Hiking is one of my favourite leisure activities. How about you?
I also like hiking. I plan to got on a backpacking trip here in the near future. 
Oh that sounds fun. Which places do you plan to visit?
I'm not entirely sure. I think it would be great to go backpacking or tramping across New Zealand, but that would be a huge time commitment.
New Zealand is an amazing place. I have family members there who I visited once about 20 years ago.
I think it would be really cool to go tramping across that country. I'd have to make sure to bring wet-weather gear in my backpack. I hear it can rain unexpectedly.
Yes, it can be pretty wet, especially in the South Island. It can also get very cold too in winter. 
The south island is larger than the north island of new zealand. Why then do most new zealanders live on the north island?