When in the northern hemi' I often use the analogy that living in NZ is like being at the last bus stop.
I am usually describing the Internet, and have always assumed that the "pipeline" as I like to call it, and imagine it goes from here to the states.
Just incase I am in a roomful of geekzone like persons and not the roomful of Luddites I usually find myself in.
How far out is my analogy? Do we get more than one "feed" are we the last stop?