"Renata (who has rellies in both Nelson and Christchurch) and her fiance. They loved it when one of the bands (Identity Crisis) played lots of Crowded House."

"Curly and The Boys (you'll notice that Gerry is also a girl but we call her our honourary boy as she joined after the name did)"

"This was taken at Wayland Radio in Norfolk, when we played live."

My husband Peter, in our back garden in Oakham, England.

Flooding in Rosalie, Brisbane.

Flooding in Rosalie, Brisbane.

Flooding in Rosalie, Brisbane.

"I’m a Nelsonian, now slowly becoming a bear (I’m hibernating) in Oxford, UK. Just thought I’d send you a pic from a Kiwi about to have Christmas in Britain."

Samme outside one of London's tourist hotspots, Buckingham Palace.

Samme Prangley about to explore the Alice Shop in Oxford. This used to be Alice Lidell’s favourite sweet shop, and is now a souvenir shop for all things Alice in Wonderland (it is right opposite Christ church, where some Harry Potter scenes were filmed).

Samme, right, and flat mate Emma, at the Dragon School, during the January snowfall which blanketed much of the UK.

"We have a lot of Kiwis playing rugby here and have a lot of rivalry when it comes to Bledisloe Cup time." Chris Harwood - Tasmania.

"Myself, in Boston Common on Memorial Day, Boston. Each flag represents a fallen Massachusetts Soldier."

Times Square, New York City.

Mandy Russ with a star-spangled banner on Independence Day. "I'm a true grass roots Kiwi but I love America as my second home"

"On the flagpole is a beautiful peace flag but I felt it was lacking something. So, in the middle of the night I hoisted the New Zealand flag. Surprise! New Zealand meets peace in the desert! My American workmates loved it!" Nick Jones, Ghost Ranch, New Mexico.

Bernard Downey, Staphorst, Holland.

Gordon with brewing staff of Accra Brewery Limited, Ghana.

"Doha looking north" - Warren Wiggins, Qatar

"Doha looking south" - Warren Wiggins, Qatar

"Camels are even accommodated on new road projects" - Warren Wiggins, Qatar

"Qatar is very flat - notice the oil wells!" - Warren Wiggins, Qatar

"The Pearl, New Qatar" - Warren Wiggins, Qatar

"Zubara Fort, Old Qatar" - Warren Wiggins, Qatar

"The New Museum of Islamic Art" - Warren Wiggins, Qatar.

"The family in Jordan" - Warren Wiggins, Qatar

"We saw this truck with its huge load on the roadside at Bavet, near the Cambodian-Viet Nam Border. Overladen vehicles are a common sight in Cambodia, as everything is carted by road." - June Vincent, Svay Rieng, Cambodia

"The young man in the photo was holding a bird cage with sparrows and finches in it. For the payment of a few riel you can buy a bird to set it free. If I didn't think it was just encouraging the practice I would have bought the lot and released them all." - June Vincent, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

"Unfortunately you can't get too close to the cauldron to snap a good pic, it is enclosed by a large fence, which is a little disappointing but understandable, I guess, for security reasons." - Leanne Manera, Vancouver, Canada

"Downtown Vancouver" - Leanne Manera, Vancouver, Canada.

"Downtown Vancouver" - Leanne Manera, Vancouver, Canada.

The Olympic cauldron - Leanne Manera, Vancouver, Canada.

"Unforunately you cant get too close to the cauldron to snap a good pic, it is enclosed by a large fence, which is a little disappointing but understandable i guess for security reasons." - Leanne Manera, Vancouver, Canada

"This is us shortly after we arrived in London at Tower Bridge." - Anna and Michael Vesty - London, UK

"The Roman Arena in Verona, Italy at Christmas time" - Anna and Michael Vesty, London, UK

"Best moment so far in Asia has been going to the Beijing Olympic games and managing to be present for each medal that New Zealand won with the exception of sailing." Nick Flyger, Kuala Lumpur.

"Best moment so far in Asia has been going to the Beijing Olympic games and managing to be present for each medal that New Zealand won with the exception of sailing." Nick Flyger, Kuala Lumpur.

"Mountain biking through the Batu Dam jungle north of Kuala Lumpur with my Canadian friend Pat. I regularly encounter monkeys, snakes, leeches, scorpions, mosquitoes, and various other creepy crawlies." Nick Flyger, Kuala Lumpur

"Mountain biking through the Batu Dam jungle north of Kuala Lumpur with my Canadian friend Pat. I regularly encounter monkeys, snakes, leeches, scorpions, mosquitoes, and various other creepy crawlies." Nick Flyger, Kuala Lumpur

"Riding around Central Park, New York in a horse-drawn carriage" Kelly Hedley and Mark Curr, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK.

"Snow at heaton park just down the street" - Kelly Hedley and Mark Curr, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK.

"Elliot and me (and Finley the dog) just up the road in Southwold - who could've guessed, they do have nice beaches here…" - Jane Moseley, Colchester UK.

"Us enjoying the recent snow using a dog-kennel lid as a sled - remarkable Kiwi ingenuity. - Jane Moseley, Colchester UK

"Elliot giggling at the pigeons in St Peter's Square, Rome." - Jane Moseley, Colchester, UK.

"Elliot's flip-top head checking out the ceiling in St Peter's, Rome." - Jane Moseley, Colchester, UK.

"Looking back towards St Andrews from West Sands, taken on Boxing Day (note the snow and ice on the beach!)" - Sam Du Fresne, St Andrews, Scotland.

Loch Oich on the A82 between Fort William and Inverness - Sam Du Fresne, St Andrews, Scotland.

"This little boy has been orphaned due to AIDS and lives in the care of the good folk at REDA, (Rural Economic Development Assn) an NGO in the Svay Rieng province where I work as a volunteer." - June Vincent, Cambodia

AN ARABIAN CHRISTMAS: Stoke's Adele Bentley, standing in a wadi in Oman, will spend Christmas in the United Arab Emirates.

"Seven Mile Beach, Coffin Bay, South Australia - How good is this spot?" - Brett Nimmo, Adelaide.

"Travel is a huge part of the job (more so than being in the military!) often working and living in countries all over the world. The pictures show projects in various countries." - Kelvin Woodhouse, Italy.

Preparation for installing an underwater pipe network - Kelvin Woodhouse, Indonesia.

An offshore underwater construction project - Kelvin Woodhouse, China

"Our Reclaimer, a bucket wheel towering 50 metres which scoops the iron ore to the conveyors then on to a ship. The buckets are approximatly the size of a mini cooper and it travels along the conveyor which is 2.5kms long." - Daryl Thorn, Port Hedland, Western Australia.

"The view from our balcony window in Sao Paolo" - Greg Newman, Sao Paolo, Brazil.

"A floating petrol station on the Amazon River. I think they show the two very different sides of Brazil pretty well" Greg Newman - Sao Paolo, Brazil

"This is my husband Graham trying to describe a small hand saw to a shop keeper with no English. Fortunately there was a young man next door who understood and then ran along the road to get one for him. US$4.50, and one happy handyman. This part of Phnom Penh is where there are many tools available, so it is a handyman's delight." June Vincent, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

"This wonderful 80-year-old grandmother worked from sun up to sunset every day." - June Vincent, Takeo Province, Cambodia.

"This is the view from the place where I work" Els Greening - Zaanse Schaans, Holland.

Molen Van Dick, near Amsterdam, Holland.

"Here is a picture taken while standing on the small wharf on the 'pond' at our rural property in southern Taiwan. Three years ago this was an overgrown rice paddy with chest high 'gorse like' weeds. It was taken about a month after the big typhoon, which flooded us and destroyed a lot of trees". - John Lamorie, Ligang Pingtung, Taiwan