@carinewhy Yes we lived in Invercargil for 3.5 years and moved to Auckland for 3 years . We are permanent residents of NZ and now we are living in Malaysia . In my opinion , New Zealand is only place where God resides and making connection with everyone in this world. I became very spiritual and be able to connect to myself deeply over there. Nature's energies are simply amazing and intense. We could experience intrinsically but we could not able to describe with word . It is power of God or modern believe called Super Conscious Mind or Universe. Please dont miss Arthur's Pass , Nelson and Doubful Sound. We enjoyed Doubful Sound after few months of visit of Milford Sound . May be immediate visit from Milford might be a bit boring . Hence , please plan your trip ; my personal advice please visit North Island and then South Island . The geography placement and vegetation are totally different . My best wishes to you and if possible try to connect to your self by keeping silent and witness the nature without any intention.