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sunmontueSetting this up so people can ask questions, get answers, and it's all in one place. Will add more info as I have time. Feel free to suggest topics you want more information about.
Travel – getting to NZ
Nearly all international flights fly into Auckland city first. That’s what you want and is ideal for me to come and pick you up. There is only one arrivals gate so I won’t miss you coming through the automatic opening doors. There is no way to avoid the long flights unfortunately. I can highly recommend stopovers in Singapore though. I have flown a lot, started with a trip to Indonesia when I had just turned 14, then Australia when I was 14, Sweden when I was 17, and since then I have lost count how many times I have boarded an aeroplane, but it’s definitely ~40-50 times.
Because of our opposite seasoned summer, and also our ski-fields, New Zealand has two tourist season peaks. June-end of August (sometime going into September if there’s been record snowfall) and December-end of March. Flights during these periods are generally more expensive, as is accommodation. September-October the weather is getting warmer, but there is still snow on the mountains. If you aren’t coming to either lie around on the beaches getting a tan, or want to carve it up on the mountain in snow, it’s one of the better times of year to travel here – not only less tourists, but cheaper. All the travelling I have done around NZ myself has either been in March-April or September-October.
(And let's ignore the fact that lying around in the sun or sliding down snow-covered hills are both things I really don't like the idea of... Unless I am in a nice warm lodge watching other people.)
Travel – getting to NZ
Nearly all international flights fly into Auckland city first. That’s what you want and is ideal for me to come and pick you up. There is only one arrivals gate so I won’t miss you coming through the automatic opening doors. There is no way to avoid the long flights unfortunately. I can highly recommend stopovers in Singapore though. I have flown a lot, started with a trip to Indonesia when I had just turned 14, then Australia when I was 14, Sweden when I was 17, and since then I have lost count how many times I have boarded an aeroplane, but it’s definitely ~40-50 times.
Because of our opposite seasoned summer, and also our ski-fields, New Zealand has two tourist season peaks. June-end of August (sometime going into September if there’s been record snowfall) and December-end of March. Flights during these periods are generally more expensive, as is accommodation. September-October the weather is getting warmer, but there is still snow on the mountains. If you aren’t coming to either lie around on the beaches getting a tan, or want to carve it up on the mountain in snow, it’s one of the better times of year to travel here – not only less tourists, but cheaper. All the travelling I have done around NZ myself has either been in March-April or September-October.
(And let's ignore the fact that lying around in the sun or sliding down snow-covered hills are both things I really don't like the idea of... Unless I am in a nice warm lodge watching other people.)
