George.com wrote:
Right pain in the arse in gorse in NZ. Curse the immigrants for thinking it
made a nice 'hedge'. Big a pest as rabbits, stoats, ferrets, possums, goats,
thistles etc etc.

Hi Rob! Nice to hear from someone in NZ! Have you seen that rather
impressive display in The Auckland War Memorial Museum? Downstairs, I
seek to remember. Anyway, a sort of massive table with a "march of the
European immigrant pests" on it! About 20 or so stuffed animals all
marching forwards like a battalion towards or across a map of New
Zealand drawn beneath their feet! You really get the drama of it, of
invaders out to destroy the native creatures, plants and trees. But at
the same time you look at the creatures and half of you is going "Ah,
what a fine looking stoat, ferret, rabbit, . . . " and so on!

Eddy.