9-The lack of added tax: The price you see on the price tag is the price you pay at the counter. None of that "fourteen percent tacked on afterwards" B.S., they sensibly include the tax into the price of the item. I know I'm goingto be ridiculously annoyed with sales tax for the first little while I'm at home.
10-The lack of pennies: The smallest cash denomination here is the ten-cent coin. If your total comes up to $12.33, the price you pay in cash will be rounded down to $12.30. If it's $12.37, it'll be rounded up to $12.40. It's so much more pleasant than having to count out pennies at the cash.
11-Lemon and Paeroa: I briefly talked about the delicious Kiwi drink Lemon and Paeroa in a post back in Feb. Unfortunately for the non-kiwi world, it's only available here. Not sure why they haven't started exporting it (especially since it's owned by Coke or Pepsi now).
12-The views: I know that there are other places in the world that are equally or even more beautiful than here, but NZ seems to be beautiful from tip to tail.
13-The tramps (a.k.a. hikes): There are marked (and some not-so-marked) walks all over the place here. Even within cities, it's possible to find a route that will take you to some stunning vistas, natural delights and green as spots. In the rural areas, there is generally a few well-known day walks and at least one multi-day walk scattered around within a half-hour's drive of an y given point.
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