2DAY - Auckland's Street Scene

SYDNEY · January 23rd, 2007, 04:56 AM

This is a daily, visual diary of Auckland's stunning Street Scenes ......

23 JANUARY 2007 - 26°C

Shenzhen_GAWC · January 23rd, 2007, 03:35 PM

Stunning Auckland is beautiful

Dallas star · January 23rd, 2007, 03:55 PM

nice ty you should get more pictures though!

Clay_Rock · January 23rd, 2007, 06:16 PM

Nice pictures. I like the silver van in the last photo - they aren't too common in North America.

SYDNEY · January 24th, 2007, 02:57 AM

24 JANUARY 2007 - 24°C

SYDNEY · January 25th, 2007, 01:00 AM

25 JANUARY 2007 - 25°C

kiku99 · January 25th, 2007, 12:01 PM

look very nice

SYDNEY · January 26th, 2007, 03:21 AM

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Originally Posted by kiku99

look very nice

Thank you

SYDNEY · January 26th, 2007, 03:32 AM

26 JANUARY 2007 - 22°C

Giorgio · January 26th, 2007, 04:15 AM

Wow nice...very European it reminds me of Adelaide.

SYDNEY · January 27th, 2007, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by [Gioяgos]

Wow nice...very European it reminds me of Adelaide.

Thanks

SYDNEY · January 27th, 2007, 08:48 AM

27 JANUARY 2007 - 25°C

cartel' · January 27th, 2007, 09:08 AM

stunning street scenes in auckland? don't think so buddy]

SYDNEY · January 27th, 2007, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by cartel'

stunning street scenes in auckland? don't think so buddy]

SYDNEY · January 29th, 2007, 09:52 AM

29 JANUARY 2007 - 26°C

TonyNZ · January 29th, 2007, 01:33 PM

BEAUTIFUL CITY!!! no wonder New Zealand has the 4th best living standards in the world.

SYDNEY · January 29th, 2007, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by TonyNZ

BEAUTIFUL CITY!!! no wonder New Zealand has the 4th best living standards in the world.

Thank you Tony - that's right

and Auckland is the 5th best city in the world regarding Quality of life - here is the article:

The best place in the world to live:
For the second year running in our annual Quality of Life Index, we say: France. At the other end of the Index, again for year number two, Iraq scores the fewest points and ranks as the world’s worst place to be. The European countries always get top scores (with the Netherlands, Switzerland, Denmark, and Luxembourg making it into our top 10 this year), as does the antipodean nation of New Zealand (fourth). Argentina, for the first time, makes it into our top 10 (in 10th position).

New Zealand, comes in fourth place this year in our Index, moving up one position from last year. New Zealand is jaw-droppingly beautiful. Stretching across 1,000 miles, the North Island and South Island make up what the native Maori people call Aotearoa—the Land of the Long White Cloud. Settlers have called it “Godzone:” God’s own country. Made famous as the location for The Lord of the Rings movies, its elemental landscapes are so pristine you might have trouble believing they’re for real…even if you see them with your own eyes. Geysers gush, and mud pools bubble. Whales spout, dolphins frolic, and surf booms onto sands where yours might be the only footprints. Iced with glaciers, towering mountains range above a landscape veined with rushing rivers.

But New Zealand offers more than surf, turf, and Middle Earth wonderland. Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch are vibrant urban centers. And numerous small coastal and rural towns offer an enviable community spirit that’s increasingly hard to find in today’s world. Auckland is the fifth best city in the world to live, according to a 2006 Quality of Life survey by Mercer Consulting, with Wellington coming in 12th position. The other-worldly landscapes are backed up by substance: affordable health care (New Zealand scores 90 points in this category in our Index), an English-speaking population, free education, a low crime rate, great infrastructure, and one of the world’s highest “healthy longevity” figures.

On top of all that, New Zealand hides enticing real estate opportunities. You can still find homes—and we mean proper houses you can move into—for less than US$50,000. (Right now your U.S. dollar will buy you $1.46 Kiwi dollars.) The downside to living in New Zealand is how increasingly difficult it is to obtain full-time residency. New Zealand is looking for younger, professional expats. In New Zealand, for example, you must qualify through a point system—you get more points for certain qualifications than for others, and the younger you are, the better.

The 2006 Corruption Perceptions Index is a composite index that draws on multiple expert opinion surveys that examine perceptions of public sector corruption in 163 countries around the world. This year, countries with significant worsening in perceived levels of corruption include Brazil, Cuba, and the United States. Countries in the Americas with a significant improvement include Uruguay and Paraguay. The best in the world is New Zealand and Finland, tied for first place. The world’s worst is Haiti.

Immigrating to NZ is the best thing that I have EVER done

Marco Polo · January 29th, 2007, 11:41 PM

This place is hot!!! this place is cool!!! Thanks for sharing. Visited once a few years ago and loved it.

PS. Read the article. Netherlands? I think it is a joke! I have been living here for the last 6 years due to my work, and sorry but there are very few positive things I can say. The weather sucks, the food is awful, people are super selfish, pushy and materialistic, the language sounds pretty ugly, and everywhere you go it is so crowded (17.5 million people squeezed into this post-stamp place). No wonder they all escape into prostitution, drugs and euthanasia...

SYDNEY · January 29th, 2007, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Marco Polo

This place is hot!!! this place is cool!!! Thanks for sharing. Visited once a few years ago and loved it.

PS. Read the article. Netherlands? I think it is a joke! I have been living here for the last 6 years due to my work, and sorry but there are very few positive things I can say. The weather sucks, the food is awful, people are super selfish, pushy and materialistic, the language sounds pretty ugly, and everywhere you go it is so crowded (17.5 million people squeezed into this post-stamp place). No wonder they all escape into prostitution, drugs and euthanasia...

LOL - only a pleasure. Kiwikaas won't be happy to hear that - LOL

Davee · January 30th, 2007, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by ENIGMA

LOL - only a pleasure. Kiwikaas won't be happy to hear that - LOL

Kaas is flying to NZ as we speak...............

January 23rd, 2007, 04:56 AM	#1
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January 23rd, 2007, 03:55 PM	#3
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January 24th, 2007, 02:57 AM	#5
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January 25th, 2007, 01:00 AM	#6
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January 23rd, 2007, 03:35 PM	#2
Shenzhen_GAWC Physical Aspects Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 70 Likes (Received): 2	Stunning Auckland is beautiful

January 23rd, 2007, 06:16 PM	#4
Clay_Rock Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: St Catharines Posts: 1,030 Likes (Received): 0	Nice pictures. I like the silver van in the last photo - they aren't too common in North America.

January 26th, 2007, 03:32 AM	#9
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January 26th, 2007, 04:15 AM	#10
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January 27th, 2007, 08:48 AM	#12
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January 27th, 2007, 09:08 AM	#13
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January 29th, 2007, 09:52 AM	#15
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January 29th, 2007, 01:33 PM	#16
TonyNZ Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Gold Coast AUS Posts: 928 Likes (Received): 1	BEAUTIFUL CITY!!! no wonder New Zealand has the 4th best living standards in the world.

January 29th, 2007, 11:41 PM	#18
Marco Polo Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 4,321 Likes (Received): 36	This place is hot!!! this place is cool!!! Thanks for sharing. Visited once a few years ago and loved it. PS. Read the article. Netherlands? I think it is a joke! I have been living here for the last 6 years due to my work, and sorry but there are very few positive things I can say. The weather sucks, the food is awful, people are super selfish, pushy and materialistic, the language sounds pretty ugly, and everywhere you go it is so crowded (17.5 million people squeezed into this post-stamp place). No wonder they all escape into prostitution, drugs and euthanasia...

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