New Zealand climate

Thanks to NIWA (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research), C and I were able to dig through their wonderful climate data to figure out where we'd like to end up. We love all of New Zealand, and we're not really picky about location. Climate is a pretty big factor. We are starting to love the Wellington area more and more - Cook Strait is a bit on the windy side, but Masterton/Wairapapa looks more appealing every time we look. Close to Welly, but remote enough to be away from everyone :)

From NIWA: (http://www.niwa.co.nz/education-and-training/schools/resources/climate/overview)
The area we're looking at has about 1000-1500mm annually, 1800-2200 hours of sunshine annually, and a mean temperature between 8 and 18 degrees Centigrade.

Nice.