No, but I have an ex-Sister-in-law played a stuntwoman on Xena
that joke is a bit oldDo you suffer from blood pooling in your head because you are on the wrong side of the world?
Do you have to wear magnetic boots to avoid falling off the earth?
Mostly in the regional parks around Auckland
I am very proud of Maori traditions and many formal ceremonies bring tears to my eyes because of the solemness of them.
They seem to be on track to do it.
No. And they are even considering relocating/rebuilding it to another safer part
This is true. Most people who live in Auckland find everything they need to entertain themselves here and therefore choose not to explore the rest. Which is a shame. I myself have explored most of the North Island, but to cross the Cook Strait with the car is expensive and needs to be booked in advance so it does not really allow for spontaneous travel to the South Island. However, I have been to Dunedin, Christchurch and Nelson.
No. Life can be cruel sometimes, we understand that.
We don't get many cyclones in New Zealand. The worst one did hit on the North East in "Bay of Plenty".
A large percentage of NZ'ers have left NZ for this very reason. It is estimated that there are 1 million Kiwis spread around the world. However, many of our Kiwis have done well on the International stage, taking leading roles. e.g. CFO of Microsoft, Head of WTO, Head of UN Development. In addition, taking the America's Cup, was also quite a coup for a little nation no bigger than many of the worlds cities. And our sports people have one many golds and top-level competitions. So it is generally thought we punch above our own weight on the world stage.
We seem to be weathering the GFC storm quite well considering the Earthquake destroying our second largest city, so our isolation is not causing too many problems. However, our high NZ dollar is causing our exporters some problems but our imports are significantly cheaper because of it. In addition we are a very peaceful and safe nation really, so I would say it is a good thing.
The government has just committed to a multi-billion-dollar plan rolling out fibre to the home nationwide, so in the next few years it will improve. The biggest problem we have is the tyranny of distance to the USA and the rest of the world for latency issues (you can't go faster than light - unless you are a neutrino
). In addition we only have two main paths out of NZ. One via Australia and the other via Fiji, which does not help. 
Honestly, from quality of life point of view, we are up there with most of the other states, however salaries are generally higher over there, but houses, and cost of living and taxes are also higher there too.
So long as you support the Auckland Warriors against your city's team of Manly Sea Eagles.
