Superbowl Sunday: New Zealand vs Oregon

Some of our friends have asked us "Why New Zealand?".  There is no particular answer - just looking for a good adventure.  You always hear that New Zealand is like Oregon, but different, and maybe a bit more spectacular.  Given that it is Superbowl Sunday, we thought it timely to post the classic head-to-head match up table.  It looks like a close match-up, but Las Vegas has the Kiwis favored by a touchdown.  Oregon does have the edge in the all-important breweries per person metric, so we have that going for us.

	Category	New Zealand	Oregon	Advantage
The Measureables	Land Area (sq. mile)	103,483	98,466	New Zealand
	Tallest Mountain (ft)	12,316	11,250	New Zealand
	Population	4,471,000	3,930,000	New Zealand
	Number of Breweries	156	176	Oregon
	Equatorial Access	34.4 deg South	42 deg North	New Zealand
	Polar Access	46.66 deg South	46.3 deg North	New Zealand
	Record Trout Weight (lb)	42 lb Brown Trout	35.5 lb Steelhead	New Zealand
The Intangibles	Novel Brewery Name	Yeastie Boys	Hair of the Dog	Toss-up
	Iconic Sports Team	All Blacks	Portland Trailblazers
			Oregon Ducks	Oregon
			Northeast United Soccer Club Under 14 Boys Blue Team