<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[MaxiMiserMom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Optimising Value on Travel, Food and Investments for the Family]]></description><link>https://www.maximisermom.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 10:09:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.maximisermom.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Rafting the Rangitaiki River with River Rats &#38; Ziplining with Rotorua Canopy Tours ]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you visit the extreme sports capital of the world, New Zealand, it is only natural to include one or two of such activities into...]]></description><link>https://www.maximisermom.com/post/rafting-the-rangitaiki-river-with-river-rats-ziplining-with-rotorua-canopy-tours</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65a3ee00b82b896f1d295ba4</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category><category><![CDATA[Travel - Australia & New Zealand]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2024 08:27:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/18240f_cbd6efc794314de3aa39f0b9d0fb4f94~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>MaxiMiserMom</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rotorua: Best Things to Do for Free ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Think of things to do in Rotorua and costly activities like bungee jumping, whitewater rafting, ziplining, Zorbing, etc. will come to...]]></description><link>https://www.maximisermom.com/post/rotorua-best-things-to-do-for-free</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63be31d8b9ca3bc64835d1c0</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category><category><![CDATA[Travel - Australia & New Zealand]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2024 07:09:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/18240f_fbdb5841d7e342849d713bb6a97f0869~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>MaxiMiserMom</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roadtrip from Auckland to Rotorua: My Pick of Rest Stops]]></title><description><![CDATA[The distance from Auckland to Rotorua is roughly 228 km and it takes about 2 hrs 40 mins of continuous driving to complete by State...]]></description><link>https://www.maximisermom.com/post/roadtrip-from-auckland-to-rotorua-my-pick-of-rest-stops</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63bae6f5d9946efa1534d99d</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category><category><![CDATA[Travel - Australia & New Zealand]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2024 05:06:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/18240f_035c8bfb96044f109884ea99fe517e96~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>MaxiMiserMom</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From South to North Island: Our Boxing Day Rollercoaster Ride]]></title><description><![CDATA[After spending Christmas in Tekapo, we returned to Christchurch to catch our flight to Auckland on Boxing Day 2022. 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