LOOKING FOR 2 TRAVELMATES NEW ZEALAND

Hello,
We are two french guys Benjamin & Romain. We have been in Australia for 9 months and we would like to visit New Zealand from the 8th to the 21st of december.
Our plan is to land in Auckland, rent a car there and to go until Christchurch with the following plan :

Itinerary : (non detailed)
NORTH ISLAND AUCKLAND bay of islands (cruise) Tutukaka, Poor knights Island Coromandel Pennensula (hot springs + nice morning landscapes) cathedrale cove Waitomo caves- Matamata (hobbits village from lord of the rings) – Opal (sleep+ hotsprings ) Rotorua – Taupo Lake – Tongariro National park (MORDOR – Mt DOOM – nice hiking 8hours)) Wellington (cross to south island) SOUTH ISLAND PICTON Abel-Tasman National park (KAYAK) Nelson lakes national park (ST ARNAUD) Christchurch Mount Cook, Hooker glacier et Tasman Glacier Milford Sound (cruise) Gertrude Saddle (nice hiking) Routeburn Track Queenstown- Ben Lomend (awesome views at the top)
So as you can imagine, it’s a sport trip based on hiking and camping.
Everyone will have to get its own tent and sleeping bag.
We could share the costs in order to save money : petrol, food, activities…

If you are interested and want to share ideas, don’t hesitate to contact me :
henbenjo@gmail.com

see ya
ben & ro