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Ian was taken aback to learn from the radio that the challengers were out there jousting in the pre-start melee . The sheep run around the field , woolly and adorable , have lambs , frolic in the springtime , acquire names and idiosyncratic habits , and - - we eat them . He spent four hours ( at only $ 35 / hour ) and made two enormous armchairs , slightly angled together in a conversational way . All there is is an ancient hall with faded jazz posters on the walls , bench seats for the lucky few at the front , and plenty of standing room behind . People came from all over the North Island , and the eclectic mix of recorder-playing , swimming in the local natural hot pools , and bird watching proved to be a winning combination . When we met up we relived each others ' adventures over all the wine that had been procured . Not surprisingly , this makes everyone feel very insecure and has begun to poison the camaraderie that has always been such an enjoyable part of Pam 's work environment . Another interesting feature of Police Outpost is the fact that you can walk to the US border , just a km or so distant . New Zealand 's South Island would have been French but for the fact that a boatload of French settlers destined for Akaroa tipped off the colonial English when they stopped at Russell in the North Island , whereupon the latter boarded their fastest boat , raced down , and hoisted the Union Jack to welcome the settlers . Of course , Mum has had to get used to living all by herself , which is not easy .