"Eddy" wrote in message
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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!

not been to the museum for a number of years now & not seen the animals
though iIcan guess what they will be. In a couple of days there will be
several additions of introduced 'english' pests including Sidebottom,
Strauss, Vaughan, Panesar & 'Lord Malfoy' Broad. We could also do you poms a
favour & add G Boycott if you like. If my auntie, visiting from Birmingham,
gloats too much she may join as well.

As for Auckland, here is a gardening piece of ******** you lot will like.
The "Ellerslie Flower Show" was for some years staged at the Ellerslie ( a
suburb of Auckland) Racecourse in central Auckland. When the event, and
traffic, outgrew the racecourse it got shipped out to the Botanical gardens
in South Auckland which was a good venue with heaps of access. A year or so
ago the Auckland City Council decided to cut back on its funding to the
event so the flower show put the event up for auction. It was won by
Christchurch. So now the 'Ellerslie' flower show is moving hundreds of
kilometres south to Christchurch. The 'Ellerslie' flower show in
Christchurch.

If that is not bizarre enough, the South Auckland council have decided to
stage an annual flower show to replace the one they lost. The Auckland City
Council has also decided to open the ratepayers wallet & hold a third flower
show back at the Ellerslie racecourse. Its enough to make you **** yourself
laughing, its so farcical.

Probably all arranged by our top order batsmen.

rob