New Zealand flight

[metalman]

Hi all ,I'm doing a bit wishful planning for when my RV6 is done, I've always wanted to do a Nz crossing and have a question, where would be the best/ most common first landing point once over the north island, and just opinions but what time of year would be the best for good WX enroute, I'll have the fuel to get to Lord Howe and return if it's a no go but from their onwards I can only get back to Lord Howe if Norfolk is no good , and the leg to NZ is the longest ,as I see it I'm over land for a third of the flight before I can land and refuel, unless there's another option further up the peninsular

 

Cheers Matty