[QUOTE=PartyPat]Greetings from NZ!
Welcome Partypat. I'm a newbie myself (and mostly a lurker). I spent 3 weeks in NZ last year. One of those weeks was fly fishing near lake taupo. Great fishing and just the best people you ever hope to meet.
As for me I hope to decide on my new bike after this weekend to work on my 5' 9", 228 pounds back to my running / soccer weight of 180.