Let KAYAK do the searching
Based on KAYAK hotel searches, the most popular destination is Auckland (75% of total searches to North Island). The next most popular destinations are Wellington (12%) and Rotorua (8%). Searches for hotels in Taupo (4%) are also popular.
KAYAK users have found double rooms in North Island for as cheap as $18 (Auckland) in the last 3 days. The average price is $187.
In the last 72 hours, users have found North Island hotels for tonight for as low as $20 (Wellington). Users have also found 3-star hotels from $35 (Wellington) and 4-star+ hotels from $28 (Mount Maunganui).