An update will appear here at 0900 Friday 22nd December, UK time. Hows that for forward planning? PaSx

Kiwi's are without doubt a friendly, laid back bunch. Thoroughly likeable. That said, they do suffer from a slight speech impediment. The most notable of which was realised just yesterday on the ferry crossing between north and south islands. They pronounce 'deck' as d*** and, rather unfortunately, 'six' as sex. We laughed to the point of near suffication as the tannoy announcement suggested "those in need of refreshment head for deck six...