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New Zealand

Infoplease has everything you need to know about New Zealand. Check out our country profile, full of essential information about New Zealand's geography, history, government, economy, population,…

DK History: New Zealand

WHEN DID NEW ZEALAND GAIN SELF-RULE? WHAT BECAME OF THE MAORIS? FIND OUT MORENew Zealand is known to the Maoris as Aotearoa. Dutch and English navigators charted these islands, and by the 19th…

Map: <b>New Zealand</b>

New Zealand Profile: History · Government · Economy · Population €¦New Zealand InformationEncyclopedia: New ZealandIn-depth entries covering: Economy, Government, History, Land & PeopleU.S. State…

New Zealand

(Encyclopedia) CE5 New ZealandNew Zealandzēˈlənd [key], island country (2015 est. pop. 4,615,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia.…

State Department Notes on New Zealand

U.S. Department of State Background Note Maori performers participate in a welcoming ceremony, Wellington, New Zealand, October 31, 2006. [© AP Images] PROFILEOFFICIAL NAME:New…

New Zealand Chiefs of State & Cabinet Members

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign GovernmentsDate of Information: 4/3/2012 Governor Gen. Jeremiah MATEPARAE Prime Min. John Phillip KEY Dep. Prime Min. Simon William…

DK People & Places: Australia & New Zealand

WHICH SPORTS ARE POPULAR IN AUSTRALIA? WHO LIVES IN AUSTRALIA? WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT AUSTRALIA’S WILDLIFE? WHICH GIANT DESERT ROCK IS A SACRED SITE? WHY IS THE GREAT BARRIER REEF UNDER THREAT? WHY…

New Zealand literature

(Encyclopedia) New Zealand literature. In the 20th cent. New Zealand developed a vital literary tradition, though only a few of its authors are well-known outside its islands: Katherine Mansfield,…

New Zealand spinach

(Encyclopedia) New Zealand spinach, succulent annual (Tetragonia expansa) of Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and S South America, grown for the edible leaves. The plant grows prostrate, often…

Dunedin, city, New Zealand

(Encyclopedia) Dunedin Dunedin dənēˈdĭn [key], city, SE South Island, New Zealand, at the head of Otago Harbor…