Interesting facts on New Zealand

  • Aotearoa is the Maori name for New Zealand meaning 'Land of the Long White Cloud'
  • Population = 4,100,000 humans, 40,000,000 sheep and 9,000,000 cattle
  • The capital city, Wellington, is the southern most capital in the world
  • New Zealand gained it's independence from Great Britain in 1907
  • New Zealand's national symbol is the flightless and fast disappearing bird called the Kiwi
  • New Zealand was once home to Sir Edmund Hillary – the first European to climb Mount Everest
  • New Zealand has 14 National Parks
  • New Zealand was the first western democracy to give women the vote – a battle lead by Kate Sheppard in the 1890's
  • The All Blacks, the national rugby team, are the pride of New Zealand sport
  • New Zealand invented bungee jumping
  • New Zealand has a huge number of cars – 2.5m for 4.1m people
  • New Zealand has won more Olympic gold medals, per capita, than any other country
  • New Zealand is known colloquially as 'The Shaky Isles' because of its geothermal activity and numerous earthquakes

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