US to New Zealand... how?

[Mafoo]

So, I currently live in the states, and in the next two years, I plan to move to New Zealand (Wellington area).

I want to buy a plane, but if I do so, I would most likely have to sell it when I move.

However, if I wanted to take time in the transition (a month or so), and fly the plane there, assuming I had as much time as I wanted to take, what path makes the most sense?

Let's assume the plane has a 1000nm range, and is single engine (if that matters).

Would it be a crazy think to even think about doing?

I could see it as an amazing opportunity for my wife and I to see parts of the world we might not otherwise visit.

 

[Jim Logajan]

Shorter legs, and perhaps more scenic than open water over the Pacific, by going via North Atlantic, Europe, Turkey, Saudi Arabia or UAE, India, etc.
Probably the trip of a lifetime.

 

[Jim Logajan]

One nice thing I hear about NZ, is you get a lot of vacation time over there, and they encourage you to take it all at once. I would have plenty of time to take a flying adventure, when I would have more time to dedicate to the details.

I went there for a few weeks last year, and just drove the north island looking for a place I could call home. Roumati Beach took the victory.

Except for the occasional Ring Wraith, Middle Earth does look like a nice place all on its own to fly, as evidenced by the scenery in this soaring video: