GAME ZONE
Crossword
by David Cass
Clues across:
World’s largest living creature, whose hunting through the nineteenth century was a major NZ industry (5) Westland township at one time regarded as NZ’s ‘Capital of the Goldfields’ and now a good base to stay for West Coast exploration (8) NZ’s commonest lizard species (5) Historic site in the Bay of Islands, where NZ’s founding Treaty document was signed - a tourist must-see (8) Landslide of volcanic debris mixed with water, often triggered by heavy rainfall (5) Descriptor term for a load-bearing but undriven axle, usually behind the drive axle, often fitted to heavily laden RVs (3) Village just south of Stratford in Taranaki - the Maori word for swamp (6) Major holiday centre for the Bay of Islands with a lovely beach and wide variety of holiday accommodation (6) Braking aid fitted to some modern RVs which helps prevent wheel lock-up (1,1,1) NZ’s highest ski-field, north-east of Ohakune (5) Once called Eweburn, this Central Otago township has a variety of pleasing art deco style buildings (8) 25. Maori earth oven, prepared by building a big fire in a pit to heat stones, over which the food is then cooked on covered-over leaf beds (5) Several varieties of this object in your RV - some in the engine, plus another for holding gas (8) North Canterbury farming township and trout and salmon river (5)
