mswkt = '''GEOGCS["NZGD49",DATUM["New_Zealand_Geodetic_Datum_1949",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],EXTENSION["PROJ4_GRIDS","nzgd2kgrid0005.gsb"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4272"]]'''
m = mapObj('')
m.setWKTProjection(mswkt)
lyr = layerObj(m)
lyr.setWKTProjection(mswkt)