Oh Mel80! To be in NZ right now!!! I live in Central NY. We get an average of 170 inches of snow during our winters! Not to mention the Farmers Almanac is calling for 190-200 inches this season!! The reason for all this snow is because of lake Ontario!! I do have to say that we had a glorious summer and were able to swim quite a bit.. At least we have Autumn.. they are always very beautiful here! But I am not looking forward to shoveling all that white stuff!!!