'I know that there is gardening I can do in the winter but in all honesty it too cold.' Aww harden up. You Southern Northerners are almost as soft as the Northern Southerners. lol. We have had a very warm winter in Taupo with minimal frost. Nothing like our second to last winter in Edinburgh. -16°C for a week. -18°C at it's lowest in the city. -26°C at it's lowest outside of the city! The weather in NZ didn't have anything to do with us emigrating, honest!