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Exposed or sheltered sandy shores vary by degree of wave action they receive. More wave action moves the sand keeping active. Weak waves leaves the sand settled so it has a stable base. Less wave action allows a wide variety of species but also means less soluble oxygen worked into the water. Sight hunting shore birds like plovers are often found on sandy beaches.
http://shorebirds.pwnet.org/migration/wetland_5.htm
http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/nature/nhns/h2/h2-3.htm
http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/sandy_shores.htm
http://www.avianweb.com/plover.html
Rocky shores vary from shingle & rocks to solid headlands. Many tide pools allow beach dwellers water at low tide broadening the range of species. Purple sandpipers forage on rocky areas exposed by the tides.
http://shorebirds.pwnet.org/migration/wetland_4.htm
http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/lc/teachers_place/resources_seasearchers.asp
http://www.kcc.org.nz/educators/seashore/rocky.asp
Exposed or sheltered sandy shores vary by degree of wave action they receive. More wave action moves the sand keeping active. Weak waves leaves the sand settled so it has a stable base. Less wave action allows a wide variety of species but also means less soluble oxygen worked into the water. Sight hunting shore birds like plovers are often found on sandy beaches.
http://shorebirds.pwnet.org/migration/wetland_5.htm
http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/nature/nhns/h2/h2-3.htm
http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/sandy_shores.htm
http://www.avianweb.com/plover.html
Rocky shores vary from shingle & rocks to solid headlands. Many tide pools allow beach dwellers water at low tide broadening the range of species. Purple sandpipers forage on rocky areas exposed by the tides.
http://shorebirds.pwnet.org/migration/wetland_4.htm
http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/lc/teachers_place/resources_seasearchers.asp
http://www.kcc.org.nz/educators/seashore/rocky.asp
What can you tell me about New Zealand?
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Is it nice there?
Where do you live, have you been there?
How are the people there?
Is it safe be out late?
Is there a lot of crime there?
How is the weather there?
What would the people think about a South African-muslim living there?
What would the people think about a South African living there?
Answer
It is nice in NZ.
Mostly the country is an emerald green compared to Australia's grey-blue greens and bare reds. The farm lands are seen fairly close to cities and they extend to the next town creating a lovely open feeling to the small country.
The coastlines of the west cost that I have seen are rugged surf strewn wild places that draw surfers by the dozen. Some places do have dangerous rips, but the locals know where to avoid.
The beaches here tend to be more black sand rather than the white I'm used to in Australia. The east coast that I've seen is just as wild, rocky and surf strewn as the west coast, but is the more sheltered of the two.
The northern Bay of Islands is the prettiest as it is very sheltered and more tropical and has the white sand.
There are a lot of deciduous trees planted through out NZ that give lovely Autumn colours of red and gold and the autumn is more noticeable here than in Sydney.
The roads are mostly well made, but they seem to specialize in building roads with so many sharp curves and less of the straight roads, though I found the straight roads in the South Island. I also found a lot of tunnels built for both road and rail. Something almost foreign in Australia!
I have found NZ roads have a lot of driving to the kilometer, compared to Australia's many kilometers to the drive.
The geography is built from volcanic activity and from being on an active plate fold. It makes for interesting landforms in a compact area. You will find active volcanic areas, areas that were obviously formed from previous volcanic activity and impressive alps, rugged terrain, along with undulating plains, large rivers, areas of high rain fall and areas with low rainfall.
As to being out late... I dont know what the cities are like, but the country seems to be tucked in with lights out around 7 to 8pm. I noticed that when driving home last week from Invercargill. (bottom of the South Island)
I was one of few cars on the road at 7pm in Christchurch and the next night, almost had the road to myself from 7 pm to 10pm while driving from Wellington to New Plymouth. Most of the service stations were closed for the night. Lucky I didnt need to refuel!
The people are generally nice, friendly, practical, down to earth and helpful. There are some "not so nice ones" here too, but unless you actively go looking for them, you dont seem to attract them.
If you read the internet news or papers, they seem to concentrate on doom and gloom and the crime, but I have had no problem so far. Like the other two replies have said, locking doors etc is sometimes forgotten!
The weather at the moment, for me, is freezing cold! It is a full 11.0C degrees inside and cooler out.
It has been raining/sleeting here and is snowing on the mountain (Mt Egmont) and snowing on the Southern Alps and snowing on the Northern Platteau of the North Island.
The summer was a mild 27 to 29C degrees that was sunny and pleasant. With Mt Egmont so close, New Plymouth has its own weather generator and winters tend to be wet and cold, Summers warm and dry and Autumn/Spring tend to be cool and increasingly wet going into winter and increasingly dry going into summer. There are 4 definate seasons here.
I like living here.
It is nice in NZ.
Mostly the country is an emerald green compared to Australia's grey-blue greens and bare reds. The farm lands are seen fairly close to cities and they extend to the next town creating a lovely open feeling to the small country.
The coastlines of the west cost that I have seen are rugged surf strewn wild places that draw surfers by the dozen. Some places do have dangerous rips, but the locals know where to avoid.
The beaches here tend to be more black sand rather than the white I'm used to in Australia. The east coast that I've seen is just as wild, rocky and surf strewn as the west coast, but is the more sheltered of the two.
The northern Bay of Islands is the prettiest as it is very sheltered and more tropical and has the white sand.
There are a lot of deciduous trees planted through out NZ that give lovely Autumn colours of red and gold and the autumn is more noticeable here than in Sydney.
The roads are mostly well made, but they seem to specialize in building roads with so many sharp curves and less of the straight roads, though I found the straight roads in the South Island. I also found a lot of tunnels built for both road and rail. Something almost foreign in Australia!
I have found NZ roads have a lot of driving to the kilometer, compared to Australia's many kilometers to the drive.
The geography is built from volcanic activity and from being on an active plate fold. It makes for interesting landforms in a compact area. You will find active volcanic areas, areas that were obviously formed from previous volcanic activity and impressive alps, rugged terrain, along with undulating plains, large rivers, areas of high rain fall and areas with low rainfall.
As to being out late... I dont know what the cities are like, but the country seems to be tucked in with lights out around 7 to 8pm. I noticed that when driving home last week from Invercargill. (bottom of the South Island)
I was one of few cars on the road at 7pm in Christchurch and the next night, almost had the road to myself from 7 pm to 10pm while driving from Wellington to New Plymouth. Most of the service stations were closed for the night. Lucky I didnt need to refuel!
The people are generally nice, friendly, practical, down to earth and helpful. There are some "not so nice ones" here too, but unless you actively go looking for them, you dont seem to attract them.
If you read the internet news or papers, they seem to concentrate on doom and gloom and the crime, but I have had no problem so far. Like the other two replies have said, locking doors etc is sometimes forgotten!
The weather at the moment, for me, is freezing cold! It is a full 11.0C degrees inside and cooler out.
It has been raining/sleeting here and is snowing on the mountain (Mt Egmont) and snowing on the Southern Alps and snowing on the Northern Platteau of the North Island.
The summer was a mild 27 to 29C degrees that was sunny and pleasant. With Mt Egmont so close, New Plymouth has its own weather generator and winters tend to be wet and cold, Summers warm and dry and Autumn/Spring tend to be cool and increasingly wet going into winter and increasingly dry going into summer. There are 4 definate seasons here.
I like living here.
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