Pike River Mine got 6m of rain a year. Terrible place to get anything done. The number of bike rides and excursions I'd have planned, then cancelled with rain.
The west coast is really temperate. Usually 10-20C daily highs, but the humidity kills you. The heat-pump in my office wasn't set to "cool", it was set to "dry".
Perfect rusting conditions. You can watch rust grow on tools and parts inside your house.

Park a car outside and you can see the salt streaks on the windscreen.

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