New Zealand First (Māori: Aotearoa Tuatahi), commonly abbreviated to NZ First or NZF, is a political party in New Zealand, led by and identified with...
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first European to sight and record New Zealand. In 1769 the British explorer Captain James Cook became the first European to set foot on and map New Zealand...
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New Zealand first sent an independent team to the Olympics in 1920. Before this, at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics, New Zealand and Australian athletes...
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The flag of New Zealand, also known as the New Zealand Ensign, is based on the British maritime Blue Ensign – a blue field with the Union Jack in the canton...
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of New Zealand encompass the gender, ethnic, religious, geographic, and economic backgrounds of the 5.2 million people living in New Zealand. New Zealanders...
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The New Zealand men's national football team (Māori: Tīma hoka a-motu o Aotearoa; recognised as Aotearoa New Zealand by FIFA) represents New Zealand in...
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foot on New Zealand soil. British explorer James Cook, who reached New Zealand in October 1769 on the first of his three voyages, was the first European...
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standards is en-NZ. It is the first language of the majority of the population. The English language was established in New Zealand by colonists during the...
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The prime minister of New Zealand (Māori: Te pirimia o Aotearoa) is the head of government of New Zealand. The incumbent[update] prime minister, Christopher...
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Family First New Zealand is a conservative Christian lobby group in New Zealand. It was founded in March 2006 by former Radio Rhema talkback radio host...
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played their first Test in 1930 against England in Christchurch, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. From 1930 New Zealand had to wait until...
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Palmerston North Nelson Rotorua New Plymouth Whangārei Invercargill Whanganui Gisborne The word city took on two meanings in New Zealand after the local government...
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political party in New Zealand. It is currently led by David Seymour, and is in coalition with the National and New Zealand First parties, as part of...
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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 to right-wing New Zealand...
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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 Government (Māori: Te Kāwanatanga o Aotearoa) is the central government through which political authority is exercised in New Zealand. As...
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New Zealand Olympic medallists's 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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New Zealanders (Māori: Tāngata Aotearoa) are people associated with New Zealand, sharing a common history, culture, and language (New Zealand English)...
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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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New Zealand is divided into sixteen regions (Māori: ngā rohe) for local government purposes. Eleven are administered by regional councils (the top tier...
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The New Zealand national under-23 football team, informally known as the "OlyWhites", represents New Zealand Football and New Zealand in international...
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language of New Zealand. Almost the entire population speak it either as native speakers or proficiently as a second language. The New Zealand English dialect...
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In New Zealand, agriculture is the largest sector of the tradable economy. The country exported NZ$46.4 billion worth of agricultural products (raw and...
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The First Labour Government of New Zealand was the government of New Zealand from 1935 to 1949. Responsible for the realisation of a wide range of progressive...
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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 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 New Zealand Parliament (Māori: Pāremata Aotearoa) is the unicameral legislature of New Zealand, consisting of the Sovereign (King-in-Parliament) and...
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acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first case of the disease in New Zealand was reported on 28 February 2020. The country recorded...
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Russell / Okiato Wellington has been the capital of New Zealand since 1865. New Zealand's first capital city was Old Russell (Okiato) in 1840–41. Auckland...
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Spark New Zealand Limited is a New Zealand telecommunications and digital services company providing fixed-line telephone services, mobile phone services...
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