I have been spending my summers in Maui and winters in Baja, Mexico. Thinking of switching from Baja to either Australia or New Zealand for the season November through May. Any thoughts as to the best place to go? I want to kite as much as possible, but still need to be close enough to services and city so that my wife won't leave me. I was thinking of Geraldton, but she thinks that is too isolated, leaving me on east coast. Looking at Windalert, Gold Coast and Byron Bay look promising. The other idea is NZ around Tauranga or Auckland. Baja has been great, but other than kitesurfing and fishing not a lot exists. After 5 years it is time for a change.

Any thoughts and personal knowledge would be appreciated.