
NEWS: Can foreigners purchase land in New Zealand?
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What is happening? No doubt many heard New Zealand’s new prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, announce on
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What is happening? No doubt many heard New Zealand’s new prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, announce on
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The pohitakawa tree is one of New Zealand’s iconic trees. Every December it decks itself out
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Three day (two night) trek, (almost) to Finella Hut. We set out last Monday at around
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An ad for Santa deals at our local supermarket. Note flip flops and shorts:
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Rain early this am. Half rainbow from our deck as the sky clears over the mountains.
We finally decide on an overnight to Sylvester Cottage in the Cobb Valley. It should be
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We went online and booked two bunks for Thursday at the Whariwharangi Hut in Abel Tasman
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9 November, Thursday. A beautiful day; cloudless, cool air, hot sun. We drive the ten minutes
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8 November, Wednesday. We awaken to a brilliant rainbow as the wind and rain recede into
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5 November. Still feels as though we are arriving. Snow on the mountains last night, a