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>And NZ is not just a dot on the map. I promise I'm not planning to stalk you. Bill
It wouldn't bother me if you did, Dr. Bill. I can only repeat what I said earlier - googling Akina Heretaunga (exactly that phrase) turned up only 42 references, many to specfic addresses within 10 minutes of my house.
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Dear sjm: Could you use a phone book as a map? The last time I tried to find out where Akina
was, I couldn't find any map to help. Someone did give me some URLs with more map stuff, but
I'm not sure I can find it. I have a Word97 four page file of URLs, but it is not organized. I'l go
comb through that to see if I can find a helpful map.
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I'm only guessing here, but this looks suspiciously akin to saying YCLIU...
Really, it is even more coy than saying YCLIU. And of course I could look it up, since the person in question doesn't seem interested in sharing, but somehow my interest is waning.
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Sorry, Alex. I'm just playing. NZ has two official languages, and I've taken to giving my location in the other one. I tend to give my location as
Akina (suburb - no English equivalent)
Heretaunga (city)
Te Ika a Maui (island)
Aotearoa (country)
In the immortal words of Sybill Fawlty - "Pretentious? Moi?"
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Dear Max: Now I'm beginning to get the picture. I have found a map of New Zealand, and at one point had the outline of "Antaroa(is it?) in view, but no details are likely to be obtainable. However, I am much happier having an approximate idea of where you are. Makes you seem more real. Here's the URL if you should want to give it to anybody else. It is a bit tricky.There is a small square in upper left, with faint outline of North and South Islands. Clicking there gives a small square that is enlarged, with names of major places printed. I'll still having to experiment to see how much detail I can get. http://www.geographynetwork.co.nz/website/NZTopo_wgs84/viewer.htm
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Hey, Max! That map has more tricks than a barrel of monkeys! It can do the most amazing
things, but I can't yet make it show me Antaroa. You might have fun playing with it Bill
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I can make some changes, but not consistently the ones I want. I sure wish it had a help
place, with some clues to make it do what I want.
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It probably doesn't show Antaroa because it doesn't exist. NZ's official Maaori name is Aotearoa, "the land of the long white cloud", once referred to by Sitiveni Rabuka as "the land of the wrong white crowd."
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Dear Max: my short term memory gets worse every day. But I guess I've found what i wanted.
Aotearoa (Land of the Long White
Cloud)
New Zealand
Heretaunga
Hawke's Bay
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I've heard it used in the US, but I seem to have this feeling that it was an affectation or being used humorously or both.
Here (in Canada), my boss, a nurse, once referred to working in the community in mufti -- that is the only time I have heard the word.
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