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We didn’t actually plan where we wanted to go until we got on the plane, and having checked the forecast, it was clear that we should skip Taranaki as it was having a flat spell and do some sightseeing first, so we headed over to the Caromandel peninsula where there also just happens to be 2 of New Zealand’s top surf spots Wangamata and Mount Manganui. Then we headed down to Napier and then onto Wellington to catch the ferry over to the South Island where I was hoping the Northerly winds forecast would blow for a few days, especially near Christchurch.