Reason #1

Reason #1 that New Zealand is good: You can drink pretty much wherever, you want, whenever you want. Walking to the grocery store, buying a 12 pack of beer, and then opening it, cracking one, and drinking one while you walk home is a great feeling. Also you can freely drink at the skatepark, and that is in the middle of downtown, in the tourist area beside the ocean, right beside the huge museum, little kids skating in their school uniforms, old people walking around holding hands, and you can just sit there in the middle of the day and enjoy a beer. And you can usually find decent beer for $11.00 to $16.00 for a 12 pack.