Are there any minuses about New-Zealand except travel expenses and time difference?

I have a friend who is currently planning a trip to NZ, and apparently the travel expenses are significantly lower than in the past.

With airliners falling out of the sky both literally and economically, fare discounts are becoming commonplace.

New Zealand is a great place, I can’t imagine anyone not enjoying time there. Look at all of the hit movies and TV series that are made there in order to get the background.

It’s freakin hot in December, and freezing in July!
talk about backwards!!! ;)
I really can’t think of any…

Always needing to beware of tripping over hobbits.

Being a long way from home (if your from the uk) We missed family heaps thats why we came back :(

Never been there, but from most accounts I’ve heard – and the research I’ve done – it’s so beautiful there that you may not want to return home!

The roads are very winding (including the main roads) so you need to be careful driving especially if you’re not used to driving on the left like us crazy people do. Other than that I can’t say much against the country – I go there from Australia frequently to visit family and it is beautiful!