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Kiwi House

The kiwi-house in the zoo is a seemingly impossible compromise...

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Wellington Botanical Gardens

While the creator of the Giant's House has throughout her career successfully emulated Nature...

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Giant's House

Nature is the ultimate Artist that is perfect by definition. Man can but strive for perfection - yet, since time immemorial there have been remarkable individuals trying to emulate Nature...

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Rangitoto Island

While many places on Earth are famous for their natural wonders, Rangitoto Island near Auckland is mostly renowned for what it doesn't have!

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Pohutu Geyser

Like a true Artist, Nature has forever experimented with shapes, forms, directions and even temperatures.

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Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls is a wonder everybody has heard of, while millions have seen colourful postcards devoted to it, or even visited the famous site itself.

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Surgery of the Soul

Stalactite caves are impressive but, at least, they can be found in quite a few countries. In comparison, glowworm caves are not only completely unique but they are also endemic...

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A Den of Dogs

The Lord of the Rings had, in a way, reimagined New Zealand, but by the time the movie was produced, the country had already been around for quite a while.

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One Man Who Ruled Them All

About everybody can enjoy and admire eccentric actors utterly devoted to their profession but to work with them and actually succeed is an altogether different kettle of fish.