Auckland-ish recs for sister?

[bironic]

Hey, NZ friends. My sister and her new husband will be honeymooning in Aotearoa/New Zealand for a couple of weeks, starting in about a week. They'll be based in Auckland. They have some basics planned, like the Hobbiton and glow worm cave day trip, but are welcoming recommendations on what else they should see or where to eat. Any personal favorites that are reachable by public transit or tour? Things they like include: nature, animals, nerd stuff, vegan food, whiskey, things that aren't found in the U.S. northeast.

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[cyphomandra]

Our public transport isn't great compared to NE US cities.

Painfully true. Currently no trains are running AT ALL while they try and sort the network for the new rail link; they’re supposed to start again on the 27th Jan.

For ice cream, Little Lato (prob easiest to either do their Ponsonby branch or their pop up at Kohimarama Beach) has won best non dairy for a few years now.

[bironic]

Two excellent things to know.