NZ can kill you?

So I thought that NZ was completely harmless...  but it turns out that there is some stuff here that will hurt you:

Cnetipedes - they live basically all over the place and will sting you.  Supposedly they pack a nasty punch.

Sand flies - wont really hurt you, but will bite and leave a mark and itch like a mosquito.  Except at the lake where we were camping if you are uncovered at all you get bit constantly.  For every 10 seconds that you stand still except to be bitten multiple times.

Wooly Nightshade - This is a pest plant which is actually a tree.  Its leaves are all fuzzy and when you move it, the fuzzies brush off and irritate your lungs.  Good thing I dont have asthma for when we had a couple days of cutting all the wooly nightshade trees in the valley.

Tree Nettle - This will actually hurt you and has even killed some dogs and horses.  It is a tree that is basically covered with hypodermic needles.

We ran into some of this on our hike the morning before we went to the lake.  Hannah got a couple stings in her finger and Rich got a whole armful of them.  He said it was still stinging days later...