What to do when it rains on your New Zealand vacation
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Questions about the rain in New Zealand
- How to check the rain forecast
- How to check for road closures
- How much should I worry about the rain forecast? Should I rebook my trip?
- Wintertime in New Zealand (not the only time we get rain, but when you’d expect it the most)
- Expecting rain? Why you should go outside anyway…
Things to do in New Zealand when it’s raining
North Island
South Island
- Abel Tasman (and things to do in the rain with kids)
- Kaikōura
- Fox and Franz Josef
- Aoraki/Mt Cook, Lake Tekapo and Twizel
- Wānaka
- Queenstown
- Te Anau
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