A small group of islands located in the Pacific ocean and known for its massive population of sheep and friendly rivalry with Australia. New Zealand is run by a supposedly democratic government which sometimes consists of corrupt or stupid politicians e.g. David Cunliffe and Judith Collins. Teenagers ( and sometimes adults) often use the term 'bro' (sometimes mispronounced bra) which they refer to as mate/friend/pal etc. New Zealanders are known for their passion for rugby and ingenuity. Despite house prices skyrocketing, drug problems and too many car accidents because of tourists New Zealand is still a great, safe(mostly) country to live in without the worry of drive by shootings(except that one time), riots and corrupt police.
New Zealand is a great place to live despite corrupt politicians and tourists that cannot drive safely without killing someone.
by All the good names are taken. February 23, 2015
No one on here is saying Australians are gay, the fact is some Australians (and people in every other country) are arseholes. New Zealand was actually a colony of Britain not Australia, but with Australia as the big brother it administered New Zealand for a bit. And no it was not a Fourth of July style breakaway. Come Waitangi, New Zealand became a seperate colony. That happened in 1840. And while the two nations are a lot like each other, there are a number of subtle differences, however, this should not stop them from getting on.
Oz and New Zealand will never stop taking the piss out of each other, but when required, the two of them can knuckle down and get on with each other. That is why both of them are so effective as individual nations.
by Paul Ward April 29, 2007
by R.TruflleSir June 12, 2019
To Sarah, 323 or whatever, that's exactly what I've been saying all along. You hit the nail on the head. And to that other git, Billy Ben, I read an article that clearly stated that a good many Britons (I won't say poms) are moving to New Zealand *in droves* and they are moving to Australia too*in droves* so pull your head in on your comments. And it is actually many of you people who smell. I couldn't give a fuck one way or the other whether you like NZ or not, but if you are going to speak about it speak the TRUTH.
I've said my piece. There are some people in every country who think New Zealand is a pile of shit, but they really do not know what they are talking about. The same applies in reverse and it must stop.
by Inflight guy June 18, 2006
A country in the southern hemisphere.
Close to Australia, New zealand was once a colony of Australia but seperated much like America did to England.
They have a relative large amount of sheep and Have hot accents. Im Australian and i think that new zealanders are okay if they just STFU about us being all gay. WE ARE JUST LIKE YOU.
Close to Australia, New zealand was once a colony of Australia but seperated much like America did to England.
They have a relative large amount of sheep and Have hot accents. Im Australian and i think that new zealanders are okay if they just STFU about us being all gay. WE ARE JUST LIKE YOU.
by Sycomoron April 16, 2007
To Daryll 999 good sentiments, some Aussies are bastards but not all of them, what's more they did a few polls in Oz about New Zealand, and New Zealand came out on top in most of them. What this translates to is that many Australians like NZ so chill out. And to the person who wrote that "full of racist pricks" bit I'm sorry you feel that way but I know a lot of Kiwis and a lot of them aren't racist, although a good proportion are I guess. Attitudes are changing in NZ toward other races.
Aussie: What country came out the best in those Lowy institute polls?
2nd Aussie: New Zealand actually.
1st Aussie: Hell why can't Kiwis themselves see that?
2nd Aussie: New Zealand actually.
1st Aussie: Hell why can't Kiwis themselves see that?
by God I love this planet December 29, 2005
New Zealand. The Land of the Long White Cloud. Home to 4 million people. It is greener than most countries but I wouldn't call it "clean and green". It is actually a really active and fun place, we should be advertising that instead of clean and green.
The best city's are:
Auckland (if you want to be submerged in traffic and things to do).
Wellington (the capital - advisable to try to ignore the existance of the beehive, and visit the National Museum and generally enjoy the nightlife and cafe's, film festivals,etc.)
Christchurch and Dunedin: A must see for people from the UK in fact you should skip Wellington and Auckland and go there first. It has lots of historical buildings and it has a friendly European feel to it.
Queenstown: The overpriced, adventure capital of the world; a must go if you can afford it.
On Australia and New Zealand:
Relations are equal to that of Canada and the United States. Australia is economically more powerful and dominates a lot of the New Zealand market. It upsets a lot of people, as we see the "great New Zealand buy up". Also the treatment of aborigines is also a sour point, but all in all due to the ANZAC tradition from WW1 relations are good.
Should you visit?
1. NZ is costly
2. It has lots to do
3. It has a nice environment
4. It is out of the way
5. You can lose yourself
The best city's are:
Auckland (if you want to be submerged in traffic and things to do).
Wellington (the capital - advisable to try to ignore the existance of the beehive, and visit the National Museum and generally enjoy the nightlife and cafe's, film festivals,etc.)
Christchurch and Dunedin: A must see for people from the UK in fact you should skip Wellington and Auckland and go there first. It has lots of historical buildings and it has a friendly European feel to it.
Queenstown: The overpriced, adventure capital of the world; a must go if you can afford it.
On Australia and New Zealand:
Relations are equal to that of Canada and the United States. Australia is economically more powerful and dominates a lot of the New Zealand market. It upsets a lot of people, as we see the "great New Zealand buy up". Also the treatment of aborigines is also a sour point, but all in all due to the ANZAC tradition from WW1 relations are good.
Should you visit?
1. NZ is costly
2. It has lots to do
3. It has a nice environment
4. It is out of the way
5. You can lose yourself
by Peter from New Zealand February 27, 2008