I am new to this, not sure what I am doing with the update button.
I have been to both countries and 2 times to New Zealand- New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand!
I drove both times and did both the North and South islands on both trips. One trip spring and one fall. I liked their spring better but both are good.
I was there over Easter and there in November. I never saw an excessive number of tourists.
Canon SX280HS works great for in the pocket travel. 20X zoom and I also got good solar eclipse pictures with it.