Christchurch - Tekapo - Mount Cook - Oamaru - Wanaka - Queenstown - Te Anau

Very satisfied

Service attitude was enthusiastic, there were two to three staff members at the counter, almost no queue.

Pretty good experience

The rental company provided a translation of the driver's license but it lacked New Zealand's certified translation. A paid service was required on-site. If the rental company had provided it, it would have been free. Communication was not very smooth.

We completed the paperwork at the EZI rental car counter inside Christchurch Airport. There is no store, so there's no chance to choose a vehicle; you're given the car keys and directed to the airport parking lot to pick up the car yourself. Initially, we were a bit disappointed with the car. Although it had only been driven for just over 10,000 km, it felt a bit old and was obviously a base model without features like a reversing camera or sensors. There was a long scratch on the left side of the car, but the customer service representative only noted a small damage at the front left. In reality, the scratch extended to the rear door. Since I had full coverage insurance excluding tires, I didn't bother to haggle over it!