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New Zealands Subterranean World of Waitoma

New Zealands Subterranean World of Waitoma

By Irene Butler – Photos by Rick - Our Waitomo Caves Photo Gallery - We get up extra early, aim our rental car and head out from Rotorua to the hilly Waitomo region. On the scenic 2 ½ hour drive we drive through verdant valleys, past fields of corn and flocks of grazing sheep and herds of grass mulching cattle. It boggles my mind knowing that underneath the hills of Waitomo region are 300 known limestone caves, and we are excited to see the caves that are open to the public that go by the same name as the...

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A Ship out of Water

A Ship out of Water

By Rick Butler Imagine! Never another hydro bill; never another heat bill; never another water bill. This is not a fantasy; it is a reality. Begin with used car tires, add sand, some solar panels, one small wind turbine, lots of live plants; splash in a sprinkling of rain and snow and you have the recipe for an “Earthship”. What’s an Earthship you ask?

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