Bohemian Conservative
Aerial Shot
Aerial of two of the many lakes in and around Rotorua, there are numerous lakes within the district many of them are quite spectacular to view. The waters on the whole are crystal clear, although their colours are quite different from lake to lake, hence names for the lakes like blue, green etc.....laughing....didn't claim we were original
posted by Mae at 10:08 PM
3 Comments:
Beautiful. You better be careful...you'll have all of us who are getting fed up with crap in the states, moving down there! ;-) Actually, I would appreciate a post on that issue. Is it true or false, that you have to apply to become a resident there? I am not familiar with all the in's and outs, but a prof I worked for who spent a year plus there mentioned you can't just decide to pack up and move in.
Anyway, thanks for the great photo's. I'd like to use the lake view as a background for my machine. Any problems with that?
Semper Fi!
Radtec
A Marine's mom
Well it looks like paradise, but, how much volcanic activity is there around the area? This spot looks really like a Yellowstone sort of place. I'm getting kind of leary of those these days.
Hi, Marine Mom. I am one of those who got "fed up with the crap in the States," so, rather than bring Mae to the US, I came down here. By all means feel free to use these photos for your own personal enjoyment!
Semper Fi!
In answer to your question, yes, one must apply for residency or an extended visa to work here. NZ has a real immigration policy which is centered around bringing in people who are going to contribute to NZ society in a positive way; not become a burden on the system. I will put together a post later today that covers this issue.
Wayne, welcome to our little world. You are correct in your observation that this area is volcanic; in fact, all of NZ was formed through volcanic activity. Mount Tarawera blew its top in the early 20th century and buried an entire Maori village, and Mount Ruapehu south of Lake Taupo (which is itself formed from a volcanic crater) blew about 6 years ago and covered Rotorua in ash. It is said that if Ruapehu blows again, it will affect all of NZ. But,if you think about it, there is hardly a place in the world that is immune to natural disasters: East coast US has hurricanes; the midwest has tornadoes; the west has earthquakes; the north has blizzards and flash flooding in spring. That said, I'll take my chances in paradise.
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