Hi Wolfy,
As Phoenix says, Sept / Oct can be a bit "english" on the weather front - staying in the North Island will give you less chance of road closures but we ride year round in both North and South Islands, and having 6 months here is really fab.
Given your timing, this might be a bit more of a "last hurrah" but we run a social ride in late March which takes in a good chunk of both islands. Normally about 4000 - 4500 kms in a week. The trips are free to join and open to anyone to come along for all or part of the run. This is the write up from last month's outing; https://www.motorbikescape.co.nz/category/trips/ Next year, we'll start in the north of the North Island and finish in the south of the South Island. so get in touch if this kind of thing appeals.
Happy planning!
Corinne
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