The closest other large landmass to them is of course Australia but they are separated by nearly 2, 000 kilometers across the open ocean of the Tasman Sea.
Across the Tasman Sea, Australia deals with the unjustified dismissal paradox by excluding employees earning above a specified " high-income threshold" from the protection of its unfair dismissal laws.
They extend for about 500 kilometers across the whole island and carve out only a narrow strip of land to their west that is actually exposed to the prevailing westerly winds that blow across the Tasman Sea.