This is my trip:
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| Leaving Melbourne to Auckland |
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| Half-way there |
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| The plane |
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| Landing in Auckland It was very foggy, it was magical. |
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| A teko teko pu (guardian) welcomed me into NZ |
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| My (temporary) backyard |
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| Seal at the Auckland Zoo It looks digital because of the lighting |
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| A tuatara A prehistoric reptile which can live over 100 years old but most live to 60. |
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| Burma, the elephant |
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| Lettuce beware |
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| A kea They are very intelligent and are cheeky as well. The collect everything they can find rubber on cars, rubbish, anything! |
Keas having lunch
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| A kiwi I waited about half and hour to take that photo |
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| I found out there are about 7 species of kiwi |
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| A tiger |
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| The skytower from the harbour bridge |
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| No further information required |
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| About to drive off |
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| Cutting the cake at the wedding party |
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| They had a great view of the skytower from the restaurant |
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| One Tree Hill |
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| I find it interesting that the train signs in NZ have old-fashioned trains on it. |
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| My first encounter with a bumble bee in Hamilton |
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| The skyline in Rotorua Rotorua means two lakes in Maori Roto - Lake Rua - Two |
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| I thought it was quite smart how they used the map of New Zealand in-between the N and the Z |
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| Zorbing at Rotorua (That wasn't me in there) |
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| Leaving NZ to Australia |
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| Last photo in New Zealand |
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| There are 'stars' in the plane at night |
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| A welcome home present from my cat |
I have to speak some very basic Maori:
Kia Ora
(Hello or Thank you depending on context)
Ko Jesse taku ingoa.
(My name is Jesse.)
Kei te pehea koe?
(How are you? singular)
Kei te pehea korua?
(How are you? two people)
Kei te pehea koutou?
(How are you? more than two people)
Ka pai
(Good / Okay)
Tahi, Rua, Toru, Wha, Rima, Ono, Whitu, Waru, Iwa, Tekau
(One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten)
Iwi
(Tribe)
Kai
(Food)
Ikat
(Fish)
Aotearoa
(Land of the long white cloud)
It's great after spending a week in New Zealand, I am able to speak all this Maori.
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