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Maps without New Zealand

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Maps without New Zealand on them.

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A very forgettable country: Why is NZ missing from so many world maps? (www.nzherald.co.nz)
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[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago

Almaty airport in Kazakhstan has a massive wall map in the Customs hall with no New Zealand, which, by the way, resulted in a New Zealand visitor being detained for 24 hours in 2016 when unable to point to the country of her passport.

I feel sorry for them but that is kinda funny.