Let KAYAK do the searching
Based on KAYAK hotel searches, the most popular destination is Auckland (74% of total searches to North Island). The next most popular destinations are Wellington (13%) 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 $52 (Auckland) in the last 3 days. The average price is $228.
In the last 72 hours, users have found North Island hotels for tonight for as low as $72 (Kaitaia). Users have also found 3-star hotels from $78 (Whakapapa Village) and 4-star+ hotels from $125 (Waitangi).