Hi All
Did a few hours in NZ about 6 weeks ago, flew out of Napier. It worked out to be about one third of the price per hour wet for a Tomahawk than in the UK. And the scenery's much better than from Shoreham.
Good way to learn about mountain waves, rotors etc.
I think the weather would be OK. Ski season in the South, maybe wet in the North but very flyable.
Have fun, I'll be back behind a desk somewhere in Europe by then..
str12