Vincent Ward's "The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey" had a huge impact on me as a 9 year old and remains one of my favorite films. Also loved Mauricee Gee's "The Halfmen of O" at that age, though only a few elements of the writing are still interesting as an adult.
like that. It gave the feeling of hiking in a planet-sized garden.
- Feeling like a village - Driving around South Island (coming back from Milford Sound), I heard a radio news report about a break-in in Auckland. What?! I thought, this would be like being in Chicago and hearing a report of a break-in in Los Angeles. Well not really. I grew up in the greater Philly area; the population of NZ is roughly the same, but Philly still has a lot more crime. You'll hear about a break-in on the news maybe in your town, which exactly produced the effect you're describing.
I agree with pervasive complacency in NZ (I think allied to the reduced incidence of ‘overseas experience’ and significant brain drain, as a long time Kiwi living in Asia who often returns, i find an all pervading victim-hood (linked to tyranny of low expectations) and increasing petty lawlessness… and a significant failure (shared with some western societies) to invest in the future. We kiwis are often our own worst critics, but ‘godzown’ it no longer is
Vincent Ward's "The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey" had a huge impact on me as a 9 year old and remains one of my favorite films. Also loved Mauricee Gee's "The Halfmen of O" at that age, though only a few elements of the writing are still interesting as an adult.
No love for Jane Campion?
For music: The flying nun record label is seminal in the indie space.
Isn't it Jemaine Clement, not Jermaine?
Great list, but one minor correction - it's James (or Jim) Flynn, rather than Richard:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Flynn_(academic)
like that. It gave the feeling of hiking in a planet-sized garden.
- Feeling like a village - Driving around South Island (coming back from Milford Sound), I heard a radio news report about a break-in in Auckland. What?! I thought, this would be like being in Chicago and hearing a report of a break-in in Los Angeles. Well not really. I grew up in the greater Philly area; the population of NZ is roughly the same, but Philly still has a lot more crime. You'll hear about a break-in on the news maybe in your town, which exactly produced the effect you're describing.
I agree with pervasive complacency in NZ (I think allied to the reduced incidence of ‘overseas experience’ and significant brain drain, as a long time Kiwi living in Asia who often returns, i find an all pervading victim-hood (linked to tyranny of low expectations) and increasing petty lawlessness… and a significant failure (shared with some western societies) to invest in the future. We kiwis are often our own worst critics, but ‘godzown’ it no longer is
One thing sorely missing in your list: vowels.
New Zealanders do not distinguish between e and i.
Better sounds like Bitter.
Get sounds like Git.
The famous vowel shift.
Don't even get started about "six".....