I'm a student and have worked in the sales of pharmaceutical drugs for two years. I am a fully train...
I'm a student and have worked in the sales of pharmaceutical drugs for two years. I am a fully trained pharmacy counter assistant with a special interest in the treatment of allergies.
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The first thing I notice every time I step off the plane at Auckland International Airport is just how much easier the Kiwis take life. New Zealand time doesn't seem to involve hours and minutes but more days.
For a nation of 4 million, what they lack in population they make up in passion. On an advert I saw whilst there it was said there were 4 million All Blacks and judging by the atmosphere of all the Lions games I don't think I could possibly agree more. I went to a party at a friends whilst visiting last year where over 100 people attended and instead of hiring a caterer, everyone brought a plate of something and no-one went home hungry. It's the kind of community spirit I can only dream of in my town here.
The highlight of my trip was a short stretch up the road north of Auckland to Waiwera where there is a thermally heated water park. The complex consists of several swimming pools and many hydroslides, suitable for people of any age provided you can swim. If you're not a swimmer no worries, there are plenty of naturally heated pools to soak in.
Auckland City itself is clean and the locals seem happy to give directions should you get lost. The diversity of the country is evident as less than an hour out of the city you are in farm land (or several miles out to sea depending on which direction you go).
Auckland's motto as the city of sails is also highly appropriate. Much of the expensive yachting equipment remains from the America's Cup races of 2000 and 2003. Driving over the harbour bridge on a summer's day a sea of sails meets the eye as many Aucklanders, (known as JAFAs to everyone else) are keen to enjoy the most of the sunshine. If you don't like the weather in Auckland or Northland, wait ten minutes and it will have changed.
Further north, I stayed in a small town called Ruakaka with a white sandy beach. Although the seawater was not warm it was still pleasant to surf in with a relatively thin wetsuit.
Further north still, I had a pleasant trip to Kaitaia (the northern-most town) where I visited a Kauri museum explaining how the Kauri wood was prepared to make furniture and other items. Less than an hour by bus from Kaitaia is 90-Mile Beach where it is possible to toboggan down sand dunes and see where the Tasman Sea meets the Pacific Ocean, a sight not to be missed.
I would highly reccommend northern New Zealand to anyone! My trip was enjoyable and extremely cheap at around NZ$2.50 to £1. It's like a home away from home with 4 million new friends to meet.
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Advantages: Great people, nice fresh clean air, not so much traffic and wide open spaces in a big NZ city! Disadvantages: It's one hell of a long flight!
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