 
Routeburn Track 
Routeburn Track 
Routeburn Track 
We found Edelweiss up here 
Routeburn Track 
Routeburn Track 
Almost done 
The end of the track