My GF and I went to the South Island in 2014. We planned 3 weeks, the first week at Gary Herbert's 5 star hunting lodge, and two weeks driving a rental car around the island on the wrong side of the roads. We had a great trip even though much of the last two weeks was very rainy. The antlers of the estate stags dwarf the free range stags.


NZ has some crazy gun laws, for example, its illegal to leave your rifle in a locked car if you stop to eat at a restaurant.


NZ is a beautiful island and we compared it to Colorado with an ocean.


PM me if you want more details of places to see.