Been there..........done that....... :-)
Remember walking home from school with a moko scrawled all over my face after our Maori culture class.
You've been here much longer than me. I arrived in '96.
I bet you see big changes when you go back. I sure do. Not for the better, either.
Yes...
NZ used to be about 20-30 years behind here...
and still fairly Christian..
Now my relatives have cable Telly, cell phones, Internet etc..
More junk than I have...
NZ is on a par with the US...
and secular to boot...
But they still appreciate Americans...