18kg of apples

Is what the average New Zealander consumes. Apparently that's a lot more than Australia - over the ditch they only consume between 6 and 9kg per person. The NZ apple industry is out to change that...

1587758 km2

is the size of the Division of Durack, Western Australia, the largest Federal electorate in Australia. That's about 30% bigger than the whole of South Africa. Still not as big as the old electorate of Kalgoorlie (which has been abolished for the upcoming election) - it was about 2.3million km2, which is only marginally smaller than Algeria, the largest country in Africa.

Less than 1% of NZ students

Are home-schooled. Doesn't seem that way to us sometimes.
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161 "problem" crocodiles

have been removed from various places around the Northern Territory so far this year, mostly Darwin Harbour. A "problem" crocodile is pretty much any crocodile in urban areas, or one that's attacked people.

A 4.1m specimen was the biggest of the year so far... that's a pretty hefty croc.

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The average Finn...

Consumes 12kg of coffee each year. In fact, the Nordic countries take up 5 of the top 6 spots (the Netherlands is the 6th).

Is that to keep them awake in the darkness of winter?

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The average Czech...

consumes 156.9L of beer per year. That's an awful lot of beer. Australia comes 4th on this list, with 109.9L per person. That's still a lot.

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47% of NZ's vineyards

Are sauvignon blanc. It's what NZ wine is most famous for, hence the overwhelming dominance.

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