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By Lynfield
July 30th 2005

Snow Party Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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Ryan quickly finishing the lawns before we head out to get free snow

Welcome to the Lynfield Blog. Here you'll find out what's going on with the extended lynfield crew back home in NZ, while you're off galavanting around the globe. To apply to have editor's rights for this blog, email me: nathan@kiwifm.co.nz - the more people, the more entries, the more fun it'll look like we're having. Be encouraged snd enjoy. Nathan This is Chapter One: Rachel, Mikey and Jock's 'Snow Party' (disclaimer: what the various editors of this blog think is funny, you may not) [View Full Entry]

By Napoleon
July 30th 2005

Brunch/Basketball/Rugby?/Party Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

Beer Pong Table
Here is the table that many of the Kiwis and Andy worked on and put in my room to stay, it was sorta built in my honour.

Today was to be a big day. Brunch this morning was all hyped up, it was supposed to be 'flash' for McKenzies. It turned out to be alright, eggs, OJ, hash browns, that type of thing. After brunch the plan was to play some basketball at the primary school up Vivian St. with a bunch of Kiwis. There turned out to be 11 of us, so we got to play 5 on 5 with a sub, it was sweet, I was excited. Basketball is not the national sport, or even too popular by any means here in NZ. Its all [View Full Entry]

By Vest
July 30th 2005

Family fun Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

Bolivian baby?

- FOOD: More bacon sarnies, a good old BBQ with very good BBQ food, NZ wine - mmmm. Firewater, oyster and vodka shot - not so mmmm. Fry ups and Sunday roasts made better by the fact Stuart cooked them. - AREA: Such a nice house to have some luxuries in - our own room, a BATH with fluffy towel, general relaxing amongst family. A party like one of mine. Some local sites. - PEOPLE: My lovely cousin, his lovely wife and their ADORABLE baby. Jo's welcoming parents. Sat 30th July: We got out of Thames as fast as possible as [View Full Entry]

By Lynfield
July 30th 2005

HBY Football vs Eastview Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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Warming up. Captain Dave Munro trying to 'g up the boys'

Here's a few photos from a recent HBY Football Match. It was a top-of-the-table clasch. We lost 2-nil, hence the surly looks on the faces of some of our players. [View Full Entry]

By Lynfield
July 30th 2005

Sherie's Going Away Party @ Joy Bong on K Rd Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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Jono and Kristelle

Sherie Muys has gone overseas for 6 months. First to the UK to give the Hart boys and Aaron Jacobsen some lovin', then over to Holland to smoke the Reefer. Seriously though, we know she'll be a good girl. Here's a few snaps from her leaving do - the same party where Lorraine Muys and Andrew Jackson were sucking back Tequila shots all night! [View Full Entry]

By Jo and Mark
July 29th 2005

New Zealand!!!!!! Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

First glimpse of NZ from the plane!

Eventually here, after a few restful weeks in Perth it was back to lugging the backpacks everywhere.....BUGGER! The overnight flights were pretty tiring, we left Perth at midnight, arrived in Christchurch at 6 PM the next day, within a few days we'd bought ourselves a car and were off on our travels.........Well, that's how it should have been, as soon as we bought the car, it wouldn't start, we bought a battery after getting advice from a garage then broke down the next night when we turned the car lights on, cutting a long story short the alternator was shafted, a [View Full Entry]

By Napoleon
July 27th 2005

Slang Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

Wolverine!!!

The Kiwis use a lot of slang, some of it I understand, some I don't. I will update this as I go: heaps - lots, alot donkeys - ages, long time sweet aiiis - cool, awesome choice - cool, awesome olds - parents mum - mom pissed - drunk takin a piss - jokin takin the piss outa him - played/joked with him wicked - cool extreme - crazy necked - very tired mate - friend filthy - cheap petrol - gas hire - rent/borrow chunder - vomit spew - throw up flash - really nice, blin [View Full Entry]

By Vest
July 27th 2005

Campervan craziness Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Coromandel

Perfect place to park on our first night

- FOOD: Dodgy service station seafood, Nigel the chef's most amazing pub grub, our own cooked bacon sarnies on the gas stove. - AREA: Waihi beach all night session, first night in the van but shower in a nice parent house, deserted and beautiful Whangamata beach, Hot Spring Beach where we nearly froze, amusing road signs, Port Jackson peninsula and stuck in the sand saga. Petrol shortage saga. - PEOPLE: Lovely locals buying us drinks all night. Such a nice supermarket worker who gave us free food. The word 'eh' in constant use. Nice man who towed us out of the [View Full Entry]

By Napoleon
July 26th 2005

Ping Pong? Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

Tonight I went to Cumberland 1st floor to check my email and I bumped into Doug, Jason, and Jeremy playing ping pong. But it wasn't ping pong. They put the two tables together to make one huge wide one. They played that the ball had to hit the table and then the ground before you could hit it back over. It was crazy. Than with my their we played 2 on 2, with 4 balls. It was 'extreme.' They made the game up tonight and I was the 4th person to play it. They came up with some wierd name [View Full Entry]

By Rachelbeth
July 25th 2005

"Wine is Bottled Poetry" Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Region » Featherston

Train Ride
Yeah...wine and cheese here we come!!

I’m going to start with a disclaimer about the length…sorry!! Wow it amazing how each day actually seems to be better then the one before. Although, the chocolate will stay in my mind (and tummy) for a while, I don’t think it can get much better then spending a day visiting NZ’s wine country. My friends Lauren, Jen, and I decided to spend Sunday in some of the grape valleys of the North Island. We took the early morning train from Wellington to Featherston and were greeted by Pam, our friendly Kiwi chauffeur, who guided us through the vineyards. Besides [View Full Entry]

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