I think it depends on what you’re planning to do – will you have access to a washing machine at all? If so then you wouldn’t need to, but otherwise I’d do some quick planning to ensure you have enough kit to last during your stay. Gym gear I find is the one that really you can only wear once. Hope you have the most incredible time. To this day it’s one of our favourite holidays, ever!

Hi Nicole, Oh exciting! The North Island is great. It really depends on what you would like to do, but I’d suggest a bit of a Wellington > Auckland road trip. You can go to Rotorua (hot springs), Lake Taupo, Napier (art deco city), on the way. You could also do the Tongariro Crossing if you’re up for a hike. It’s a full day walk but pretty spectacular (I did this when I was 14 as part of a school trip and loved it!). There’s tonnes of bush walks around too if that’s your thing, you just have to look on the DOC website. In Auckland, a day trip to Waiheke Island would be nice, and you can head further north if you want more of a beach trip. Matakana is great (Luke’s mate is the head brewer at Sawmill, a brewery/restaurant that has won a lot of great awards), and then you have the Bay of Islands/Coromandel further north. Beautiful beach spots.
The black pouch is one a friend made for me as a gift. It’s a great travel wallet. Unfortunately I don’t know if she’s producing leather goods any more but you can always do a quick google, her name is Elisabeth Kwan xx