Markus: It`s worth to….

… visit Auckland
… get up in 40sec. to the top of the 326m high Skytower in Auckland.
… make some orienteering competitions at the peninsula northwest of Auckland.
… visit the Bay of Island, Northland
… make a spectacular boat trips to become friends with dolphins
… make a trip to many islands (of 300 in this area) by boat
… have a look at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds (www.waitangi.net.nz)
… cycle the whole afternoon from island to island
… do what you have do to at the Hundertwasser toilets in Kawakawa.
… walk the Cape Brett / Whangamumu track through native bush, palms, ferns
… discover lonely bays
… go kayaking for a lunch break at the black rocks
… see a tiger ray (appr. 120 cm long) VERY closely at the beach
… have a look at the Haruru falls
… inject the Hepatitis vaccination because it's cheaper
… return to NZ one day!