Quote Originally Posted by SPQR View Post
NZ laws aren't lax even by our standards. They are just designed for the realities of their small market.
Sounds like you just made an excuse as to why it's lax.

Insightful in it's simple perception of the market realities for Oz. Honda Australia models have carefully selected equipment levels designed to meet minimum standards,
Does NZ? NZ relies upon the countries that they import their cars from to see if the car surpasses minimum requirements. Does NZ do independent testing? Has NZ ever denied a car production due to insufficient safety standards? Just because their laws are realistic doesn't mean they're equal to Australia's standards.

True in all markets even in Japan where one should go to buy a Japanese model designed for the Japanese market and it's idiosyncrasies.
I have no idea what message your trying to convey with that sentence.