Some quick facts for the readers:

I depart LAX on: July 14th @ 9:30pm
I arrive in New Zealand on: July 16th 7:33am
I’m backpacking for: 3-6 months on the North and South Islands
I arrive in Sydney on: Depending on whether I go to Fiji or not, After I leave Christchurch
I leave Sydney on: 1 year after I arrive