NZ has designated Low Flying Zones, where flight below 500 feet is legal under certain conditions, namely dual instruction.
Has anyone ever landed a Group A (or whatever they are called now) aeroplane in a field due to bad weather? Or heard of anyone who has? Well? In many years, Ive never heard of anyone doing it.
I don't know anyone personally who has landed in a field because of bad weather/deteriorating light etc, but I did land once when our engine ran rough because of water in one of the tanks. Fortunately we were high enough to be within gliding distance of a nearby airfield so I landed there.