Now, many readers here in the United States may think of this country with recent movies in mind, such as "The Lord of the Rings" series and "Whale Rider," which were filmed in this part of the world. But plastering is alive and well here, too. This country is divided up into two beautiful islands, the North and the South, and I was recently able to get acquainted with a plasterer there, Brian Carr, from the South island. I was able to interview him a few weeks ago and so I wanted to include some of what we talked about.
While the United States was enduring a cold winter, it was a hot summer in New Zealand. They're also about 12 hours ahead of the central time zone. Picture #2 shows a house that would be wood lath and three-coat plaster inside, which was done in a very similar way as it is here. Picture #3 shows a newer building going up. In picture #4, there's a view of a typical street in Christchurch.