Last weekend, Ashley and I took a tour of Parliament and New Zealand’s version of the White House. It’s called The Beehive for obvious reasons, and Prime Minister John Key has his offices in the top two floors. It was all pretty standard governmenty-type stuff—statues, fancy displays of china, portraits of old men with creative facial hair, etc.—except for the bronze replica of hobbits hiding under a tree from the Nazgul. That was weird.
Things I learned:
—New Zealand was the first country to grant women the vote.
—The handshake originated as a way to show others that you came in peace and weren’t going to reach for your sword.
—No matter what they say on Flight of the Conchords, the Prime Minister is not some dude named Brian.
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