It is very easy to get a bike registered in your name. All you need is a NZ address (and I know people who have used a backpackers lodge for that with no problems as you don't need to carry the registration papers with you or need them on you to sell the bike). There are a lot of small trail bikes around, and buyng via a website is often OK, like www.trademe.co.nz or www.bikepoint.co.nz If you find a bike in the Christchurch region, I would be very happy to look at it for you, and if you travel to the South Island be sure to look us up.
As far as forestry work goes, there are plenty of companies doing contract forest maintainance, but it is important to have the paperwork done for permission to work in NZ.
Kind regards
Nigel in NZ
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