Let KAYAK do the searching
Based on KAYAK hotel searches, the most popular destination is Auckland (72% of total searches to North Island). The next most popular destinations are Wellington (13%) and Rotorua (10%). Searches for hotels in Taupo (5%) are also popular.
KAYAK users have found double rooms in North Island for as cheap as $11 (Wellington) in the last 3 days. The average price is $156.
In the last 72 hours, users have found North Island hotels for tonight for as low as $19 (Napier). Users have also found 3-star hotels from $42 (Wellington) and 4-star+ hotels from $53 (Auckland).