I tried to get a flight from a club at Picton, (can't remember the name) but typical NZ they were all going home in the afternoon. And I was on the ferry back to North island next day. So no flying in NZ, but having spent a month touring in a camper van all over it, it has some stunning scenery and must be a joy to fly over the land of the long white cloud.
PS one of the instructors learned at Denham.