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		<title>Kiwi at Auckland Zoo</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 04:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Sunset over Cox’s Bay</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Valerie Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2025 06:54:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Beautiful sunset this evening over the bay, close to our Auckland house swap home.]]></description>
		
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		<title>NZ Kingfisher</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2025 21:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Dinner with Jason, Clare &amp; Alison</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Valerie Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2025 21:02:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[So lovely to meet up with house swap friends last night. Jason cooked us a wonderful meal and we had a great evening. Thank you guys😁]]></description>
		
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		<title>Evening with friends</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Valerie Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2025 20:56:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Graeme and Sharon joined us for a meal at our house swap home on Friday. It was great to see them again before we leave. Hope to see them in the UK sometime 😁]]></description>
		
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		<title>NZ Kingfisher/ Kotare</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Valerie Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 22:47:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The NZ Kingfisher or ‘Kotare’ doesn’t have the striking metallic blue back of its UK cousin or quite so coppery-brown a chest, but its silhouette is very recognisable. This one was sunning itself this morning and seemed unperturbed by our presence…]]></description>
		
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		<title>First few days in Auckland</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Valerie Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 05:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Back in the ‘ City of Sails’ and soaking up the atmosphere…]]></description>
		
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		<title>Day on Waiheke Island</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Valerie Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 05:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Took the ferry across to Waiheke today and had lunch at Mudbrick Vineyard restaurant to celebrate my birthday which was few days ago. Great day out😁]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Emperor has no clothes!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2025 04:34:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The New Zealand Herald satirises Trump after NZ fires envoy to UK who questioned Trump&#8217;s grasp of history.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Last House Swap</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Valerie Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 03:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Just arrived at Alison’s lovely home in Auckland for our last house swap.]]></description>
		
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