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New Zealand
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New Zealand
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New Zealand - New Zealand
New Zealand is a country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean comprising two large islands (the North Island and the South Island) and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island and the Chatham Islands. In Māori, New Zealand is also known as Aotearoa, which is usually translated into English as the Land of the Long White Cloud. The Realm of New Zealand also includes the ► Cook Islands and ► Niue, which are self-governing, but in free association; ► Tokelau; and the Ross Dependency (New Zealand's territorial claim in ► Antarctica). New Zealand is notable for its geographic isolation, being separated from ► Australia to the northwest by the Tasman Sea, some 2000 kilometres (1250 miles) across. Its closest neighbours to the north are ► New Caledonia, ► Fiji, ► Norfolk Island and ► Tonga. Associated states are the ► Cook Islands and ► Niue, the overseas territory is ► Tokelau.
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Aotearoa
He whenua, he kāhui moutere a Aotearoa i Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa. Ko ngā moutere matua ko Te Ika-a-Māui ki te raki, ko Te Wai-pounamu, arā Te Waka-a-Māui ki waenganui, me Rakiura ki te tonga. Ko Aotearoa te ingoa Māori o nāianei mō te motu. Engari i tērā atu rautau, ko 'Aotearoa' tētahi o ngā ingoa o Te Ika-a-Māui kē. Ko ngā whenua o roto o te Kīngitanga o Aotearoa ko ngā whenua moutere nei ko ngā Kuki Airani, ko Niue; he kāwanatanga ake o aua whenua, engari ka mau tonu he pānga wātea ki Aotearoa; ko Tokelau, me ngā wāhi kerēmetia rā o Antarctica ki ngā tahatai o te Moana o Ross. Ko Aotearoa he rōpū moutere e tū mokemoke ana, e roa rawa te tawhiti ki whenua kē. E 2000 kiromita te tawhiti ki Ahitireiria, ko Te Tai-o-Rehua te moana wehe i aua whenua e rua. Ko ngā whenua e tū tata ana ki te raki ko Niu Karatonia, ko Whiti, ko Te Moutere Nōpoke, ko Tonga.
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New Zealand |
| Official name |
New Zealand |
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Independent country since 1907 |
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Oceania |
| Capital |
Wellington |
| Population |
4,380,700 (September 2010) inhabitants |
| Area |
268,680 km² |
| Major languages |
English, Māori, New Zealand Sign language (all three official) |
| Major religions |
Christian (53%) (Anglican (15%), Roman Catholic (13%), Presbyterian (11%)), No religion (34%) (2006 Census) |
| More information |
New Zealand, Geography of New Zealand, History of New Zealand and Politics of New Zealand |
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New Zealand - New Zealand (Category). |
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General maps
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Map of New Zealand |
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Topographical map of New Zealand |
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The hemisphere centred on Wellington, New Zealand's capital. |
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Realm of New Zealand |
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Realm of New Zealand (detail) |
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New Zealand's southern offshore islands |
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Regions of New Zealand |
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North Island |
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South Island |
History maps
This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day New Zealand, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day New Zealand.
Pre-colonial era
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The Maori settle New Zealand in the thirteenth century. In 1642 the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman discovers the islands. The Dutch name the islands Nova Zeelandia. |
Colonialism
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1769/1792: United Kingdom - colonizing country ► United Kingdom
In 1769 the islands are explored by James Cook and later claimed by Britain. From 1792 the first British settlements are founded in New Zealand. |
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1835-1840: United Tribes of New Zealand - semi-independent protectorate of the United Kingdom
In 1835 the Maori tribes unite themselves in the Confederation of United Tribes, a semi-independent British protectorate. |
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1840-1841: Part of: New South Wales - a colony of the United Kingdom ► Australia
New Zealand is claimed by Britian in 1840 and New Zealand becomes part of New South Wales. |
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1841-1907: Colony of New Zealand - colony of the United Kingdom
A year later New Zealand becomes a separate British colony. Some Maori do not accept British rule and resist British control in various wars in 1843-1848 and 1860-1872.[1] |
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1907-1931: Dominion of New Zealand - colony of the United Kingdom
The status is changed in 1907 into the Dominion of New Zealand. |
Independence
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1931-: New Zealand - independent country
The dominion is granted full sovereignty in 1931. |
Old maps
This section holds copies of original general maps older than 70 years of this entry.
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Early map following Abel Tasman's voyage to New Zealand and Australia |
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This is an image of a chart of New Zealand made by Lieutenant (later Captain Sir) James Cook during his 1770 voyage of exploration in the Pacific in command of HM Bark Endeavour. |
Religion maps
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Religions of New Zealand |
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Anglicans in New Zealand |
Tribal maps
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Iwi (tribes) of New Zealand |
Geological maps
Population maps
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New Zealand population density |
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Embassies of New Zealand |
Satellite maps
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Satellite image of New Zealand |
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Satellite image of New Zealand |
Notes and references
General remarks:
- The WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Atlas of the World is an organized and commented collection of geographical, political and historical maps available at Wikimedia Commons. The main page is therefore the portal to maps and cartography on Wikimedia. That page contains links to entries by country, continent and by topic as well as general notes and references.
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- Historical maps are included in the continent, country and dependency entries.
- The status of various entities is disputed. See the content for the entities concerned.
- The maps of former countries that are more or less continued by a present-day country or had a territory included in only one or two countries are included in the atlas of the present-day country. For example the Ottoman Empire can be found in the Atlas of Turkey.
- ↑ The flag shown is used as official flag between 1869 and 1902, than replaced by the current flag.
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