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Recommendations for routes and places to visit

Hello,

My wife, 1 year old toddler and I are planning to travel from Christchurch to Auckland in mid September. We come from Germany. It will be a 14 days tour.

My question to you is, What would be your ideal road route to take from Christchurch (Airport) --> Auckland (Airport)? And what would you recommend to visit on the way/short detour and places take rest stops?

Considering the toddler, I am assuming 300-450 km travel per day would be fine. Am I being too optimistic?

My assumption is the Alpine part of New Zealand is just like German Alps so probably I can skip the Queenstown part (correct me if I am wrong) and thus I am looking for different scenic places.

Your inputs will be valuable :)
Thanks and happy weekend

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