For new players to the sport, Airsoft Hawkes Bay highly recommend buying your first gun from a New Zealand retailer. Buying from a New Zealand retailer can be a bit more expensive, but will get you a gun a lot faster. You should also get a warranty and be covered by the consumer guarantees act.
Because you are now required to get a permit to import guns from outside of the country, it can take a very long time to get guns from over seas, sometimes up to 6 weeks just to get a permit. This means you will have to pay to rent a club gun for a lot longer, adding to the cost anyway...
The main NZ retailer is
www.asgc.co.nzWe also recommend asking for advice from our membership, and doing some research yourself. Feel free to create a thread on the forums to post links to the guns you might want and ask for advice.