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I'm from New Zealand, I just picked South East Asia, because that's where our game servers are. Would've appreciated an Oceanic option, OP. Edit: Nevermind, it

I'm from New Zealand, I just picked South East Asia, because that's where our game servers are. Would've appreciated an Oceanic option, OP. Edit: Nevermind, it's Australia and New Zealand now. You can just replace that with Australasia, for the record.

namenotrequired 13y ago
I was taught the collective name of Australia and New Zealand was Oceania?
- brendonjohn 13y ago
  Australasia is a region of Oceania http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Oceanias_Regions.png http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Oceanias_Regions.png
  - dwd 13y ago
    What is interesting is that New Zealand is a "State" according to the Australian Constitution. http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Senate/Powers_practice_n_procedures/~/link.aspx?_id=956BE242B820434A995B1C05A812D5E1&_z=z http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Senate/Powers_practic...
    - zuccs 13y ago
      Haha. We claim anything good New Zealand ever does anyway. Pharlap, etc.
derrida 13y ago
As an Australian, now we can call any famous NZ ex-patriots, "Aussies". Cheers :-) ps. In school we are taught either that Australia is the continent or Oceania is the continent, encompassing Australia, New Zealand, Micronesia, Polynesia (of which NZ is sometimes considered a part of) & Melanesia. It used to be this way until I suppose FIFA started considering Australia part of Asia. Now it's just confusing. If there were an Oceania option, folks in Hawaii could vote for team Oceania.
- D9u 13y ago
  New Zealand (Aotearoa) is most definitely within Polynesia, being one of the three corners of the Polynesian triangle, the other two being Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and Hawai'i. I chose US on the poll, but feel that Oceania is more appropriate in a geographical sense, especially since so many Americans don't consider Hawai'i to be a part of "the states." (until it comes to war)
benjamincburns 13y ago
I'd love to know what percentage of Australasia respondents are kiwis, as I'm heading that way myself soon.
seanmcdirmid 13y ago
Wouldn't Australasia include New Guinea also?

namenotrequired 13y ago

I was taught the collective name of Australia and New Zealand was Oceania?

brendonjohn 13y ago
Australasia is a region of Oceania http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Oceanias_Regions.png http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Oceanias_Regions.png
- dwd 13y ago
  What is interesting is that New Zealand is a "State" according to the Australian Constitution. http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Senate/Powers_practice_n_procedures/~/link.aspx?_id=956BE242B820434A995B1C05A812D5E1&_z=z http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Senate/Powers_practic...
  - zuccs 13y ago
    Haha. We claim anything good New Zealand ever does anyway. Pharlap, etc.

derrida 13y ago

As an Australian, now we can call any famous NZ ex-patriots, "Aussies". Cheers :-) ps. In school we are taught either that Australia is the continent or Oceania is the continent, encompassing Australia, New Zealand, Micronesia, Polynesia (of which NZ is sometimes considered a part of) & Melanesia. It used to be this way until I suppose FIFA started considering Australia part of Asia. Now it's just confusing. If there were an Oceania option, folks in Hawaii could vote for team Oceania.

D9u 13y ago
New Zealand (Aotearoa) is most definitely within Polynesia, being one of the three corners of the Polynesian triangle, the other two being Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and Hawai'i. I chose US on the poll, but feel that Oceania is more appropriate in a geographical sense, especially since so many Americans don't consider Hawai'i to be a part of "the states." (until it comes to war)

benjamincburns 13y ago

I'd love to know what percentage of Australasia respondents are kiwis, as I'm heading that way myself soon.

seanmcdirmid 13y ago

Wouldn't Australasia include New Guinea also?