Nobody
Gangster
1. New Zealand has a small flightless bird called a kiwi that has become our national symbol. Although you don't call Americans eagles.
2. Holland i think someone said, because the first white man to find nz was able tasman.
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1. New Zealand has a small flightless bird called a kiwi that has become our national symbol. Although you don't call Americans eagles.
2. Holland i think someone said, because the first white man to find nz was able tasman.
Nobody
Gangster
Auckland is also an objectively awful city. And the South Island is for mugs. Wellington4lyfe.
Your right, and wainuiomata is the best place in Wellington!
jtb1127
Deity
What do you do for a living?
What American tv shows do you watch or are popular in NZ?
What American tv shows do you watch or are popular in NZ?
kiwitt
Road to War Modder
Retired @ 49 - living off my investments
Can't stand American shows. They are aimed at the lowest common demoninator to get the most ratings. We have too much here, so I choose to watch purchased British series like - Spooks, or play games , watch old movies, or watch docos on the internet.
Well it can be when one upsets his white English born wife
Interracial marriage is not compulsory but it is very common over here, we have idiots in Maoridom whom I would not want my daughter to have a thing to do with.
One could say we tend to marry the people of the same class regardless of race, creed or colour.
Tycho Brahe
Emperor
Have you ever lost a boyfriend/girlfriend because they would rather be with an australian?
Ronojoy1917
Warlord
1. Why isn't New Zealand Australia? That's to say, why aren't they one entity? Was New Zealand originally colonized by the Dutch or something?
2. How how popular are Flight of the Conchords in New Zealand itself?
3. Are you familiar with Masterchef Australia? Is that show followed in New Zealand? Do you have a Masterchef New Zealand?
4. That video you posted, is that really the busiest street in the whole country?
2. How how popular are Flight of the Conchords in New Zealand itself?
3. Are you familiar with Masterchef Australia? Is that show followed in New Zealand? Do you have a Masterchef New Zealand?
4. That video you posted, is that really the busiest street in the whole country?
warpus
Sommerswerd asked me to change this
They were 3 fairly sizeable salamis that I brought for the hikes I was going to be doing. I wouldn't have been able to eat half of one in a sitting
rugbyLEAGUEfan
Deity
They were 3 fairly sizeable salamis that I brought for the hikes I was going to be doing. I wouldn't have been able to eat half of one in a sitting
Did you purchase 3 more sizable NZ salamis to take hiking ? If so , how did they compare?
kiwitt
Road to War Modder
No ... and I have
my wife since High School
As mentioned earlier ... It was discovered by a Dutchman Abel Tasman.
It was a popular show.
Masterchef Australia is going to replace a long time favorite on TV - Coronation Street. We had a Masterchef New Zealand. Also there are just too many cooking programs on TV already ... and now putting them on in prime time 5 nights a week is really bad. I now spend more time on the internet, gaming or watching movies.
Yes it is. i.e. it has the most people and is surrounded by our tallest buildings.
rugbyLEAGUEfan
Deity
Retired at 49 , married and still in love with high school sweet heart , living in a great country .
You've got it going on there Kiwiitt
You've got it going on there Kiwiitt
kiwitt
Road to War Modder
... and I can play and mod Civ for as long as a like, whenever I like, plus a few other things as well.
Nobody
Gangster
It almost was one country, New Zealand was involved in the federation but pulled out at the last minute, fiji did the same. I think the australian constitute actually allows us to join them when ever we want. I think pretty much New Zealand didn't want to be controlled by australians. Also australia had some racist laws which didn't fit well with Maori.
and if we were one country their would be no All Blacks and no Haka!
That's not the reason; though racism and some degree of particularism did play a part. The simple fact is that Colonial Office was hostile to the notion and domestic opinion was tepid too, as a result the merger never took place though it wasn't abandoned until the late-1910s. This in evinced in the concessions that were built into the Federal framework to make allowances for New Zealand potential entry. The best example of this is Commonwealth Franchise Act 1902 which gave Maori the right to vote thus putting the racism issue to bed. I've reproduced the text here for your perusal:
The Second Reading is also instructive, because you can see the difference in opinion between what Australian politicians though of Aboriginals as compared to Maori. It's kind of stark...
Commonwealth Franchise Act 1902 said:
The Second Reading is also instructive, because you can see the difference in opinion between what Australian politicians though of Aboriginals as compared to Maori. It's kind of stark...
Excerpt of the Second Reading said:
Australia was 6 colonies itself prior to 1901. Western Australia nearly didn't join, and in fact voted to secede in 1933 (didn't happen, obviously).
New Zealand was party to the federation talks, but the 1890s were a time of crippling drought-induced hardship in much of Australia and NZ didn't really see much benefit in the federation from an economic perspective. I've seen it said that if federation had occurred ten years earlier it was more likely you'd have New Zealand as part of it.
rugbyLEAGUEfan
Deity
And I'm ashamed to say not a great deal has changed
Optical
The Fall of the Eleventh
Another 'Kiwi' signing in to answer all your questions.
Well, the ones that apply to 15-year-olds, anyway
Well, the ones that apply to 15-year-olds, anyway
