New Zealand

POSTED BY: BarneyT
UPDATED: Friday, February 13, 2004 04:43
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BARNEYT

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 8:05 AM

Is there anybody on the forum from New Zealand (or who knows the country)?

I was wondering what the poisonous spider/insect/snake situation was like there? I'd never thought of visiting because I figured it was the same as Australia (i.e. full of all things poisonous!) - but since watching all the documentaries on the special edition of Fellowship of the Ring (and that was a week's work! ) I'm beginning to realise it's nothing like Australia and it also sounds like a place I would love to visit.

(not that I have anything against Australia other than the whole 'full of all things poisonous' issue...)

thanks heaps!

Barney

WOLF

Tuesday, February 3, 2004 5:28 AM

I know nothing of it's harmful fauna, I just know I am scratching together all the money I have in an attempt to get there (I was watching the LotR extras too ;)

"Most of the creatures that people consider evil or mean are usually just lonely."

PUMAMANREDUX

Tuesday, February 3, 2004 6:08 AM

(double posted the next item ... erg)

PUMAMANREDUX

Tuesday, February 3, 2004 6:08 AM

start yer look at New Zealand wildlife here ... got this link after a quick search of the net for "New Zealand animals"

http://www.doc.govt.nz/Conservation/001~Plants-and-Animals/001~Native-
Animals/index.asp

Drama is life with the dull bits cut out. (Alfred Hitchcock)

BARNEYT

Tuesday, February 3, 2004 1:25 PM

Cool - thanks!

Haven't found anything icky yet - although I now know that New Zealand is home to the world's only flightless parrot!

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"I think the right place to start is to say, fair is fair. This is who we are. These are our numbers." Mr Willis of Ohio - The West Wing

HORRID

Thursday, February 12, 2004 12:41 AM

I'm from NZ. we have no snakes at all other than in zoos, we have to my knowledge only 2 kinds of poisonus spider neither of them lethal and only one of them is anywhere near common

ATHERTONWING

Thursday, February 12, 2004 2:12 AM

okay weird, i figured i was the only one who watched the lotr documentaries and sighed...id love to go there.

HERO

Thursday, February 12, 2004 3:26 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by BarneyT:
Cool - thanks!

Haven't found anything icky yet - although I now know that New Zealand is home to the world's only flightless parrot!

My brother had a flightless parrot, in Florida. He got it at a pet store.

H

BARNEYT

Thursday, February 12, 2004 1:55 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by horrid:
I'm from NZ. we have no snakes at all other than in zoos, we have to my knowledge only 2 kinds of poisonus spider neither of them lethal and only one of them is anywhere near common

cool - can't do better than local knowledge! Thanks for the input.

Now I just need a whole lot of money...

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"I think the right place to start is to say, fair is fair. This is who we are. These are our numbers." Mr Willis of Ohio - The West Wing

LEEH

Friday, February 13, 2004 4:43 AM

Yeah, I'm in the process of moving there.

Almost nothing poisonous there--a few spiders, not fatally poisonous.

There are really no predators there worth speaking of, which is why flightless birds like the Kiwi and Pakahe evolved there.

Go visit, by the way, if you are a LOTR fan; it's amazing. Save your frequent flyer miles and go see LOTR sites; you'll be blown away.

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