Sorry, New Zealand is NOT for sale!
 

http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/intern...in033000c.html

New Zealand is not for sale, despite somebody in neighboring Australia trying to offload the nation of 4 million to the highest online bidder.

With a starting offer of just one cent, brisk bidding for the prime chunk of South Pacific real estate quickly boosted the price to 3,000 Australian dollars (US$2,330) before eBay pulled the plug on the auction this week.

"Clearly New Zealand is not for sale," eBay Australia spokesman Daniel Feiler told the New Zealand Press Association, adding that 22 bids had been made before the company acted.

"It is mostly household items we have for sale, but there are the occasional quirky items put up," he added. "We have a look at them and if they are OK we leave them, but if it is something that can't be sold, we take them off."

The trader has not been named, but apparently was unimpressed with the country he was trying to sell.

The rivalry between the two countries is intense and in his advertisement the man said New Zealand had "very ordinary weather."

Raph's Girl note: I can't believe people actually bid on New Zealand! :lol:

*eyes shift as well* Yes...that idea is...idiotic...

O_O I DID NOTHING!!! *bolts*

You mean New Zealand isn't mine...I already sent the Money Order....BLASTED AUSSIES!!!

o_O *runs off with Jesters money*

Seriously, what the hell? I know first hand about the relasionship with Australia and New Zealand, and can be ranging from friends, to friendly compition, or really violent behavoir (Just watch NRL one night when AUS is versing NZ -_-|) Still, I have no idea who would be dumb enough to do this...

I don't think the queen of Denmark would be thrilled to know that people are selling off her home. Zealand is one of the island states of Denmark and is home to the capital, Copenhagen. You know..where the Danish royal family lives? :P