To those of you who are new to Answers, you might be surprised to find your questions are being answered from people all over the world.

That can be a good thing - bringing people together from all corners of the globe and all walks of life, etc. - or not, if you're looking for information more relevant to New Zealand.

So, what can you do to get more relevant answers to your questions?

We recommend that you make it clear in your question that you're from New Zealand, so that if you're looking for a good place in Wellington to host your next gladiator tournament, you don't have to sift through recommendations for "Uncle Bob's Gladiator Arena" in Boise, Idaho or "Rustic Roman Routs" in Naples, Italy. (Not that those aren't good to keep in mind for your next holiday)

There are other ways to make Answers as Kiwi-friendly as you want.

1. You can filter questions so you only see ones from New Zealand users.
2. You can check out the New Zealand specific sub categories:
   
   

Dining Out: Australia and New Zealand

Local Businesses:Australia and New Zealand

Travel: Australia and New Zealand

3. You can use the advanced search feature. Try searching for a specific area, like "Auckland" or "Queenstown" or "Christchurch".

Getting too many results? Try filtering the search further by using these advanced search features:

• Perhaps you want only open questions that are less than 7 days old, or older than 3 months. The Date Submitted drop-down menu lets you select several different time periods, including the two mentioned above.
• Looking for a particular asker's questions? Select the "Nicknames of Askers" in the radio button for keyword match and all results from that particular asker will be displayed
• Are you looking for just open questions to answer, undecided questions to vote on, or resolved questions to increase your knowledge base? In the Question Status field you can screen for any one of these, or select the "All" radio button and look at every question available.
• Did you do a search on "blackberry" expecting pie recipes,and end up getting questions about mobile phone devices? You can use the Category field drop-down menu to select which category you want to search. Never again will you be looking for a good dessert recipe and end up with downloadable email help.

So have fun getting the most out of Answers

The Yahoo!Xtra Answers Team