fun place to send my kids and wife for the weekend ?

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#124689 16-Jul-2013 13:07

Hiya,

I need space/time/freedom to do a load of work at home, can anyone suggest a good place north of Auckland that I could send my wife and 2 * 5 year old boys for a fun overnight stay ?

Looking for somewhere that the boys can run around and jump on stuff with minimal hands on from the wife.

Thanks!

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#857386 16-Jul-2013 13:26

way out of date but 25 to 3o years ago I used to love going up to Parakai for a weekend get away.

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#857433 16-Jul-2013 14:35

What sort of fun are we talking here.....send them to a movie change the locks on the house whilst they're out and then pretend to not be home when they come back and let the fun begin.

Or were you thinking of something else???

On a genuine note I took the kids to the island off the shore (one with the Volcano you can climb up and look back across the harbour) a few years back when I visited Auckland toojk a whole day and although your sons are quite young mine was (my son that is my daughter was quite a bit older than 5) about the same age and loved it.

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#857445 16-Jul-2013 15:00

Maybe a bit too far north?

But I have heard very good reports about this place
I have not been yet but am thinking of taking the family sometime.

African Safari Experience

Experience offers our guests accommodation in spacious African Safari Tents in the most beautiful setting on the banks of a crystal clear mountain stream. All tents are facing the stream and are well spaced in order to ensure our guests' privacy. We are located on the SH11, approximately 5 km north from Kawakawa and 20 km south from Paihia in the beautiful Bay of Islands, New Zealand.

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#857464 16-Jul-2013 15:39

Skiing http://www.snowplanet.co.nz/

Island Sanctuary http://www.tiritirimatangi.org.nz/

Hot pools http://www.waiwera.co.nz/

Rangitoto

High wires http://treeadventures.co.nz/

Clip and Climb http://www.clipnclimb.co.nz/

Kayaking http://www.puhoirivercanoes.co.nz/

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#857472 16-Jul-2013 15:49

The butterfly place by the airport... (suggested by partner forgot name sorry).

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#857490 16-Jul-2013 16:28

jtbthatsme: The butterfly place by the airport... (suggested by partner forgot name sorry).

Butterfly Creek

Not really a day trip tho, can kill a few hours there but not a day.

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#857497 16-Jul-2013 16:39

thanks for the suggestions! :-)

The African Safari one sounds good, but more for summer I think .. wife would accuse me of trying to freeze her to death :-)

One of the guys in the office here mentioned Goat Island Glass bottom boat, might look at that and see what accommodation is nearby .. weather depending though :-)