The flight from Queenstown to Auckland is usually a good one and goes past some mint parts of New Zealand.
Here are some of the highlights:
Mt Cook National Park is awesome and there are usually good views of the ice-fields and glaciers
The views of the volcanoes of the Central North Island are hard to miss
Raglan is an awesome town to visit if you ever get the chance. Don't forget your surfboard if visiting!
Auckland town is where you get off. Fun place to hang out for a few days
