Comments on: Mother Nature Giveth, Mother Nature Taketh Away… http://kiwidutch.wordpress.com/2012/04/27/new-678/ Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: kiwidutch http://kiwidutch.wordpress.com/2012/04/27/new-678/#comment-5137 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:07:56 +0000 http://kiwidutch.wordpress.com/?p=28271#comment-5137 Probably at least 80% of New Zealand’s weather comes from Australia…large land mass influencing smaller ones and all that… Winter brings some chilly Southerlys direct from Antarctica and Easterly winds are generally mild and not so many in number.
Fortunately the Aussie meteorological forces send warm weather as well as the wet stuff… the tail end of this cyclone just dumped tons of rain on NZ, but sadly did quite a bit of damage in Oz, so we got off rather lucky when you look at the bigger picture.

]]> By: The Wanderlust Gene http://kiwidutch.wordpress.com/2012/04/27/new-678/#comment-5136 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:54:15 +0000 http://kiwidutch.wordpress.com/?p=28271#comment-5136 you said it came from Oz? Sorry met:)

]]> By: kiwidutch http://kiwidutch.wordpress.com/2012/04/27/new-678/#comment-5135 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:48:33 +0000 http://kiwidutch.wordpress.com/?p=28271#comment-5135 Yes, but you get free heating, cooking and unlimited hot water as the other side of the coin…

]]> By: kiwidutch http://kiwidutch.wordpress.com/2012/04/27/new-678/#comment-5133 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:46:17 +0000 http://kiwidutch.wordpress.com/?p=28271#comment-5133 We did have rain jackets on but in the end they weren’t enough against the torrents either…

]]> By: sarsm http://kiwidutch.wordpress.com/2012/04/27/new-678/#comment-5132 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:10:50 +0000 http://kiwidutch.wordpress.com/?p=28271#comment-5132 The pictures look very atmospheric.

Mother Nature can be devasting, can’t she?

]]> By: The Wanderlust Gene http://kiwidutch.wordpress.com/2012/04/27/new-678/#comment-5128 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:15:46 +0000 http://kiwidutch.wordpress.com/?p=28271#comment-5128 No garbage bags around? My goodness …

]]> By: kiwidutch http://kiwidutch.wordpress.com/2012/04/27/new-678/#comment-5127 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:14:32 +0000 http://kiwidutch.wordpress.com/?p=28271#comment-5127 We stupidly didn’t go prepared, … no umbella, so I had to keep tucking my camera into my jacket… in the all our jackets were wet through too. … also my tallest assistant was busy looking after the two shortest assistants… they don’t tend to stand still for long enough to be useful, they are better suited to the job of “kid” than photographic assistant at the moment LOL.

]]> By: kiwidutch http://kiwidutch.wordpress.com/2012/04/27/new-678/#comment-5126 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:12:19 +0000 http://kiwidutch.wordpress.com/?p=28271#comment-5126 It’s a case of living right on the edge of nature at it’s wildest… and doing so very carefully and with the utmost respect for the forces around you. It’s an amazing Maori tradition here.

]]> By: The Wanderlust Gene http://kiwidutch.wordpress.com/2012/04/27/new-678/#comment-5125 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:12:12 +0000 http://kiwidutch.wordpress.com/?p=28271#comment-5125 I’m sure:) Perhaps you need a Photographer’s Assistant, holding an umbrella above you and camera …?

]]> By: kiwidutch http://kiwidutch.wordpress.com/2012/04/27/new-678/#comment-5124 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:09:22 +0000 http://kiwidutch.wordpress.com/?p=28271#comment-5124 Welcome to my blog Rainey,
… lots more photos to come, Enjoy!

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