Splendid its true. 100% pure it is not. Toxic dumps, deforestation, mass extinction of bird species, sterile pine plantations, methane farting cows, poor  public transportation systems, two-headed salmon, water systems choked with infestations of introduced didymo, exploding native bush destroying opossum populations kept in check with 1080 poison dropped from the sky, thats just off the top of my head. But doesn'tï»¿ it look grand in the pictures!!!! Its a wonderful place, just far from pure...