The First Dark Sky Nation?

New Zealand could possibly become the first dark sky nation. There a currently three dark sky sites, Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve, Great Barrier Island Dark Sky Sanctuary, and Stewart Island/Rakiura Dark Sky Sanctuary. One of their plans is to create a country-wide haven of the night sky.

Around 120 delegates will attend the New Zealand Starlight Conference which will be held in Tekapo from Monday to Wednesday.

I think that this is a spectacular idea because if they were to go through with this it would encourage other nations to try and reduce light pollution.