Old Appy: This is a pleasure to see your participation in this forum.
I love New Zealand, and the people. I spent some time, in 1980 and 81, in Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch.
I was a member of the US Antarctic Research Expedition. The staging area was in Christchurch.
I was really impressed by the work ethics, and quality performance by the New Zealand Team at Scott Base. They constructed a camp, using our packing crates, that was superior to our pre-fabricated camp that was shipped in the crates.
Please continue to participate, you should have some good information to share.
Best regards; Bennie