Auckland’s North Shore has good weather. Nice hot summer weather with mild easterly breezes, and mild winter weather. Protected from all the westerly storms and also far enough south to miss the worst of the cyclones which hit the Northland areas.

I’m surprised that nobody has mentioned Central Otago, in particular the areas around Alexandra and Cromwell. One of the most consistent places in NZ for warm summer days; real cold in winter with frost and snow; low rainfall, and plenty of sunny days in spring and autumn. Only thing is that the really hot days i.e. 32–35C are perhaps less common than on the Canterbury Plains, and maybe a lack of “interesting” humid weather/ thunderstorms.

You’d have to have a house with good heating / insulation, though!

Auckland would have a good climate plus interesting one if it wasnt for the SW winds that blow about 6 months of the year with stratocumulus and wind, it would be exiting…SE and N brings fine and warm weather,NE for plenty of rain and often thundery weather.in winter W or NW with lightning and storms.Cold S in winter with clear weather.

Auckland obviously.

Napier has warm to hot summers and mild winters. The North Westerly prevails bringing generally settled weather, It has good rainfall and fabulous aquifers with clean, sparkling waters.