Hedgehogs are very common in New Zealand and just as cute there as they are in the UK. But:

http://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/pests-and-threats/animal-pests/animal-pests-a-z/hedgehogs/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedgehogs_in_New_Zealand

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8592678.stm

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/blogs/in-our-nature/7248769/Wildlife-baddies-The-Hedgehog

NZ joke:

- Why did the hedgehog cross the road?
- He wanted to show the world he had guts.