Is NZ "provincial" and "pastoral" or as busy and modern as any modern "european" country?

Question

I know nothing about it save the fact that for every person there are 13 sheep. Australia gets all the press. While I'm on the subject, why didn't it form a common government with Australia. They're both so close and they're both evolved from the UK.

Answer 1

NZ isn't much different from Oz or the UK. Or many western countries really. Yes, we do have a lot of sheep but currently dairy farming is where the money is. There have been casual talks about forming a common government but I doubt if there would be much  advantage for Oz - more for NZ.