Let KAYAK do the searching
Based on KAYAK hotel searches, the most popular destination is Auckland (57% of total searches to North Island). The next most popular destinations are Wellington (21%) and Rotorua (14%). Searches for hotels in Taupo (9%) are also popular.
KAYAK users have found double rooms in North Island for as cheap as $25 (Auckland) in the last 3 days. The average price is $243.
In the last 72 hours, users have found North Island hotels for this weekend for as low as $24 (New Plymouth) per night. Users have also found 3-star hotels from $30 (New Plymouth) and 4-star+ hotels from $70 (Hamilton).