New Zealand

We arrived in new Zealand last wed (which was Tues to you guys). The time difference was so confusing at first. Finally figured it out. We are 11 hours ahead of you (usually 12,but with daylight saving and all, you only get 11). So its 8.15am here, which means its 9.15pm in Ireland. We arrived in Auckland, which is a cool city. Alot bigger than ya would think. They have 41 volcanoes. We went up Mount Eden (the highest one). Spectacular view. From there we could see the Tasman see & the Pacific Ocean & yet neither ocean touches one another! Then we began our trip on the magic bus on sat, towards Whitianga (fiti-anga 'wh' is pronounced like 'f'). We drove along the seabird coast. Did ya all know that NZ has no native mammals (except a bat-which to me is like a bird??). Dinosaurs never made it here!! Alot of birds though. We stopped off to do a hike (was so not prepared for that). Views were awesome & of course the camera died just at the vital moments!! Then we finally arrived in Whitianga. A beautiful beach resort!! Today, if the weather permits, we hope to do some scuba diving in the marine reserve. Its a place where fishing is banned, so basically there are fish galore!! So fingers crossed, as the weather here is so unpredictable. Its pretty similar to Ireland. We are in the last month of winter.They even have Cadburys chocolate :) So what reason would i have for leaving??