Glad you had a great trip! It has been 20 years since I spent any time in NZ...I certainly do not remember any bus loads of any tourists back then! I liked working with the Moeraki Boulders at Shag Point -- instead of being on sand, they were on the erosion platform -- many with broken tops that created little aquariums when the tide went out...and nobody about!
And a sunny day at Milford! That was a rarity! Punikiiki (Pancake Rocks) was another favorite place (and Truman Cove just up the road).
Looks like you have a great set of negs to work with!
Vaughn