Grab a motorhome rental from Auckland, head south to the Waitomo caves, then the thermal wonderland of Rotorua and Taupo. Turn east to Hawke’s Bay and follow the wine trail down the east coast to Wellington and the Cook Strait ferry. From Picton, head west to Nelson then turn south and follow the West Coast to the glaciers then Wanaka, Queenstown, and Milford Sound. Return to Christchurch via Mt Cook, New Zealand’s highest peak.
