Don't get excited,DA, I deal with Kiwis almost every day, and I used to live in Oz. They all suffer from some sort of Inferiority Complex, pay them no mind. It comes from living in an isolated insignificant part of the World.
As for the "Mighty Glaciers of NZ" growing, sure, maybe thay are. We see abherent examples all the time. BTW, which is bigger, NZ or Vancouver Island?