Oh man.  I live in the North Island but I'd love to come with you.  Have a good time.  Drive safe.

Roadies Rule!  I'm leaving Chch this morning to be in Nelson for 3~4 weeks.  Safe travels and Good Times!
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and turns out I have a few extra seats. I'm driving up from Christchurch on the 30th Dec, and returning on the 3rd Jan. I've got 2-3 extra seats avail each way. If you wanna come, and happy to help out with some petrol $$, PM me! 

Edit: Dates are semi-flexible?

Hey redditors, I'm looking at heading to Nelson for New Years...