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I've been there twice, and it always amazes me. Right from stepping out of the plane the vacation starts. And it only gets better with every day.

Where abouts did you go on your trip?.

Does watching LOTR count?

Yeah I've been a few times. Too many white people.

Yeah Aukalofa is my fav city whites are outnumbered 5-1 its like werve been colonised by our colonies thats Democracy for you-BAH

4 replies in and no sheep jokes, I'm impressed. Either no aussie's on here or everyone has gotten over that joke. ;) just kidding

4 replies in and no sheep jokes, I'm impressed. Either no aussie's on here or everyone has gotten over that joke. ;) just kidding
<- Is an Aussie
I restrained myself

<- Is an Aussie
I restrained myself

Never ever did I think I'd live to see that combination of words! :D
I take my hat off to you good sir. Or I would if a had a hat :(

Where abouts did you go on your trip?.

North Island. North of Auckland to the North Cape (East up, West down), and then south to Tongariro, Rotorua, Wanganui(?). It's been over 10 years ago.
On both times I only had three weeks, so I didn't go to the South Island.

New Zealand?
Yep, I've always wanted to go there!
*sigh* so close, and yet, so far :rolleyes:

North Island. North of Auckland to the North Cape (East up, West down), and then south to Tongariro, Rotorua, Wanganui(?). It's been over 10 years ago.
On both times I only had three weeks, so I didn't go to the South Island.

you had 3 weeks..? It only takes half a day to drive from way up north to wellington.

Stuck on a 'kin dairy farm just north of Invercargill for the tail end of winter. Toasty warm it was not.

I might be going in the next year or so. I'll see what happens, I also want to go to Canada for a bit.

Never ever did I think I'd live to see that combination of words! :D
I take my hat off to you good sir. Or I would if a had a hat :(
Enjoy it mate, it doesnt happen often :)


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Sorry momentary lack of control

you had 3 weeks..? It only takes half a day to drive from way up north to wellington.

Not, if you take the back-country roads where the speed limit is often 30.

If I want to use a highway for fast driving, I'd probably go to Germany. But that I wouldn't call a vacation.

I've been there twice, and it always amazes me. Right from stepping out of the plane the vacation starts. And it only gets better with every day.

Well, all I have to do this is book than flight south from Australia :)
But then I don't have any real interest in NZ apart from maybe finding some LOTR props left behind.

North Island. North of Auckland to the North Cape (East up, West down), and then south to Tongariro, Rotorua, Wanganui(?). It's been over 10 years ago.
On both times I only had three weeks, so I didn't go to the South Island.
Aha, I can sympathise, I've only had 3 decades in NZ so I have not made it down to the South Island either... ;)

I have never been there but I want to go to NZ some day. I heard it's great.

Not, if you take the back-country roads where the speed limit is often 30.

:eek: those crazy Kiwis

I have never been there but I want to go to NZ some day. I heard it's great.

If I go down to the coast, I can see the south island on a clear day and I've managed to make the ferry trip a few times. Actually I flew down to dunedin for a week last year.

:eek: those crazy Kiwis

Only if there's roadworks, which there always is as they tend to start them on backroads and take forever to getting round to finishing them. It's 100 on the open road though.

Not, if you take the back-country roads where the speed limit is often 30.

If I want to use a highway for fast driving, I'd probably go to Germany. But that I wouldn't call a vacation.
Aren't the fast roads in NZ all 100km/h? (That's 60 and a bit for people who use real speeds)

EDIT: and post is obsolete. dammit

100km/h isn't exactly fast. Not that anyone sticks to it

Only if there's roadworks, which there always is as they tend to start them on backroads and take forever to getting round to finishing them. It's 100 on the open road though.
Well thats just common sence except for never finishing whats with that?

Well thats just common sence except for never finishing whats with that?

Meh, no idea. During the hockey season I make the drive up north to palmy every week or so, and there was one bit of road that had the 30km sign out for about 4 weeks. I think they were resealing.

:eek: those crazy Kiwis
Well really!

How dare you insinuate we allow flightless birds to set the speed limit on our roads, that is going a bit far. I for one am insulted that you would imply that our speed limits are set by birds..... :mad:







....just what the heck did you think all those sheep were for? Wool?! ;)



(For the record the speed limit on the 'open road' is normatively 100kmph.)

Well really!

How dare you insinuate we allow flightless birds to set the speed limit on our roads, that is going a bit far. I for one am insulted that you would imply that our speed limits are set by birds..... :mad:
that would just be silly.. kiwi's can run faster than 30kph

that would just be silly.. kiwi's can run faster than 30kph
Well of course it would be silly, quite apart from the sensible point you raise, having read animal farm, I would never trust kiwis to do any job that might be given to sheep instead. It is a well known fact that kiwis only have 2 legs, where-as sheep normatively have 4... ;)

http://www.kiwirecovery.org.nz/NR/rdonlyres/225AE24F-DD85-4633-BEF0-27BE102BD371/0/sign_main.jpg

Well of course it would be silly, quite apart from the sensible point you raise, having read animal farm, I would never trust kiwis to do any job that might be given to sheep instead. It is a well known fact that kiwis only have 2 legs, where-as sheep normatively have 4... ;)
that's a good point.. where did the farm chickens and geese fit in with Napoleon and Snowball's philosophy?

that's a good point.. where did the farm chickens and geese fit in with Napoleon and Snowball's philosophy?
Judging from the end result, somewhere about a foot lower than the gutter.... ;)
The joy of propaganda...it's not supposed to make sense... :p :D

Spent 5 weeks there on x-mas break when i studied in Brisbane.
(Qld/Australia) Really beautiful place, intend to go back there some day (when i can afford the trip. It's not cheap to travel to (almost) the other side of the world. -sighs-)

Judging from the end result, somewhere about a foot lower than the gutter.... ;)
The joy of propaganda...it's not supposed to make sense... :p :D
Or maybe the real philosophy was:

Hooves, wings and clawed feet good.
More than two multi-digited extremities bad

basically if you've got a tail you're safe (what? no marsupials in Orwell's world)

If I go down to the coast, I can see the south island on a clear day and I've managed to make the ferry trip a few times. Actually I flew down to dunedin for a week last year.

Long live Dunedin! (unless theres some way I can collect some type of insurance for it dieing)

you had 3 weeks..? It only takes half a day to drive from way up north to wellington.
Not if you actually want to see the sights Sulphur works at Te Awamutu etc :p

4 replies in and no sheep jokes, I'm impressed. Either no aussie's on here or everyone has gotten over that joke. ;) just kidding
Yeah the reality is they have more sheep than us and KAngaroo violence is on the increase

New Zealand is fantastic - I've been there about 6 times in the last 7 years and haven't even made it off the South Island yet.

And there's a bar in Christchurch that serves the best blueberry margaritas in the southern hemisphere.

Long live Dunedin! (unless theres some way I can collect some type of insurance for it dieing)
Yea, I hope Dunedin stays "alive" for a few more years yet.. I hope to study medicine down at Otago Uni ;)

North Island. North of Auckland to the North Cape (East up, West down), and then south to Tongariro, Rotorua, Wanganui(?). It's been over 10 years ago.
On both times I only had three weeks, so I didn't go to the South Island.
You didn't go to the South Island?? You've missed out on the best bit!
New Zealand rocks!

Ah heck, been here most of my live and yet I havn't gone south past wellington.

Aren't the fast roads in NZ all 100km/h? (That's 60 and a bit for people who use real speeds)

EDIT: and post is obsolete. dammit

100km/h isn't exactly fast. Not that anyone sticks to it


Yes, the fast roads are fast. But what's the point of taking a fast road, if you want to see something? I'd rather take the gravel roads. And gravel roads become like slippery ice if you go more than 40. That can be fun, if you don't drive on the edge between mountain and ravine. You also meet more people, especially people who have time for a talk - or invite you for a beer for coming from far away.