New Zealand bred Ernest Rutherford, the man who split the atom

It also bred David Lange, the prime minister who made
the country completely nuclear-free in 1985

New Zealand bred Alan MacDiarmid, the scientist who discovered you could get an
electric shock through conductive plastic

It also bred AJ Hackett, the man who found you could make money giving
people a thrill out of rubber bungy rope

New Zealand was the first country in the world to give women the vote

It also bred the man who became the world’s first female
trans-gender parliamentarian

New Zealand bred John Britten, the man whose home-made 185mph motorcycle
beat everything in sight for years around the world

There are only 4 million people in New Zealand, a country the size of Britain,
and the speed limit on main roads is 62.5 mph

In New Zealand, the most positive colour is black . . .