thanks pjtravels. yes, maybe we will skip tonariro then. its difficlt to figure out which hikes can be done with toddlers. hopefully DOC will be helpful in this area.we can add the days to nelson, chrischurch or QT for some short treks/fruit picking. thanks very much.

Thanks everyone for your input, just back from a holiday back home and so yet to finetune the route. will post a fresh Q with the finalised route for your valued input.thanks again!!