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Amelia Norman spent a large proportion of her childhood travelling the world, and vividly remembers complaining about it much of the way: there was the eyebrow-raising tantrum in the Montreux market at age 3; the defiant disrobing in Bath (note: not in the bath), aged 4; falling asleep in a plate of Bangkok noodles, aged 8; and the disgusted indignation that only a 15-year-old can muster at "yet another boring glacier" in Alaska.

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Roving Wellington
I can't say I wasn't warned. The Wellington Rover website distinctly says: "...Wellington has evolved to be New Zealand's best city (we might be a little bias)." So I was expecting a tad of local patriotism. But I wasn't prepared for Nathan....
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A Glacial Life Cycle
Tasman Glacier is dying and I am floating in its cold, milky grey blood. ...
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Hand-feeding the Locals
I don't think Jay likes me. From the safety of his house the little red panda fixes his tiny, round, shining eyes on me. His pointy white ears stand to attention and his white whiskers sprout symmetrically from either side of his petite snout. He sniffs the air curiously....
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A Carbon Neutral Airport Company?
Christchurch International Airport Ltd (CIAL) has become the first airport company in the southern hemisphere to achieve carbon neutral certification. Landcare Research presented CIAL with the certification last week, after assessing the airport company's carbon emissions through its CarboNZeroCertTM programme. That sounds brilliant, but what the heck does it actually mean? ...
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February 2008 (4)

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