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… novel to normal. Pressurised cabins, in-flight service, and weather-protected boarding procedures made the experience of …
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Part of story: Aviation
… aviation entrepreneur Rodolph Wigley as a passenger. Bad weather forced them to put down in Timaru on 24 October, but …
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Part of story: Aviation
… shrubs can provide excellent livestock fodder during dry weather, when pastures brown off. Many farms have willows …
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Part of story: Pastures
… built by hand. They could be steep and winding, and wet weather often created impassable mud holes. Vehicle …
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Part of story: Bush trams and other log transport
… was in flood as a result of a downpour produced by the same weather system. In 1942 a memorial which named all 22 …
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Part of story: Floods
… laid using thick wooden rails, which became unusable in wet weather. Dry weather wasn’t much better, as sparks from the locomotives …
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Part of story: Railways
… hours. Coastal Golden Bay – less sheltered from Tasman Sea weather systems – gets around 200 hours less. … to the east, west and south, protecting the region from bad weather. South-westerly winds have to travel across the …
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Part of story: Nelson region
… The date of commemoration, 21 June, was mid-winter and the weather was cold and rainy. The celebration depended on … Wellington, where a strong northerly wind blew, ‘queen’s weather’ predominated for the three days of celebration …
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Part of story: Anniversaries
… But the claim that earthquakes are preceded by ‘earthquake weather’ – sultry, ominous conditions – is unproven, as no direct correlation has been found between weather conditions and seismic activity. Short-term warnings …
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Part of story: Earthquakes
… the rhythm of life was strongly set by the seasons, the weather, the phases of the moon, and the days of the week. … and droving were all seasonal activities which were weather dependent to varying degrees. Events – dances, …
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Part of story: Rhythms of daily life
… the parents by pushing them apart. Tāwhirimātea, god of weather, was angry at the separation and fought his …
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Part of story: Traditional Māori warfare – Riri
… forest dominates. At higher altitudes, where the weather is colder and wetter, growing seasons are shorter …
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Part of story: Southern beech forest
… New Zealand’s dynamic weather and geology combine to form some remarkable crossing …
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Part of story: Ocean currents and tides
… there are subtle, year-to-year differences – driven by the weather – in the timing and pattern of water mixing, which …
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Part of story: Open ocean
… which test flying skill, judgement and understanding of weather conditions. In the 1960s New Zealand glider pilots …
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Part of story: Aerial recreation
… areas of the South Island. Many rural men still have a well-weathered hat, often for both work and leisure – worn not …
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Part of story: Rural clothing
… water is too great for the stream-sink to drain. In drier weather, it empties and disappears. …
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Part of story: Limestone country
… them, and the degree to which they have been weakened by weathering. Other influences The stability of steep slopes, …
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Part of story: Coastal erosion
… 2002, most toxic outbreaks were associated with the El Niño weather pattern, where strong summer winds stir up cold …
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Part of story: Plankton
… pass over New Zealand bringing some of the most destructive weather experienced in the country, including widespread …
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Part of story: Weather