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Willkommen! Welcome!

Willkommen auf der Projekt Koru Seite, wo Simone & Bruce die praktischen Aspekte eines Jahres in Neuseeland mit Euch teilen wollen. Eine Einführung findet Ihr hier zusammen mit einer Erklärung warum wir das Koru als Symbol unserer Reise gewählt haben.

Welcome to Project Koru, where Simone & Bruce share insight into the practicalities of organizing a year in New Zealand. You can find an introduction to the project here together with an explanation of why we chose the koru as the symbol for our journey.

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Pet subjects

Published by Bruce on March 18, 2007 in Project Koru. 0 responses

Bess is our much-loved and very English tortie cat. It's hard not having her with us in New Zealand but we had to make the difficult decision to leave her based on what we considered best for her and due to practical considerations.
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Further afield from Wellington

Published by Bruce on February 12, 2007 in Project Koru. 0 responses

Those readers following Project Koru may recall that we recently posted on our explorations of Wellington City and surrounds (with photos). We've been further afield too, visiting Taranaki, Tongariro National Park, and Bruce went offshore sailing (there was also Northland for Christmas on the beach). Here are the links to posts about those trips, posted under New Zealand rather than Project Koru in case you missed them.
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Wellington walks

Published by Bruce on January 28, 2007 in Project Koru. 0 responses

During our first few months in Wellington we've been enthusiastically exploring the city and surrounds. Here are some links to photos that we've taken as we walked around the City, together with some images and notes on some of the longer walks we've enjoyed.
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Christmas on the beach

Published by Simone on December 27, 2006 in Project Koru. 7 responses

For the past 13 years Bruce and I have been living in the UK, spending Christmas with my family in Germany. Ever since we first met I kept hearing about family BBQs on the beach for Christmas—something that is difficult to imagine when Christmas to me means dark cold nights lit by candles and the Christmas story. This year we decided to go and live in New Zealand for some time, trying out life on the other side of the world for me, and looking whether the grass really is greener here for Mr Kiwi (and not just at Christmas).
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Wellington panorama

Published by Bruce on December 19, 2006 in Project Koru. 0 responses

For those who don't know Wellington, New Zealand's capital is located at the bottom of North Island. The central business district sits right on the harbour edge, and is surrounded by green-clad hills upon which the inner suburbs perch. A great view over the city can be had from the lookout on Mt. Victoria; it just asks for a panorama.
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Getting local news while abroad

Published by Bruce on December 9, 2006 in Project Koru. 5 responses

If you're abroad and want to keep a finger on the pulse of life at home, what are your options? You might sign up for satellite TV, buy an over-priced newspaper, or read online. But sound and moving pictures somehow make you feel more "connected". Streaming audiovisual content may be the answer.
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