New Zealand North Island

The New Zealand North Island has many attractions. Cooks Beach to the North (just make sure you go during the summer if you want to swim-summer is more like January and February). Rotorua for the stream that comes from the earth and the Maori culture. Go to a Maori show. Auckland is a pleasant cosmopolitan city with a beautiful harbor. It is not as big as the main cities in America, it is more mid-size. Prices are reasonable, people are friendly everywhere and it is an incredibly safe country. Everyone has a good life condition and you don't see class distinction or economic disparities. No palatial homes and no slums:)

The country is also a bit deserted for those of us coming from America, Brazil or Europe. There are not many people anywhere and even the main highways have little traffic. Certainly a country for those who want to live in peace and have a good quality of life near beautiful scenery, beaches and moutains.