> My daughter, who usually is pretty sharp about things, has claimed 
> that maps in Australia and NZ place south at the top of the map. Is 
> there any truth to this?

There are some "joke" maps that do this, also ones that correctly 
place NZ in the centre of the world, but this is otherwise never done.

Now, maps of the Moon, that's a different story. (Look at a Moon map 
some time)(YMMV)(There's a reason for this).


        RM

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