• There are NO snakes, poison ivy, or poison oak.
• There are only two poisonous spiders (The katipo & the redback spider) that are relatively harmless.
• NZ is the first country in the world to see the sun.
• A New Zealander was the first to Climb Mt. Everest (Sir Edmund Hillary).
• New Zealand was the first country to give women the vote (1893).
• There are more golf courses per capita of the population than any other country (400 courses).
• 12.6 sheep per person = 45 million sheep & approx. 3.8 million people).
• The first flight of a man powered aircraft was made by a Kiwi Richard Pearse on March 31, 1902. He beat the Wright brothers by over a year.
• Frying Pan Lake is the world’s largest hot water spring.
• Nelson was the first city in the world to formalize the eight hour work day.
• NZ has the only flightless parrot, the Kakapo and is home to the Albatross.
• It is a Drinking Culture: 88% of men & 83 percent of women happily claim they're drinkers. (More stats here)
•NZ has one of the highest Teen Suicide rates in the world.
