New Zealand

Why it sticks

1. 1

   In 1893 New Zealand became the first self-governing country to give women the right to vote.

2. 2

   It was one of the last major landmasses settled by humans, when Polynesian voyagers arrived around 1300 CE.

3. 3

   The Māori name Aotearoa is usually translated as "land of the long white cloud". Wellington is the southernmost capital of a sovereign state.

4. 4

   Its flag shows the Southern Cross as four red stars, while Australia’s flag shows it as white stars.

• Bollards with a red strip that wraps around the top and back. Australia’s has only a front reflector.
• Give-way signs have red text, and give-way triangles are often painted on the road.
• Yellow diamond warning signs on white posts, and black-on-yellow chevrons with a thin black border.
• Blue street-name signs are very common, especially in rural areas.
• White edge lines with dashed white or double yellow centre lines. Yellow lines usually rule out Australia.
• Concrete poles with one long indent and silver possum guards, and very green hills with sheep.