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[whyBish]

Any chances of snowboarding? at what time of year? And exactly how good is the surfing?

I'm considering doing one year of my education in NZ, so any input would be nice. And no, I refuse to choose out of the quality of the schools :)

Well, I would have to plug my own Uni which you can find out about at www.massey.ac.nz
Its' main campus is located in the central north island, within reasonable distance of ski-fields. However, since it is central I don't think you'll find much surf.
Other universities that would be suitable (location-wise) would be Otage university situated in Dunedin which is a coastal city (Hope you like cold-water surf ;) ), not sure what its closest ski-field would be, or Canterbury University located in Christchurch which again is coastal, but not as far south as Dunedin, not sure how the surf is.
Also note that the various major universities tended to have different focuses so some degrees may not be available, not sure how much of that remains however(E.G. Victoria University Wellington was known for Law, whereas Massey does not offer Law at all etc.).