Commentary: Want to escape America’s Armageddon? Don’t come to New Zealand
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — When I lived in the United States and people learned I was from New Zealand, the immediate response was always something about “The Lord of the Rings” films, which were shot here, but I’ve never seen any of them. People also asked, “Why would you leave there to come to the U.S.?” with the same emphasis as one might ask, “Why would you leave Disneyland to come to the dentist?”
As captured onscreen, New Zealand exists as a coveted,
