Carmelo Barbarello, Ambassador for Italy, on what Kiwis need to know
The things you probably know about my country are ... art, culture, history, landscapes, food, fashion, design ...
But the thing you really should know is ... what's behind all that: an ingenious people who since Roman times, and even earlier, have been able to develop incredible technologies, extraordinary works of engineering, production techniques that nowadays make Italy the second European manufacturing country and the sixth world exporter of goods.
Over there, we think Kiwis are ... delicious green pulp fruits! Jokes apart, in my country, New Zealand and Kiwis are considered, respectively, a wonderful country and a very welcoming people.
Our national sport is ... football. Rugby is growing.
