Help with a travel itinerary to NZ
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@Stockcar86 noice! Is it proper corned beef?
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@Stockcar86 I'm in the Hawkes bay at the moment but not a big Facebook user
Who's selling the pie? Will try to get there in her next couple of days!
Edit: found it. Shaneos Bakehouse Hastings. Will try and swing past
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@Machpants said in Help with a travel itinerary to NZ:
I won't add to the huge list, but enjoy the trip
Thanks.
Sorry all, last question - I've put my email down for the presale to the Hamilton test..... Worse case scenario and I don't get tickets...... Is there a chance I will be able to get two tickets on the day of game from a tout?
I'm assuming it's a little tricky to do so these days cos tickets seem to be digital versus paper but just wondering if anyone can shed some light.....
If I don't get tickets it's not the end of the world, we will just find a pub to watch it in but I definitely want to give it a shot.
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@Machpants said in Help with a travel itinerary to NZ:
To be honest if you are in the presale and quick online, you are unliekly to miss out
That is encouraging. Thank you.
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@dogmeat said in Help with a travel itinerary to NZ:
You sound surprised?
Suitably impressed that it segued so nicely to pies and beer really.
I was going to mention the lack of chicks being slightly disappointing, but I probably just didn't wait long enough.
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@Stockcar86 said in Help with a travel itinerary to NZ:
How long has Shaneos been on that spot?
Also, do they have meatballs like the previous bakery in that spot did?
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@Stockcar86 said in Help with a travel itinerary to NZ:
@Nepia Every bakery worth anything in Napier or Hastings has meatballs. They are pretty good from there too
That should be true, but sadly on trips back I have found some that don't have them.
Can you remember what the bakery here used to be called? It's annoying me now.
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Sorry. my brain is mush, so can't recall. Here is a closeup of those meatballs... mmmmmmm
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Just thought I would throw this out there and hope to hear suggestions.
Wife and I decided we don't need to go to Aussie for a couple of years, and may just do NZ holidays .
So at end of April we heading south, booked to fly to Christchurch, have a day there at this stage, then do the Tranzalpine railway trip. We then pick up a rental car, and have at this stage booked a night in Greymouth, then 3 nights Hokitika. Kind of hoping for suggestions what to look at etc, perhaps a few walks (remembering I an old bugger, so not too hard).
After that we will have about 3 days until we fly back out of Chch, so am thinking stopping Arthurs Pass, and maybe Castle Hill, but keen to hear ani ideas etc. -
@Dan54 said in Help with a travel itinerary to NZ:
Just thought I would throw this out there and hope to hear suggestions.
Wife and I decided we don't need to go to Aussie for a couple of years, and may just do NZ holidays .
So at end of April we heading south, booked to fly to Christchurch, have a day there at this stage, then do the Tranzalpine railway trip. We then pick up a rental car, and have at this stage booked a night in Greymouth, then 3 nights Hokitika. Kind of hoping for suggestions what to look at etc, perhaps a few walks (remembering I an old bugger, so not too hard).
After that we will have about 3 days until we fly back out of Chch, so am thinking stopping Arthurs Pass, and maybe Castle Hill, but keen to hear ani ideas etc.I don't think you need 4 nights combined in Greymouth and Hokitika.
Why not do 2 nights in Hokitika, drive up to Westport via the Punakaiki Rocks, stay a night there if you want then head up to Denniston for a look around, through Lewis Pass later that day, taking your time as needed then a night or two in Hanmer?
You've already seen Arthur's Pass in the TranzAlpine, so it feels like a double up to drive back through there if you have time.