Travel Reference
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The Kiwi Psyche
New Zealand is like that little guy at school when they're picking rugby teams -
quietly waiting to be noticed, desperately wanting to be liked. Then, when he does get
the nod, his sheer determination to prove himself propels him to score a completely
unexpected try. When his teammates come to congratulate him he stares at the
ground and mumbles, 'It was nothing, ay'.
For many, Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to climb Mt Everest, was the consummate New Zealander:
humble, practical and concerned for social justice. A public outpouring of grief followed his death in 2008.
