4, 914 kilometers

That's approximately how long my travel route within New Zealand will be, according to Google Maps.

Follow along here: http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=auckland&daddr=Thames,+Waikato,+New+Zealand+to:Hahei,+Waikato,+New+Zealand+to:Maketu,+Bay+Of+Plenty,+New+Zealand+to:Taupo,+Waikato,+New+Zealand+to:Tongariro,+Tongariro+National+Park,+Manawatu-Wanganui,+New+Zealand+to:Wellington,+New+Zealand+to:Marahau,+Tasman,+New+Zealand+to:Barrytown,+West+Coast,+New+Zealand+to:Franz+Josef+Glacier,+Westland+National+Park,+West+Coast,+New+Zealand+to:Makarora,+Otago,+New+Zealand+to:Queenstown,+Otago,+New+Zealand+to:Milford+Sound,+Southland,+New+Zealand+to:Invercargill,+Southland,+New+Zealand+to:Dunedin,+Otago,+New+Zealand+to:Oamaru,+Canterbury,+New+Zealand+to:Dunedin,+Otago,+New+Zealand+to:Aoraki+%2F+Mount+Cook+National+Park,+Canterbury,+New+Zealand+to:Christchurch,+Canterbury,+New+Zealand+to:Kaikoura,+Canterbury,+New+Zealand+to:Wellington,+New+Zealand+to:Napier,+Hawke's+Bay,+New+Zealand+to:Rotorua,+Bay+Of+Plenty,+New+Zealand+to:Auckland,+New+Zealand&geocode=FbS8zf0dRK1qCin75pxa-0cNbTEXmaJDYe8ABQ%3BFfZPyf0dZox2CinD80XYyoBybTFADaN

For those curious, the journey from Vic to Van to LA to Auckland is approximately 12, 553km. Double that for return flights and throw in the land and ferry travel while actually in New Zealand and you get 30, 020 km.

That's 5.2 Canadas.