New Zealand has lived up to its reputation as the Land Of The Long White Cloud. Correction. It surpasses that reputation. We land in Auckland amid relentless howling rain, so fierce it could buff the grey off a battleship. Our arrival unintentionally coincides with that of Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, and surprise, surprise, we travel in tandem for a day or two.
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