New Zealand
New Zealand, December 2002
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Leaving Auckland

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Laura & Eero

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Waiheke Island

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Waiheke Island

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Waiheke island

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Waiheke Island

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Waiheke Island

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Waiheke Island

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Waiheke Island

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Waiheke Island

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Waiheke island

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Waiheke Island

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Waiheke Island

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Waiheke Island

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Waiheke Island

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Waiheke Island

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Waiheke Island

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Waiheke island

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Laura & Eero

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Auckland

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Auckland

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Laura & Eero in the Auckland Tower

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North from Auckland. No clue who the supposed enemy is...

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Kauri museum

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Kauri museum

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Lots of bonk-style machines used to process the kauri trees

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Steam tractor

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Minä ajan!

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Minä ajan!

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Kauri museum

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Kauri museum

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Kauri museum

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Kauri forest internet connection

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Kauri forest

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Kauri trees

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The biggest tree

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The biggest tree

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It's this big

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kauri trees

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kauri trees

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saplings in a kauri forest

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kauri forest

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kauri forest

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a kauri tree

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Kauri trees

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Kauri trees

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Kauri trees

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A big one

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Kauri tree

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It's thiiiis big

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Kauri trees

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A kauri tree

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Yet another fish tale

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Kauri forest

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Kauri forest

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Kauri forest

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Kauri forest

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Northland region

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Northland region

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Northland region

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Northland region

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Northland region

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Northland region

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Northland region, sunset

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Northland region

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Rotorua

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The geysir area, Rotorua

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The geysir area

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The geysir area, Rotorua

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The geysir area, Rotorua

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The geysir area, Rotorua

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Pohutu, the only working geysir in Rotorua today

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Pohutu

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Pohutu

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Pohutu

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Pohutu

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Pohutu

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Pohutu

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Pohutu

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Pohutu

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Pohutu

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Pohutu

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Pohutu

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Pohutu

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The geysir area

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The geysir area

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Boiling mud

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Boiling mud

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Formations at Pohutu. The mineral water forms these during centuries

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Pohutu

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Me and Pohutu

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Pohutu

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Pohutu

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Pohutu

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The water is almost at boiling temperature

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The kettle

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The kettle

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The kettle

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Rotorua

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Rotorua

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Rotorua. The water of the lake is sulphurous and smells like rotten eggs

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Black swans. These are actually indigenous only in Australia

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A swan

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Lake Rotorua

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Lake Rotorua

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Wellington on a rainy day

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Welllington

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Wellington

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Wellington from the hills

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Wellington

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Wellington

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Public transport in Wellington

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Wellington

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Wellington

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Wellington

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The Beehive. This is the parliament of New Zealand

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Wellington

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The Beehive

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Pickton, South Island

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Pickton

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Pickton

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Pickton

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The Wellington-Pickton -ferry used to cross between the islands

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Honk honk

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Pickton

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Pickton

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Pickton, South Island

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Pickton, South Island

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Railway between Christchurch and Greymouth

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Train view

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Train view, east of the mountains

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Train view

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Tunnels

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Tunnels & mountains

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The train

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Train view

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Train view

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The green east side of the mountains is full of small waterfalls & stuff

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Arthur's pass in the clouds. At the pass there is a 14km railway tunnel

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Arthur's pass

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Arthur's pass

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Greymouth. A dull coastal town

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Greymouth

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Train view

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Train view

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Train view

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Train view

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Train view. Lots of these shallow rivers there.

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Train view

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Train view

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Train view

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Train view

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Train view

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Akaroa.

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Akaroa. This is actually an ancient volcano and the city is at the bottom of the crater. One side has given in so this is a natural harbour inside the volcano nowadays.

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Akaroa

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The old volcano

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Akaroa. A french settlement near Christchurch

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Akaroa

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Akaroa

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Akaroa bay

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Lots of porpoises out there

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The bay

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Porpoises

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The ocean starts here. Next stop is the Antarctic

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Akaroa

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Akaroa

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Akaroa

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Akaroa

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Akaroa

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Akaroa and rock formations

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Akaroa

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Akaroa

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Akaroa and some remains of the French occupation

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Christchurch

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Christchurch

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Christchurch. Ths looks soooo English

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Let's be careful out there

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Christchurch

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Christchurch

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Christchurch

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Christchurch

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Christchurch

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Christchurch

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Christchurch

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Christchurch

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Christchurch

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Christchurch