Thread: North Island vs. South Island

Now come on guys I was kind by recommending the South Island to HS but if you keep this up I will seek down to Wellington and untie the cable. The tides will have you bumping into Chile in a month.

Maui should have practised catch and release.

If you imagine a horizontal line running through Lake Taupo, more than half of the population lives North of that line. When people here say "the West Coast" they mean the South Island West Coast. When they say "the East Coast" they usually mean the North Island East Coast.

It rains in the West Coast.
A lot.

All weather here should be treated as changeable, we have a predominant westerly/ Northwesterly wind, Easterlies are rare.
As Gadgetman said earlier, if you are here for the countryside most of the picturesque scenery is in the South but you've gotta be fit for those U-shaped valleys down in the deep South that were carved out by glaciers,
The North is more bush hunting.

If you can afford the time to do it, a lot of the tourists I've met buy a van (can get one for $2-3000 but it might be a shitter) and drive the country over 6weeks or so then sell it and roll on - if you're going to go to the trouble
of coming down to the bottom of the planet ya might as well give it a proper go.
Also the millenials/younger tourists these days start with a vague plan then check sites and talk to fellow travellers en route and tend to plan as they go - there's always an internet cafe near the backpackers accomodation.

With kiwis, especially in the smaller towns, just ask anyone and they'll usually help.

Hope you're gonna cook us all a steak for the free advice

Great advice 308. Backpacker accomodation (in my experience) is really great. Cheap and cheerful, but it's good to start off with an open mind and not be the type with a short fuse hehe.

The South Islands a great place to hunt, its got wild rivers, huge glacier formed valleys, awe inspiring snow capped peaks that go on for miles..
But there's one thing you don't have.....

SIKA!

They had a few RichieRich,

I cant find the maps that showed liberation areas in the South Island but DOC worked extremely hard to get the little satellite populations back to zero.

The Sika pop in the NI is spreading out fast too, its amazing where they have spread out to in the last ten years.

Originally Posted by Rushy

Now come on guys I was kind by recommending the South Island to HS but if you keep this up I will seek down to Wellington and untie the cable. The tides will have you bumping into Chile in a month.

That's it where turning off ya bloody power!!

"cut the cable lads"!!!

Originally Posted by gadgetman

Maui should have practised catch and release.

that's GOLD!!

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

They had a few RichieRich,

I cant find the maps that showed liberation areas in the South Island but DOC worked extremely hard to get the little satellite populations back to zero.

The Sika pop in the NI is spreading out fast too, its amazing where they have spread out to in the last ten years.

I seen some when doing venny well south of where you would think they should be. They turned me inside out when I chased them around a bit. They can move at a great pace when they want. A herd in the south would make the NI redundant in my book. May still need the N island to breed the odd fast outside back for the AB's but that would be it.

He tried but his waka was to unreliable!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by gadgetman

Maui should have practised catch and release.

He doesn't think that fast, he is a South Islander

Hell, I'm from the South Island and while I may have 11 toes, speak slowly and look a bit funny. I still regard flying to anywhere in the North Island as Overseas travel. I am sure there might be good reasons to go there. Can't think of any at the moment.
Second thoughts, they have a longer upland season and better stock numbers

This trick is to have a hunting mate that lives in the other island.
Then you get to hunt everything

Hmmm - We have the greatest game animal in NZ ( Tahr ) !! Oooh and Wapiti and Whitetail