Here were the most popular places Kiwi's flocked to this summer

Pics 26/02/2016

2/13

those days that are so hot, you just want to stay

4/13

#throwbackthursday Rotorua, one of my best trips in NZ!

5/13

Sound of cicadas, going to be another hot one Auckland!

9/13

Adventure 👻 @marty_secker @taitgaze

12/13

After hours of driving towards our final destin of Dunedin

13/13

This was taken on my phone with no filter and nothing done

New Zealanders don't venture too far away from their hometown when choosing a holiday destination, according to recent data released by Spark.

Results show that of the more-than-a-million Kiwis that left their local city during the summer, the preferred destination of their holiday was less than three hours' drive from home.

Coromandel was the hot-spot of New Zealanders' holidays with 150,000 visitors.

While Aucklanders chose to visit the Bay of Plenty, Coromandel, Waikato, Northland and Rotorua most regularly, Wellingtonians were willing to go a little further afield with more adventurous trips to Auckland, Christchurch and Waikato, as well as areas closer to home, like Kapiti-Horowhenua and Hawke's Bay.

Christchurch locals chose to spend their holidays in Canterbury, as well as Queenstown, Auckland and the West Coast.