Fly from  America or Australia to Christchurch New Zealand. Jonathon from Wilderness Quest will pick/up & drop/off to airport/ranch/airport or rail. I have hunted in 2008 with Wilderness Quest for a "Red Deer Experience of a Life Time", The accommodation was 1st class, the meals were wonderful. My wife and daughter accompanied me...it was a real family adventure! I hunted and secured 3 SCI top 10 trophies: a Free Range Red Stag, Awapawa Ram, and NZ Wild Feral Turkey. Wilderness Quest is SCI member. I highly recommend Wilderness Quest NZ. AussieJohn
USA Hunters: 

Option 1: You can fly Air New Zealand from LA to Christchurch direct: Air New Zealand has partner airlines in USA to check luggage through:

Option 2: Do you have trouble with a long flight times? Then consider a short flight and stop over night in  Hawaii,  then onto New Zealand.

Firearms: Want to make your trip less complicated? Wilderness Quest has high quality firearms available...
New Zealand Hunting Guides - Safari - Outfitters
New Zealand Hunting Guides - Safari - Outfitters