[IanW99]

New Zealand has been named world's most peaceful nation... Global Peace Index (http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/rankings/2009/)

1 New Zealand
2 Denmark
3 Norway
4 Iceland
5 Austria
6 Sweden
7 Japan
8 Canada
9 Finland
9 Slovenia

Ian

[Kanga]

Aww :) :)

[Arwen]

They obviously haven't read some of the more, shall we say, 'heated' posts on this 'ere forum then!! :laugh:laugh

No, seriously. I love NZ and I love peace.

Right on brothers and sisters!! :nice1 (my 'repressed' hippy is surfacing, sorry guys). :D

[JandM]

Right on brothers and sisters!! Rather than hippy, this sounds like a gospel revivalist meeting.:D We're all about to sing in 12-part harmony!

[willsken]

Supports my opinion of the place anyway!! :D

[YouMeAndThree]

Except for one noisy corner of Half Moon Bay :o

[Red Devil]

... knew we'd chosen the right place! :)

United Kingdom = 35th :laugh

[paulsco]

Sounds like my kind of place!

[Kanga]

The methodology's pretty interesting- I had assumed it was all calculated on hostilities but they use a range of domestic and international measures.

Made for very interesting reading Ian, thanks :)

ETA: The break down for NZ makes for interesting reading too: http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/new-zealand/2009/

Thanks for that link Ian- hours of reading there :clap

[M-Squared]

Interesting how one poster was saying that we should be more like the US and involve ourselves in the various global wars / conflicts until we're so deeply mired in, we'll never get out. I guess they didn't see that the US is at a horribly low level :laugh

I love it here. And this just reinforces my thoughts. :) :nice1

[Sovenok]

I'm not surprised take it for granted and believe in NZ :clap

[newarrival]

It feels like that for us, as well!:clap

[IanW99]

...
Maybe we could have discussed something like this on a separate thread??

As it was my thread in the first place :p and off topic, I've moved the discussion to a new thread (the topic warrants it's own thread IMO).

See New Zealand had the worst rates of child death and injury (http://www.emigratenz.org/forum/showthread.php?t=25338) for details.

Ian

[Arwen]

Good call Ian. :nice1

[YouMeAndThree]

Good call Ian. :nice1

Thanks from me too. I like a happy thread (despite having children too).

[Tui2too]

thanks for the link, I think OH (a social policy wonk) will enjoy this as well!
we're eighth...hmmmm...it's going to be fun to compare the lists!

[xanctus]

I guess the voters don't know www.nzherald.co.nz. :D

[skibumwa]

yeah!

To all of those to made it past the gauntlet of red called "NZIS", congrats we have made it.

To all of those still working hard at dealing with NZIS, don't give up...keep pushing and trying. You'll get there.. :nice1

Cheers from Wellington, NZ!

John