Hello again mate, did a stint on the Nth Island ( job related) home based at Wanganui and did w/end trips up through the centre Taupo, rotarua ( excuse the spelling i'm an aussie) followed many rivers and lakes , stayed at back packers along the way and
never saw one camper or tent user the whole time i was there( jan2006) W.T.F those rivers and stream we could only dream of.
Did the tourist thing on the Sth Island with another couple, years later and hired a car and stayed at lake side resorts and cabins for 3 weeks touring,... and much the same just 500 grafitti painted Toragos filled with young singles , majority dutch and Swedish girls... again W.T.F, probably 1/2 doz thats 6, sorry six, sorry
you know what i mean C.T's, and 400 camper vans ... now that part of NZ is GODS country + i would recommend that place is a must for the bucket list of places to go to.