Hey there all! I have arrived in New Zealand following a very, very long flight from Manchester. I spent the first night in an Air BnB in Mauwera (say man-ooh-weir-aa) but then decided to get out exploring and, more importantly, find somewhere to live! I am thrilled to confirm I have rented a lovely 1 bedroom unit on a farm in the Hunua Ranges (about 20km from Auckland) Not really done a lot of exploring yet as I needed to buy furniture, cooking stuff etc but after my first visit to school tomorrow I will be heading over to the Coromandel coast (if the weather isn't horrid) It's Winter right now in NZ and the temperatures have been a steady 15 ish during the day and 5 ish at night. Mercifully, my unit is air conditioned
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