Who lives on the South Island? I live in Timaru? Would you like to meet?
Hi @CKeilisiG and welcome to Connect!
I believe there are fellow Local Guides from New Zealand here in Connect. I suggest searching the community for mentions of “New Zealand” to find posts that have that name in the title, body of the post, or the location tag. Feel free to jump into those threads and connect with Local Guides in your area.
As you are interested in a Meet-Up, here are a couple of articles, which will help you with the organizational process:
Hope you’ll find this informartion useful!
See you soon and don’t forget to introduce yourself to the community in here.