I visited New Zealand in 2000, and at one small roadside shop they gave us a small jar of Manuka honey for free. At the time I didn't realize there was anythin

I visited New Zealand in 2000, and at one small roadside shop they gave us a small jar of Manuka honey for free. At the time I didn't realize there was anything special about it. But it did cement in my mind that New Zealand had the most gracious residents in the world. Their kindness may be related to the medicinal properties of the honey. I had broken my wrist a week earlier and had a brace screwed into my arm, covered with a bandage.