North Island, New Zealand - Pre Travel List

It's a last minute plan when my parents decided to visit New Zealand this year. So, we had a quick plan and preparation. bought ticket, booked hotels and car rental for a 10 days family vacation.

Some of pre travel preparation we made prior to our winter trip during Eid Mubarak this year (24 July to 2 Aug 2014)

1 - Foods 

(To declare during Customs check. Alhamdulillah, all our foods passed the Customs clearance. in fact the customs officer is an indian uncle from malaysia. still can speak Bahasa)

Anchovies Paste

Rice

Canned sardines

Canned peanut

instant cooking paste

instant noodles

instant mushroom soup

canned red beans

shrimp and anchovies fritter flour

chilies paste

3 in 1 coffee, milo

white pepper powder

instant friend rice

ketchup (soy soup)

2 - Medicines

panadol acti fast, extend, soluble

charcoal

dhamotil

revicon

paint killer

lipitor

cream fast heat 

3- toiletries 

4 - electrical items

charger camera / hp

international adapter

monopod

shutter bluetooth

camera slr

5-  Winter Attires

bubble jacket
leather jacket
inner heat wear / thermal wear (top and bottom)
gloves
wool socks
pashmina
suitable shoes
thick clothes

6- currency (NZD 1 = RM2.7) 

Overall, i spent about RM11000 for myself including airfares. Details as below:

Airfare (MH) = RM3500
Hotels at Wellington and Auckland = RM1050 (for 3 nights)
Hotel at Tapou (mom membership) = RM1200 (for 7 nights)
Food, Shopping = RM5500 (share with mom and dad also)
Rented car = RM1100 (share with dad)
Fuel = dad (NZD250 for 9 days trip)

7 - open mind and a big heart

Cheers!!!