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I'm a kiwi, who lived in the US from the age of 8 to 13 (1998 - 2003). I remember getting into a massive argument with an Elementary school teacher who tried t

I'm a kiwi, who lived in the US from the age of 8 to 13 (1998 - 2003). I remember getting into a massive argument with an Elementary school teacher who tried to tell me I was wrong when I told her that my country was not in fact part of the country of Australia (not just continent, but she was adamant it was part of the Australian country).

batiudrami 8y ago
Bad news mate, much like we claim anyone famous from NZ, we also claim the entire land mass: Australian constitution, premable [corrected]: "The States shall mean such of the colonies of New South Wales, New Zealand, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, and South Australia, including the northern territory of South Australia [...] and each of such parts of the Commonwealth shall be called a State."
- xupybd 8y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_6_of_the_Constitution_of_Australia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_6_of_the_Constitution_...
- femto 8y ago
  Apparently those words mean NZ is "pre-approved" to join the Commonwealth of Australia and she can unilaterally join at a time of her choosing [1]. If true, it would make for an interesting scenario if acted upon. [1] http://www.diskiller.net/nzstatehood/ http://www.diskiller.net/nzstatehood/ --- The words are actually in section 6 (definitions) of the preamble, not section 6 in the main body of the constitution.
  - batiudrami 8y ago
    Hah, yeah I wasn't really suggesting it. Just one of those quirks. I am no lawyer but I suspect we couldn't write up some paperwork to claim a country without them agreeing to it anyway.