This would just be an excuse for the US to establish North and South New Zealand so they can arm and fund the opposition forces thereby assuring many decades of profitable hostilities.
Yeah I know it's really just a joke. But so is US policy.
I've never been to the South Island (like many ex British colonies, the guys who colonised these places were crrative with their place names), but I reckon they'd put up a fight.
I just wish Victoria would go to war with New South Wales. We'd totally kick their faggoty arses.
GW said that Texans and Aussies are very similar, so you'd be right, we'd probably claim you as our own, like we did with Mel Gibson (born New York), or Nicole Kidman (born Honolulu) and kind of claim Henry Rollins.
We will have to work on getting you up to speed on Aussie slang tho. Like this: [Click, Dick]