Life in New Zealand: September 24 2011

… 38, from Feilding, pleaded guilty to acquiring a snake in Palmerston North District Court on Tuesday. Yahoo! News, 7/9/11

Those readers are also sophisticated enough to understand that green issues are not as black and white as many in the Greens would have us believe. Taranaki Daily News, 7/6/11

“We need to be in charge of our destiny or we will become defunct and fall over and when people go out fishing there will be no one there to support them.” Taranaki Daily News, 2/7/11

Number of sheep wandered onto our property in Hope area. Can be claimed by identifying number, age, sex. Will be sold or deep frozen if not claimed … Nelson Mail, June 2011

… when she’s not in the programme she goes for runs, hops on the bike and does push-ups … Manukau Courier, 3/5/11

Canterbury police also dealt with more than 20 crashes on Monday … many attributed to icy conditions. Sergeant Dan Harker said it was “just the tip of the iceberg” … Press, 6/7/11

Sat 8am. Hsehld goods, tools, books, music, baby. Kapiti Observer, 10/3/11

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