No New Zealand to be seen here.

We're used to the rest of the world forgetting about us, but that doesn't mean it doesn't still sting.

UK department store John Lewis has left New Zealand off a world map table cloth fabric it sells by the metre.

In fairness, the map is pretty stylised, with the gaps between continents seriously diminished. But at least they're on there in the first place. What of New Zealand?



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Amelia Murray Lindsay brought the issue to John Lewis' attention on Facebook.

I'm in the market for a new Teflon tablecloth & found your world map one. I'd like to buy it but, what have you done with New Zealand?!" she wrote. Fair question.

The store's social media staff said they would look into the matter, but at the time of writing, they hadn't yet come back with a response.

Annabelle Bunny was also keen on an update, letting the John Lewis team know that we haven't sunk into the sea.

"If it helps, we're (NZ) still here....it's a bit chilly with winter but we're still going strong," she wrote.

When a Kiwi has the number one Billboard album in the United States (shouts out to Lorde) and we're dominating the America's Cup, surely we can make it onto a tablecloth.