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The Continuing Evolution of Democracy in New Zealand
I moved to New Zealand in 2015, and compared to the other countries I have lived in – Scotland, France and Portugal - I would say it is the fairest society of the four. Indeed, New Zealand regularly makes it into the top positions in rankings of the most honest and least corrupt countries in the world – usually alongside the Scandinavian nations.
Sweet Potato Bread: New Zealand's (Greatest) Gift to Mankind
New Zealand is perhaps not the first nation that you think of when you think of great bread, or even of culinary delights in general. A lot of what is today considered New Zealand food finds influence from other cultures that have come here–most notably the British. That’s why things like fish and chips, meat pies, and lamb roast are all today considered to be quintessentially Kiwi.