The 1972 New Zealand eight was a team of Olympic gold medallists in rowing from New Zealand, having previously won the 1971 European Rowing Championships...
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New Zealand competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. For the first time at the Olympics, God Defend New Zealand was played instead...
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The 1972 New Zealand general election was held on 25 November to elect MPs to the 37th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Labour Party, led by...
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The 1982 New Zealand eight was a double world champion team of rowers. The team won some significant awards for its successes. In the 1981 World Rowing...
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New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) and the South...
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Auckland Islands (redirect from Figure of Eight Island, New Zealand)
"Many islands" or Maungahuka "Snowy mountains") are an archipelago of New Zealand, lying 465 km (289 mi) south of the South Island. The main Auckland Island...
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Christopher Luxon (redirect from Prime Minister of New Zealand Christopher Luxon)
July 1970) is a New Zealand politician and former business executive who has been serving as the 42nd prime minister of New Zealand since 2023, previously...
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"God Defend New Zealand" (Māori: "Aotearoa", meaning 'New Zealand') is one of two national anthems of New Zealand, the other being "God Save the King"...
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The New Zealand National Party (Māori: Rōpū Nāhinara o Aotearoa), shortened to National (Nāhinara) or the Nats, is a centre-right New Zealand political...
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The politics of New Zealand (Māori: tōrangapū o Aotearoa) function within a framework of an independent, unitary, parliamentary democracy. The system...
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The New Zealand Labour Party, also known simply as Labour (Māori: Reipa), is a centre-left political party in New Zealand. The party's platform programme...
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The economy of New Zealand is a highly developed free-market economy. It is the 52nd-largest national economy in the world when measured by nominal gross...
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The prime minister of New Zealand is the country's head of government and the leader of the Cabinet, whose powers and responsibilities are defined by...
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The education system in New Zealand implements a three-tier model which includes primary and intermediate schools, followed by secondary schools (high...
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This is a list of aircraft of the Royal New Zealand Air Force and Royal New Zealand Navy. 5-lb Mark 106 practice bomb 25-lb BDU 33 practice bomb 500-lb...
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Sport in New Zealand largely reflects the nation's colonial heritage, with some of the most popular sports being rugby union, rugby league, cricket, association...
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Ford Motor Company of New Zealand Limited is the New Zealand subsidiary of Ford. The Ford New Zealand assembly and distribution began in 1936, following...
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Aotearoa New Zealand (Māori: Rōpū Kākāriki o Aotearoa, Niu Tireni), commonly known as Green or the Greens, is a green political party in New Zealand. Like...
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Foreign relations between neighbouring countries Australia and New Zealand, also referred to as Trans-Tasman relations, are extremely close. Both countries...
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Lindsay Yeo (category Use New Zealand English from November 2024)
November 2024) was a New Zealand radio broadcaster. He was best known for hosting the 2ZB breakfast show in Wellington between 1972 and 1995, and for his...
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Robbie Magasiva (category Use New Zealand English from September 2014)
Robbie Joseph Magasiva (born 26 August 1972) is a Samoan-New Zealander actor who has starred in several films and as a member of the Naked Samoans comedy...
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lists events that have happened or are expected to happen during 2024 in New Zealand. Regal and vice-regal Government Other party leaders in parliament Judiciary...
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Treaty of Waitangi (redirect from British annexation of New Zealand)
history of New Zealand, its constitution, and its national mythos. It has played a major role in the treatment of the Māori people in New Zealand by successive...
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New Zealand Olympic medallists' success for New Zealand at the Olympics is often considered to be notable due to the relatively small population of the...
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The 1990 New Zealand general election was held on 27 October to determine the composition of the 43rd New Zealand parliament. The governing Labour Party...
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The National Rugby Union teams of France and New Zealand (the All Blacks) have been playing each other for over a century. The first encounter, during...
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Labour Day (redirect from Labour Day in New Zealand)
of these should be for work, eight for sleep, and the remaining eight for recreation". The first Labour Day in New Zealand was celebrated on 28 October...
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The New Zealand women's national cricket team, nicknamed the White Ferns, represents New Zealand in international women's cricket. One of eight teams...
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The Air New Zealand fleet consists of Boeing jet aircraft for long-haul flights, and Airbus jet aircraft for domestic and short-haul international flights...
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Gary Stead (category Use New Zealand English from July 2013)
Raymond Stead (born 9 January 1972) is a New Zealand cricket coach and former cricketer who is the head coach of the New Zealand cricket team, having been...
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