Listers, I hope you will indulge me with a brief off-Topic query. Please reply off List. If you message does not give you access to my address please use kenharrison43 (at) shaw.ca My wife and I will be making our first visit to NZ, arriving at Auckland on a cruise from Oz in mid February. Before arrival, the cruise will have gone to Milford Sound and stopped at Dunedin, Akaroa, Wellington, Napier & Tauranga. We have no other plans yet but hope to spend perhaps a week before flying home. We are wondering whether to rent a car or do arranged tours and would appreciate any advice on this, as well as places "not to miss" and accommodation suggestions. We generally enjoy B&Bs or casual hotels. Ken Harrison North Vancouver, Canada