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AH Challenge: Make New Zealand a failed state.

I’m sick of New Zealand always being so boring, what’s the fun in stability and peace? Who wants that?

So… with a POD after 1945 (or in the 1930s, if you must) try to make New Zealand the worst place that you can. Preferably with rampant ethnic/class/criminal violence, a failing or failed political system/s, widespread poverty and even foreign peace-keepers/police/observers or aid for the country if your really keen. The country doesn't have to be at it's worst in the present day, just a generally nasty place sometime past the POD.

I have a couple of ideas myself, which I will share later.
Try to keep away from major international PODs- so the USA and UK must not be dictatorships, no WW3, no nuclear war and no comet hit the planet.

You may do what you please with Australia however.:D

Bonus points if:
-Relations are sour between Australia and New Zealand
-A non-democratic government exists or existed in NZ
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