Dominion Post Crossword

The weekend Dominion Post had a crossword that is something of a curiosity for Brits and Americans. It covered a whole page. Pretty simple definitions, but I couldn't come near to finishing it because it had Maori words, Australian birds, a native spider, a New Zealand motor race circuit, a famous New Zealander who died last September, and several references to NZ television programmes.
And the only headline in the Post that prompted a guffaw for Joan and me was:
"Immigrant Couple Sentenced for Blowing up Restaurant." An interesting story, not least because the couple were KURDISH. They had started a restaurant that lost money and blew it up to get the insurance money. You scratch your head a bit to read of Kurdish immigrants in New Zealand.
Posted by David on December 27