pdxasflyer, there's a lot of information around already...
There's a good thread on New Zealand from a gay perspective here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=304139
and a smaller one about Auckland here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=304051
There are numberous threads about New Zealand in the Australia and South Pacific travel forum, and in the Air New Zealand forum, including my guide to what to do in New Zealand, which you can find here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24348
If you still have questions after that, let me know!