> (have I mentioned I don't like
> hot or humid? - that's why I want to move to NZ South Island).

Well, you can have both of those in the South Island ;))))

Westland gets a considerable amount of rain each year, the dry season is 
autumn.

Christchurch has a very hot dry summer, with winds rather like the European 
Foehn that is hot and dry, and causes people to get very irritated ... (see 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foehn_wind ) for the reasons given in the link. 

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