Hi: What months would be best for a working holiday in NZ.?Some hunting would be nice but mainly just see the sights and meet the people. Dan

March/April.

You live in BC no sights in NZ even come close

our autumn ( march - may ) would be best for jobs like fruit picking , although 0ctober to December would be ok for work in kiwifruit areas for pruning work.

It really depends on what you want to do and see , and which part of the country you wanted to visit.

But like TP says - we really dont have anything here that beats your own scenery at home .

There is a bed here for you if you do make it this far .

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Originally posted by TOP_PREDATOR:
March/April.

You live in BC no sights in NZ even come close

I dunno `bout that! That Sth Westland 10 or more hours off the road is bloody spectacular.

Thank You guys. We have 2 spare bedrooms if you make it up this way.I was talking to Cindy about it and she thinks it would be fun. We think if we go for a holiday might as well spend enough time to look around rather than just a 2 wk vacation maybe do some shooting. Dan

You might as well roll over to Aus as well mate while you are down here.It has a few things about the place that you might not see too often your way.


Heres an NZ friend.

And a little creek valley.

I have no doubt that both NZ and Auz are beautiful.We were accepted for immigration to NZ over 30yrs ago but family talked us out of going. Still regret not going.

Cute bird what is it called?

Gunbug the hunting you have in BC and you wanted to leave

Hi TP:Yes the hunting is great. We will be going after bear very shortly and we have lots of them.The mosquitoes take some of the fun out of it but the meat is worth it.

Dan - the bird is a native alpine parrot called a Kea. They are real characters who will climb all over your gear and steal any of it that they can fly off with . very amusing untill you discover your bino strap is flying over the next ridge ...

Probably the biggest differance between Australia and New Zealand is the distance you need to travel to see anything differant in Aussie. The place is huge and the scenery is a whole lot of the same for a long time... unlike here where it is way more compact and the topography changes fairly quickly.

And the fact that Australians have funny accents ...

The place is huge?

Thats normal isnt it?

Hi: I know huge living in Canada and driving a truck for a living. When i was long haul it sometimes seemed like i was never going to make destination. Dan

I like the way you put that Muzza.When i first worked in the bush the guys warned me about the ravens opening lunch boxes and stealing food. After the first day of no lunch left i learned birds learn very quick how to get what they want so when we get there i will make sure we keep everything tied down.

unless you are in alpine areas of the South island you arent likely to have your lunch stolen by a kea. More likely to have your vehicle stolen by a 2-legged local ...

But they are also native Muzza

quite likely to truly indigenous TP, no doubting that for a moment...