Hi Madman,
A couple of us working for a large (unnamed) IT company have imported quite a bit of gear to set up a community network in Wellington. I'm in Strathmore - my partner in crime is over the water in Island Bay area.
I'm just waiting for a couple of parts that a guy from a Perth wireless group is sending to modify some Sky dishes for wifi links. I already have a couple of bi-quad antennas and some very good "cantenna's" built and working (parts from the Warehouse and Dick Smith).

Let me know if I can help in any way. My buddy is on an OE at the moment. He's due back in March and the project will be in full swing from there on.

Cheers - Colin.