Which country scared New Zealand so much, that it was made to construct the coastal fortifications?
Correct answer: Russia

Manel
Player Jellybean, Not all Russians are blood thirsty. Many good people are there. It's only the power hungry leaders are evil

Elizabeth Hackett
This is fascinating , i lived in New Zealand for many years and saw quite a few coastal fortification s but never heardthehistory of them.

RICK-N-BACHER
Anastasia, turn on the TV. their INVADING Ukraine as I type this.using the guise of denazifacation. even the Russian people are protesting.

Jacqui
Russians haven’t changed much then. They need to get out of Ukraine.

Player #19313440 Afro Ro
Yes the Russian dictator Putin has lost his marbles right along with all the other dictators of the past

noyam
and they are still terrorizing

Jerry
I'm sorry but I don't think Russia can be trusted ! The leaders want Power of the World and all of the Assets that go along with it !

Melode
ACTUALLY I THINK PUTIN IS LOSING HIS MARBLES. HE DOSENT CARE WHO HE KILLS EVEVCHILDREN. MANY PEOPLE IN UKRAINE HAVE LEFT . I Am half Ukrainian. my grandfather and great uncle are from Kyiv.

Player #19313440 Afro Ro
Player Jellybean, you are so right now they have just about demolished the Ukraine in order to take control of it

Patches
Yes, the Russians are evil. Whereas Zelensky is good. He's not a buffoon anymore. Now he's a true hero.

little b
I've not been to Russia

antzuzu
Maybe not bloodthirsty Manel, but certainly their leaders (who *control* the military / including nuclear armaments) advise the citizens on how to think, what to say and who runs the country.

Stardust
for some reason anytime I see Russia mentioned in a question I automatically choose them

Dee
Manel, very true!

MUHAYYUDDIN
Pril San Pedro, And what's Isreal is doing??

dobbie
RICK-N-BACHER, it's good to read more about past and history

Kia Ora
Jacqui, As NZ der. Lies. Russia was never near NZ. Dutch; British Spanish . Russia is in no history of NZ

Kia Ora
Elizabeth Hackett, they were against Dutch. Britain was fighting off Dutch & Spanish

Anna J
I taught in NZ for a year. I never heard the story of the fortifications.