The Great North New Zealand
Published by NZ HeraldExcerpt
There are probably more beautiful landscapes packed into the relatively confined geography of New Zealand than anywhere else in the world.
The simple way out from a paralysis in planning is to follow the road, more or less, northwards from Auckland.
It’s a good idea until the information desk attendant at Auckland Airport fails to provide a printed roadmap beyond the fringe of New Zealand’s largest city. “Sorry,” she says. “We don’t have pamphlets for driving to other places.”
We make our way to the edge of the only map on offer, through Auckland’s fraying suburbs, to the Sealink ferry terminal at Half Moon Bay where a ticket attendant is more animated.
“Awesome!” A road trip anywhere,” she enthuses, instantly discounting tickets to the second largest island in the Hauraki Gulf.
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