I feel the wrong question is been asked as to where to go and i feel the most important thing to find out is what people as a collective wish to do and then plan the area based on that, After all you cant go skiing in summer in raglan can you.
Worst case senario this will help planners out regardless of location
Naturally Main reason is just A) reason to be located where ever and when ever... Heaps of other events that can happen anywhere will still happen, Go karts, movies, drinking, cruses etc.