On 24 Jun 2006 06:14:47 -0700, "patty"
wrote:
>> >>
>> >> No you will not need need one.
>> >
>> > Agreed - either rear or front wheel drive will do. And 'Hoepika' is
>> > Hokitika. Pronounced Hoe - ki (as in kit) ticker.
>> >>
>> P.S. For Rotunda - try Rotorua. (Pronounced row - tow - rue -ah)
>> >>
>
>Again, appreciate the responses, especially the corrections on my
>ignorance. Regular car it is, I will at least insist on a front wheel
>drive.
>Thanks, Patty
Whoops sorry, forgot to add:
Many of the North Island roads were closed due to the weather
situation - just be prepared for anything!
More snow storms on the way
Monday June 26, 2006
By Jarrod Booker
New Zealand has not seen the last of the severe weather. Fresh storms
are forecast to bring more snow to both islands this week.
The MetService is expecting more falls down to 700m in the east coast
region of the North Island today, and snow is forecast later in the
week for the South Island, where about 350 households are still
without power.
Central North Island highways closed last week, stranding motorists
and cutting crucial freight links, had all reopened yesterday, except
for State Highway 38 at Tuai, near Wairoa.
Caution was being urged by Transit New Zealand on other highways where
slips had occurred.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10388348
Cath |