CLOSED: At first glance, looked like a leaf dedris.

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bootandall Blenheim, New Zealand Jan 22, 2009

I have been tried, but have not found the write track.

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bootandall Blenheim, New Zealand Jan 22, 2009

underside

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bootandall Blenheim, New Zealand Jan 22, 2009

upperside

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jan 22, 2009

I believe that this spider is Arachnura feredayi, an orb-weaving spider in the family Araneidae - see http://tinyurl.com/cjzq67
You might be interested in three books on New Zealand spiders: “Which New Zealand Spider” by Andrew Crowe - see http://tinyurl.com/cemv45, “Spiders in New Zealand” by Bill Fairweather - see http://tinyurl.com/b9y2na, and “Spiders of New Zealand and their Worldwide Kin" by Ray Forster and Lyn Forster - see http://tinyurl.com/ce8bml

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bootandall Blenheim, New Zealand Jan 22, 2009

Thankyou very much, a perfect ID. I will look out these books when next at the library.

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