Damn,,I was only back in New Zealand a few months back and now I'm homesick all over again
Great photos. I esp liked the one of Mt Taranaki (Egmont) in the AKL-WLG leg and Lake Pukaki with Mt Cook at the headwaters ZQN-CHC.
We were in Queenstown in early Sept. We stayed long enough to do the Gondola and then left. I'd forgotten how crowded and commercialised the place is. We drove over the Crown Range and spent an extra day in Wanaka instead. A much better place IMO.
Shame about your Milford trip.
Great report, great photos. Thanks for sharing