New Zealand (Māori: Aotearoa [aɔˈtɛaɾɔa]) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island...
266 KB (22,275 words) - 00:09, 9 August 2024
following lists events that happened during 2017 in New Zealand. Estimated populations as at 30 June. New Zealand total – 4,793,700 North Island – 3,677,200...
24 KB (2,153 words) - 09:27, 19 June 2024
of New Zealand encompass the gender, ethnic, religious, geographic, and economic backgrounds of the 5.2 million people living in New Zealand. New Zealanders...
108 KB (7,437 words) - 23:29, 2 August 2024
agricultural sector were removed in the 1980s. However, as of 2017, the New Zealand Government still provides state investment in infrastructure which supports...
61 KB (6,674 words) - 16:16, 9 July 2024
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...
148 KB (12,807 words) - 13:27, 6 August 2024
New Zealand English (NZE) is the variant of the English language spoken and written by most English-speaking New Zealanders. Its language code in ISO...
67 KB (6,338 words) - 07:03, 9 August 2024
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...
77 KB (1,402 words) - 19:10, 10 August 2024
Religion in New Zealand encompasses a wide range of groups and beliefs. New Zealand has no state religion and freedom of religion has been protected since...
91 KB (6,854 words) - 16:31, 14 July 2024
New Zealand (Māori: Aotearoa) is an island country located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, near the centre of the water hemisphere. It consists of...
83 KB (7,745 words) - 14:00, 30 July 2024
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 men's...
77 KB (3,689 words) - 10:47, 6 August 2024
Air New Zealand Limited (Māori: Araraurangi Aotearoa) is the flag carrier of New Zealand. Based in Auckland, the airline operates scheduled passenger flights...
59 KB (5,996 words) - 08:18, 31 July 2024
The 2017 New Zealand general election took place on Saturday 23 September 2017 to determine the membership of the 52nd New Zealand Parliament. The previous...
182 KB (14,386 words) - 00:15, 6 August 2024
The human history of New Zealand can be dated back to between 1320 and 1350 CE, when the main settlement period started, after it was discovered and settled...
136 KB (15,716 words) - 14:25, 7 August 2024
The New Zealand Government (Māori: Te Kāwanatanga o Aotearoa) is the central government through which political authority is exercised in New Zealand. As...
48 KB (4,163 words) - 03:10, 9 June 2024
New Zealand is divided into sixteen regions (Māori: ngā rohe) for local government purposes. Eleven are administered by regional councils (the top tier...
25 KB (1,447 words) - 06:46, 8 August 2024
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...
135 KB (12,542 words) - 01:23, 5 August 2024
monarchy of New Zealand is the constitutional system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of New Zealand. The current...
117 KB (11,167 words) - 20:01, 7 August 2024
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...
70 KB (8,109 words) - 15:16, 2 August 2024
The New Zealand Parliament (Māori: Pāremata Aotearoa) is the unicameral legislature of New Zealand, consisting of the Sovereign (King-in-Parliament) and...
63 KB (4,984 words) - 23:14, 31 July 2024
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...
53 KB (5,201 words) - 21:23, 9 August 2024
legal system is modelled on the common law of England. New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy in which King Charles III is the sovereign and head of state...
81 KB (7,778 words) - 05:05, 1 August 2024
The British & Irish Lions toured New Zealand during June and July 2017. The Lions, a rugby union team selected from players eligible to represent England...
104 KB (3,021 words) - 22:52, 31 July 2024
The 2017 New Zealand Derby was a horse race which took place at Ellerslie Racecourse on Saturday 4 March 2017. It was the 142nd running of the New Zealand...
9 KB (778 words) - 03:42, 20 November 2022
in New Zealand comprised an important sector of the national economy – tourism directly contributed NZ$16.2 billion (or 5.8%) of the country's GDP in...
24 KB (2,195 words) - 05:32, 4 June 2024
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...
51 KB (5,139 words) - 09:11, 9 August 2024
New Zealanders (Māori: Tāngata Aotearoa) are people associated with New Zealand, sharing a common history, culture, and language (New Zealand English)...
58 KB (5,635 words) - 22:25, 4 August 2024
Time in New Zealand is divided by law into two standard time zones. The main islands use New Zealand Standard Time (NZST), 12 hours in advance of Coordinated...
16 KB (1,780 words) - 23:14, 10 June 2024
Migration to New Zealand began only very recently in human history, with Polynesian settlement in New Zealand, previously uninhabited, about 1250 CE to...
69 KB (6,755 words) - 02:25, 12 July 2024
New Zealanders of European descent are mostly of British and Irish ancestry, with significantly smaller percentages of other European ancestries such as...
56 KB (4,967 words) - 06:33, 4 August 2024
The education system in New Zealand implements a three-tier model which includes primary and intermediate schools, followed by secondary schools (high...
64 KB (7,009 words) - 07:30, 3 August 2024