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Posted by Sibylle on 30 April 2005
A big month where we not only become New Zealand residents but also buy our first house. It must be six months since we got here because the car already needs its twice-yearly check-up. ANZAC Day reminds us why we moved here and not to Australia, while the first storms of winter could almost make us question that decision.
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