Glad to join the community, and hope I can be a regular contributor.  

If there are any investors in the area, I live on the island side, I would love to network, even offer to work part time as an intern to gain experience, join network groups to meet other investors.

Join a real estate investing club and network with other investors.Step 2.

There is a Facebook group called property investors chat group NZ which you can join where people often ask for recommendations for mortgage brokers, builders etc which would help you in building a team.CheersTimothy

I have flipped 1 house and currently have 1 rental.I have pondered the idea of starting a group/joining a group on individuals that buy rental properties.

Would you be interested in joining?!

Join real estate groups and talk to other investors. 

Glad you joined the best real estate investing website!

The group is made up of people who are trying to create great cash flow and build wealth through apartment investing - and there's a lot of different ways to get involved and join a General Partnership (and a much better use of capital).Happy to help any way I can... again, this may not fit your goals or be the path you're wanting to go down, but I wanted to throw another option out there for you! 

Join your local REIA.