Here in New Zealand, summer has finally arrived. Though it's not like any summer I've experienced before.

The weather is playing tricks on us here 'Way Down Under' - not to be confused with our neighbours 'Down Under' (also known as Australia) who are above us geographically speaking - we seem to be having some out-of-the-ordinary tropical weather with high humidity, mists, and rain.
New Zealand has never been so...well, tropical.

Hmmm, the weather. Veeery peculiar.

Ko Aotea te waka, ko Taranaki te maunga, ko Ngaruahinerangi raua ko Ngati Ruanui nga iwi, ko au tenei! Kati ake, kaore au mo te toroa i tenei, kaore hoki au mo te whaaki atu ki te ao ko wai rawa tenei uri o Taranaki, Kahui Maunga, engari, e whakamohio noa iho i te minenga no hea au, ara, no Aotearoa. Tino rangatiratanga, tino rangatahitanga! Mauri ora!