{"id":1787130,"date":"2019-02-27T08:01:27","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T13:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1787130"},"modified":"2019-02-27T08:01:27","modified_gmt":"2019-02-27T13:01:27","slug":"last-week-tonight-solves-the-missing-new-zealand-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2019\/02\/last-week-tonight-solves-the-missing-new-zealand-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Last Week Tonight’ Solves the Missing New Zealand Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Last<\/a>On Last Week Tonight<\/em>\u2019s 17 February episode<\/a>, host John Oliver\u00a0took a moment to look at how New Zealand keeps getting left off world maps<\/a>\u2014the case of IKEA’s map poster<\/a> being the most recent example. They are nothing if not helpful: as a solution, the show’s Twitter account has posted a cutout map of New Zealand<\/a> to print and paste on any map that has left it off.<\/p>\n

IKEA’s going to need extra security.<\/p>\n

New Zealand media is all over this:\u00a0New Zealand Herald<\/em><\/a>, RNZ<\/a>,\u00a0TVNZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Previously: IKEA Map Poster Omits New Zealand<\/a>; New Zealand Launches Campaign to Get Itself Back on World Maps<\/a>; Maps Without New Zealand<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On Last Week Tonight\u2019s 17 February episode, host John Oliver\u00a0took a moment to look at how New Zealand keeps getting left off world maps\u2014the case of IKEA’s map poster being the most recent example. They… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[110],"tags":[192,1051],"class_list":["post-1787130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-map-errors","tag-funny","tag-new-zealand","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":470899,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2017\/12\/andrew-douglas-cliffords-maps-of-new-zealand\/","url_meta":{"origin":1787130,"position":0},"title":"Andrew Douglas-Clifford’s Maps of New Zealand","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"18 December 2017","format":"link","excerpt":"New Zealand cartographer Andrew Douglas-Clifford\u00a0(\"The Map Kiwi\") recently\u00a0got profiled by\u00a0The Press, a Christchurch-based newspaper. 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