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I was recently in new Zealand and friends in their late 40s and early 50s were upset by the raid on a new Zealand citizen by foreign authorities, in new Zealand

I was recently in new Zealand and friends in their late 40s and early 50s were upset by the raid on a new Zealand citizen by foreign authorities, in new Zealand. Some of them used mega upload and some hadn't heard of it prior to the raid. NZ told the us navy they didn't want their nuclear ships in the Harbour, which makes no sense to me, but does show that they have a spine. I wouldn't be surprised if the Mpaa doesn't get their way on this one.

protomyth 14y ago
NZ does make quite a bit of money from the film industry, so that might affect things. http://www.med.govt.nz/sectors-industries/screen-industry http://www.med.govt.nz/sectors-industries/screen-industry
tzs 14y ago
Dotcom is not a New Zealand citizen. He is a resident alien with some extra restrictions due to his extensive criminal background (for example, he cannot own land in New Zealand). If he wanted to become a New Zealand citizen, the criminal background could be a big hurdle.
knz 14y ago
Some context on the nuclear free policy in NZ - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealands_nuclear-free_zone http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealands_nuclear-free_zone It's an important part of the New Zealand national identity. There has been talk of allowing nuclear power generation but given how geologically unstable the country is most kiwis seem content to maintain the current policy.
- archangel_one 14y ago
  Nuclear power generation isn't extremely practical for NZ, because it normally comes in large chunks which we don't have the population to support in most places. Plus we've got like 70% hydro or something anyway, so we're already doing relatively well as far as burning fossil fuels for power goes.
  - Lazare 14y ago
    Of course, we have high emissions from agriculture. (All those sheep farts...)
- Wingman4l7 14y ago
  That Wikipedia link doesn't lead to a valid page -- perhaps you meant this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand%27s_nuclear-free_zone http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand%27s_nuclear-free_zo...
  - knz 14y ago
    Oops - something must have gone wrong with the formatting. Cheers for pointing that out!
awakeasleep 14y ago
I don't know much about it, but refusing the ships in the harbor could be due to crazy laws/restrictions the US has about them. For example, watercraft are not allowed within a certain radius of aircraft carriers, and if they get too close they can be shot without penalty. I don't remember the measurement, but it was large. Could really mess up the flow of a working harbor.
kaffiene 14y ago
Refusing US ships is part of NZ's anti-nuclear policy and isn't about warships per se (US or otherwise).

protomyth 14y ago

NZ does make quite a bit of money from the film industry, so that might affect things. http://www.med.govt.nz/sectors-industries/screen-industry http://www.med.govt.nz/sectors-industries/screen-industry

tzs 14y ago

Dotcom is not a New Zealand citizen. He is a resident alien with some extra restrictions due to his extensive criminal background (for example, he cannot own land in New Zealand). If he wanted to become a New Zealand citizen, the criminal background could be a big hurdle.

knz 14y ago

Some context on the nuclear free policy in NZ - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealands_nuclear-free_zone http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealands_nuclear-free_zone It's an important part of the New Zealand national identity. There has been talk of allowing nuclear power generation but given how geologically unstable the country is most kiwis seem content to maintain the current policy.

archangel_one 14y ago
Nuclear power generation isn't extremely practical for NZ, because it normally comes in large chunks which we don't have the population to support in most places. Plus we've got like 70% hydro or something anyway, so we're already doing relatively well as far as burning fossil fuels for power goes.
- Lazare 14y ago
  Of course, we have high emissions from agriculture. (All those sheep farts...)
Wingman4l7 14y ago
That Wikipedia link doesn't lead to a valid page -- perhaps you meant this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand%27s_nuclear-free_zone http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand%27s_nuclear-free_zo...
- knz 14y ago
  Oops - something must have gone wrong with the formatting. Cheers for pointing that out!

awakeasleep 14y ago

I don't know much about it, but refusing the ships in the harbor could be due to crazy laws/restrictions the US has about them. For example, watercraft are not allowed within a certain radius of aircraft carriers, and if they get too close they can be shot without penalty. I don't remember the measurement, but it was large. Could really mess up the flow of a working harbor.

kaffiene 14y ago

Refusing US ships is part of NZ's anti-nuclear policy and isn't about warships per se (US or otherwise).