I have always (after LOTR at least🙈) wanted to travel to NZ! The nature and views are so beautiful there.
The biggest problem is, that the distance between Finland and NZ is soooo long (flight lasts minimum 24h) so it's really expensive to travel there; flight tickets from HEL to AKL cost atleast 1000€ and more if you want a shorter flight that 30-50h.
Anyways, if I would ever be able to travel there, these tips would sure be useful. I always like to get to know the destination before going there by reading these kinds of travel posts.
I totally understand, nz in generally is very expensive to fly into as its location is so far. Hope you get to visit there and likewise for me I want to visit Finland.
I suggest that if you ever travel here, you should come in the summer when the nature is the most beautiful! Or if you neccessarily want to see the winter and snow, go to Lapland, since it's never sure if we'll get snow or not in southern parts.