New Zealand / Aotearoa / Nova Zelândia
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (commonly called the North Island and the South Island), and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands. The indigenous Māori language name for New Zealand is Aotearoa, commonly translated as The Land of the Long White Cloud. The Realm of New Zealand also includes the Cook Islands and Niue (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: it is situated about 2,000 km (1250 miles) southeast of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and its closest neighbours to the north are New Caledonia, Fiji and Tonga. During its long isolation New Zealand developed a distinctive fauna dominated by birds, a number of which became extinct after the arrival of humans and the mammals they introduced.
The majority of New Zealand's population is of European descent; the indigenous Māori are the largest minority. Asians and non-Māori Polynesians are also significant minority groups, especially in urban areas. The most commonly spoken language is English.
New Zealand is a developed country that ranks highly in international comparisons on human development, quality of life, life expectancy, literacy, public education, peace, prosperity, economic freedom, ease of doing business, lack of corruption, press freedom, and the protection of civil liberties and political rights. Its cities also consistently rank among the world's most liveable.
Elizabeth II, as the Queen of New Zealand, is the country's head of state and is represented by a ceremonial Governor-General who holds reserve powers. The Queen has no real political influence, and her position is essentially symbolic. Political power is held by the democratically elected Parliament of New Zealand under the leadership of the Prime Minister, who is the head of government.
Etymology
It is unknown whether Māori had a name for New Zealand as a whole before the arrival of Europeans, although they referred to the North Island as Te Ika a Māui (the fish of Māui) and the South Island as Te Wai Pounamu (the waters of greenstone) or Te Waka o Aoraki (the canoe of Aoraki). Until the early 20th century, the North Island was also referred to as Aotearoa (colloquially translated "land of the long white cloud"); in modern Māori usage, this name refers to the whole country. Aotearoa is also commonly used in this sense in New Zealand English, where it is sometimes used alone, and in some formal uses combined with the English name to express respect to the original inhabitants of the country, for example in the form of "[Organisation name] of Aotearoa New Zealand".
The first European name for New Zealand was Staten Landt, the name given to it by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, who in 1642 became the first European to see the islands. Tasman assumed it was part of a southern continent connected with land discovered in 1615 off the southern tip of South America by Jacob Le Maire, which had been named Staten Landt, meaning "Land of the (Dutch) States-General".
The name New Zealand originated with Dutch cartographers, who called the islands Nova Zeelandia, after the Dutch province of Zeeland. No one is certain exactly who first coined the term, but it first appeared in 1645 and may have been the choice of cartographer Johan Blaeu. British explorer James Cook subsequently anglicised the name to New Zealand. There is no connection to the Danish island Zealand.
Although the North and South Islands have been known by these names for many years, the New Zealand Geographic Board has stated that as of 2009, they have no official names. The board intends to make these their official names, along with alternative Māori names. Although several Māori names have been used, Maori Language Commissioner Erima Henare sees Te Ika-a-Māui and Te Wai Pounamu respectively as the most likely choices.
History
New Zealand is one of the most recently settled major landmasses. The first known settlers were Eastern Polynesians who, according to most researchers, arrived by canoe in about AD 1250–1300. Some researchers have suggested an earlier wave of arrivals dating to as early as AD 50–150; these people then either died out or left the islands. Over the following centuries these settlers developed into a distinct culture now known as Māori. The population was divided into Iwi (tribes) and hapū (subtribes) which would cooperate, compete and sometimes fight with each other. At some point a group of Māori migrated to the Chatham Islands where they developed their distinct Moriori culture.
The first Europeans known to have reached New Zealand were Dutch explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman and his crew in 1642. Māori killed several of the crew and no Europeans returned to New Zealand until British explorer James Cook's voyage of 1768–71. Cook reached New Zealand in 1769 and mapped almost the entire coastline. Following Cook, New Zealand was visited by numerous European and North American whaling, sealing and trading ships. They traded European food and goods, especially metal tools and weapons, for Māori timber, food, artefacts and water. On occasion, Europeans traded goods for sex.
The potato and the musket transformed Māori agriculture and warfare, although the resulting Musket Wars died out once the tribal imbalance of arms had been rectified. From the early nineteenth century, Christian missionaries began to settle New Zealand, eventually converting most of the Māori population, who had become disillusioned with their indigenous faith by the introduction of Western culture.
Becoming aware of the lawless nature of European settlement and of increasing French interest in the territory, the British government sent William Hobson to New Zealand to claim sovereignty and negotiate a treaty with the Māori.[i] The Treaty of Waitangi was first signed in the Bay of Islands on 6 February 1840. The drafting was done hastily and confusion and disagreement continue to surround the translation. The Treaty however remains regarded as New Zealand's foundation as a nation and is revered by Māori as a guarantee of their rights.
Initially under British rule, New Zealand had been part of the colony of New South Wales. Hobson initially selected Okiato as the capital in 1840, before moving the seat of government to Auckland in 1841, when New Zealand became a separate colony, and there were increasing numbers of European settlers to New Zealand particularly from the British Isles. The Māori were initially eager to trade with the 'Pakeha', as they called them, and many iwi became wealthy. As settler numbers increased, conflicts over land led to the New Zealand Land Wars of the 1860s and 1870s, resulting in the loss of much Māori land. The details of European settlement and the acquisition of land from Māori remain controversial.
Representative government for the colony was provided for in 1852 when the United Kingdom passed the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852. The 1st New Zealand Parliament met in 1854. In 1856 the colony became effectively self-governing with the grant of responsible government over all domestic matters other than native policy. Power in this respect would be transferred to the colonial administration in the 1860s.
In 1863 Premier Alfred Domett moved a resolution that the capital transfer to a locality in Cook Strait, apparently due to concern that the South Island might form a separate colony. Commissioners from Australia (chosen for their neutral status) advised that Wellington was suitable because of its harbour and central location, and parliament officially sat there for the first time in 1865. In 1893 the country became the first nation in the world to grant women the right to vote.
20th century
In 1907 New Zealand became a Dominion within the British Empire, and an independent Commonwealth realm in 1947 when the Statute of Westminster was adopted, although in practice Britain had long since ceased to play a significant role in governing New Zealand. As New Zealand became more politically independent it became more dependent economically; in the 1890s, refrigerated shipping allowed New Zealand to base its economy on the export of meat and dairy products to Britain
New Zealand was an enthusiastic member of the British Empire, fighting in the Boer War, World War I and World War II, especially in the Battle of Britain, and supporting Britain in the Suez Crisis. The country was very much a part of the world economy and suffered as others did in the Great Depression of the 1930s. The depression led to the election of the first Labour government, which established a comprehensive welfare state and a protectionist economy.
New Zealand experienced increasing prosperity following World War II. However, some social problems were developing; Māori had begun to leave traditional rural life and move to the cities in search of work. A Māori protest movement eventually developed, which criticised Eurocentrism and worked for more recognition of Māori culture and the Treaty of Waitangi, which they felt had not been fully honoured.
In 1975 a Waitangi Tribunal was set up to investigate alleged breaches of the Treaty, and it was enabled to investigate historic grievances in 1985. In common with other developed countries, social developments accelerated in the 1970s and social and political mores changed.
Britain's membership of the European Economic Community in 1973 drastically reduced access for New Zealand exporters to their previous largest market. This and the oil shocks of the 1970s led to significant economic and social changes during the 1980s under the 4th Labour government largely led by Finance Minister Roger Douglas, whose policies are commonly referred to as "Rogernomics."
Geography
New Zealand comprises two main islands, the North and South Islands, Te Ika a Maui and Te Wai Pounamu respectively in Māori, and a number of smaller islands, located near the centre of the water hemisphere. Cook Strait, 20 kilometres wide at its narrowest point, separates the North and South Islands. The total land area, 268,021 square kilometres (103,483 sq mi), is a little less than that of Italy or Japan, and a little more than the United Kingdom. The country extends more than 1600 km (1000 mi) along its main, north-north-east axis, with approximately 15,134 km (9,404 mi) of coastline. The most significant of the smaller inhabited islands include Stewart Island/Rakiura; Waiheke Island, in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf; Great Barrier Island, east of the Hauraki Gulf; and the Chatham Islands, named Rēkohu by Moriori. The country has extensive marine resources, with the seventh-largest Exclusive Economic Zone in the world, covering over four million square kilometres (1.5 million square miles), more than 15 times its land area.
The South Island is the largest land mass of New Zealand, and is divided along its length by the Southern Alps, the highest peak of which is Aoraki/Mount Cook at 3754 metres (12,320 ft). There are 18 peaks over 3000 metres (9843 ft) in the South Island. The North Island is less mountainous but is marked by volcanism. The highest North Island mountain, Mount Ruapehu (2797 m, 9177 ft), is an active cone volcano. The dramatic and varied landscape of New Zealand has made it a popular location for the production of television programmes and films, including the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the The Last Samurai.
The country owes its varied topography, and perhaps even its emergence above the waves, to the dynamic boundary it straddles between the Pacific and Indo-Australian Plates. New Zealand is part of Zealandia, a continent nearly half the size of Australia that is otherwise almost completely submerged. About 25 million years ago, a shift in plate tectonic movements began to pull Zealandia apart forcefully, with this now being most evident along the Alpine Fault and in the highly active Taupo volcanic zone. The tectonic boundary continues as subduction zones east of the North Island along the Hikurangi Trench to continue north of New Zealand along the Kermadec Trench and the Tonga Trench which is mirrored in the south by the Puysegur Trench.
New Zealand is culturally and linguistically part of Polynesia, and is the south-western anchor of the Polynesian Triangle.
The latitude of New Zealand, from approximately 34 to 47° S, corresponds closely to that of Italy in the Northern Hemisphere. However, its isolation from continental influences and exposure to cold southerly winds and ocean currents give the climate a much milder character. The climate throughout the country is mild and temperate, mainly maritime, with temperatures rarely falling below 0 °C (32 °F) or rising above 30 °C (86 °F) in populated areas. Historical maxima and minima are 42.4 °C (108.3 °F) in Rangiora, Canterbury and −21.6 °C (−6.9 °F) in Ophir, Otago. Conditions vary sharply across regions from extremely wet on the West Coast of the South Island to semi-arid (Köppen BSh) in the Mackenzie Basin of inland Canterbury and subtropical in Northland. Of the main cities, Christchurch is the driest, receiving only 640 mm (25 in) of rain per year; Auckland, the wettest, receives almost twice that amount. Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch all receive a yearly average in excess of 2000 hours of sunshine. The southern and south-western parts of South Island have a cooler and cloudier climate, with around 1400–1600 hours; the northern and north-eastern parts of the South Island are the sunniest areas of the country and receive approximately 2400–2500 hours.
Other Info
Oficial name:
Aotearoa
New Zealand
Independence:
Dominion 26 September 1907
- Statute of Westminster 1931
- Full Independence 1947
Area:
270.534 km2
Inhabitants:
4.500.000
Languages:
Reo Māori
English [eng] 3,213,000 in New Zealand (1987). Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English
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Maori [mri] 50,000 to 70,000 (1991 Fishman, p. 231). 100,000 who understand it, but do not speak it (1995 Maori Language Commission). Ethnic population: 530,000 (2002 Honolulu Advertiser). Far north, east coast, North Island. Alternate names: New Zealand Maori. Dialects: North Auckland, South Island, Taranaki, Wanganui, Bay of Plenty, Rotorua-Taupo, Moriori. Formerly fragmented into a number of regional dialects, some of which diverged quite radically from what has become the standard dialect. Lexical similarity 71% with Hawaiian, 57% with Samoan. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear, East, Central, Tahitic
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New Zealand Sign Language [nzs] Classification: Deaf sign language
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Pitcairn-Norfolk [pih] Alternate names: Pitcairn English. Classification: Cant, English-Tahitian
Capital city:
Wellington
Meaning country name:
After the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands, which means "Sealand" in reference to the large number of islands it contains. Abel Tasman referred to New Zealand as Staten Landt, but subsequent Dutch cartographers used Nova Zeelandia in Latin, followed by Nieuw Zeeland in Dutch, which Captain James Cook subsequently anglicised as New Zealand.
Aotearoa has become the most common name for the country in the indigenous
Maori language, supplanting the loan-phrase Niu Tireni. Aotearoa conventionally means "land of the long white cloud".
Nua Shealtainn in both Irish and Scottish Gaelic, meaning New Shetland (Sealtainn), itself from a metathesised form of Scots Shetland. Gaelic speakers seem to have folk-etymologised Zeeland when translating New Zealand's name from English. or
There is no known pre-contact Māori name for New Zealand, although Māori referred to the North Island as Te Ika-a-Māui (the fish of Māui) and the South Island as Te Wai Pounamu (the waters of jade) or Te Waka-a-Māui (the canoe of Māui). Until the early twentieth century, the North Island was also referred to as Aotearoa (often glossed as 'land of the long white cloud'); in modern Māori usage, this is the name for the whole country.
The first European name for New Zealand was Staten Landt, the name given to it by Abel Tasman upon his discovery of the islands in 1642. Tasman assumed it was part of a southern continent connected with land discovered in 1615 off the southern tip of South America by Isaac Le Maire. The name New Zealand originated with Dutch cartographers, who called the islands Nova Zeelandia, after the Dutch province of Zeeland. No-one is certain exactly who first coined the term, but it first appeared in 1645 and may have been the choice of cartographer Johan Blaeu. British explorer James Cook subsequently anglicised the name to New Zealand.
Description Flag:
The Flag of New Zealand is a defaced blue ensign with the Union Flag in the canton, and four red stars with white borders to the right. The stars represent the constellation of Crux, the Southern Cross, as seen from New Zealand.
The flag proportion is 1:2 and the colours are Red (Pantone 186), Blue (Pantone 280) and White. Proportion and colours are identical to the Union Flag.
Coat of arms:
The Coat of Arms of New Zealand is the official symbol of New Zealand. The initial coat of arms was granted King George V on the 26 August 1911, and the current version was granted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1956.
Until 1911, New Zealand used the same national coat of arms as the United Kingdom. When New Zealand became a Dominion in 1907, it was decided that a new Coat of Arms was required, and a design competition was held. Since being granted its own arms in 1911, New Zealand's arms have remained similar to the current design, with minor changes in 1956.
Since 1911, the central shield has remained unaltered: a quartered shield containing in the first quarter four stars representing the Southern Cross constellation, as depicted on the national flag, but with the stars in different proportions; in the second quarter, a golden fleece representing the farming industry; in the third, a wheat sheaf representing agriculture; and in the fourth, two hammers representing mining and industry. Over all this is a pale, a broad vertical strip, with three ships representing the importance of sea trade, and the immigrant nature of all New Zealanders.
The old–style coat of arms.Before 1956, the shield was identical, but the surrounding features were different. The crest was a demi-lion (the upper half of a rampant lion) holding the British Union Flag, and the scroll at the shield's base featured the then motto of the country, "Onward". Early renditions of the Coat of Arms are often featured with more stylised scrolling rather than fern leaves.
The original supporters were also slightly different. The woman had reddish-brown hair, and both figures faced forward rather than towards the shield. Though there is no direct documentary evidence, it is likely that the original model for the woman was Wellington socialite Alice Spragg. The model for the Māori warrior is unknown.
New Zealand Coat of Arms ExplainedThe shield is now supported by two figures, a blonde Pākehā (European) woman holding the New Zealand flag, and a Māori warrior holding a taiaha (Māori staff). The shield is topped with the St Edward's Crown, and beneath the shield are two silver fern leaves and a scroll bearing the words "New Zealand".
Motto:
"Onward"
Unofficial National Song: Pokarekare Ana
Maori
Pōkarekare ana, ngā wai o Waiapu
Whiti atu koe hine, marino ana e
E hine e, hoki mai ra, ka mate ahau i te aroha e.
Tuhituhi taku reta, tuku atu taku rīni
Kia kite tō iwi, raruraru ana e.
E hine e, hoki mai ra, ka mate ahau i te aroha e.
Whatiwhati taku pene, kua pau aku pepa
Ko taku aroha, mau tonu ana e.
E hine e, hoki mai ra, ka mate ahau i te aroha e.
E kore te aroha, e maroke i te rā
Mākūkū tonu i aku roimata e.
E hine e, hoki mai ra, ka mate ahau i te aroha e.
English
The waves are breaking, against the shores of Waiapu,
My heart is aching, for your return my love.
Oh my beloved, come back to me, my heart is breaking for of love for you.
I have written you a letter, and enclosed with it my ring,
If your people should see it, then the trouble will begin.
Oh girl, come back to me, my heart is breaking for of love for you.
My poor pen is broken, my paper is spent,
But my love for you endures, and remains forever more.
Oh my beloved, come back to me, my heart is breaking for of love for you.
The sun's hot sheen, won't scorch my love,
Being kept evergreen, by the falling of my tears.
Oh girl, Come back to me, I could die of love for you.
National Anthem: God Defend New Zealand
Maori
E Ihowa Atua
E Ihowā Atua
O ngā iwi mātou rā
Āta whakarongona
Me aroha noa
Kia hua ko te pai
Kia tau tō atawhai
Manaakitia mai
Aotearoa
Ōna mano tāngata
Kiri whero, kiri mā
Iwi Māori Pākehā
Rūpeke katoa
Nei ka tono ko ngā hē
Māu e whakaahu kē
Kia ora mārire
Aotearoa
Tōna mana kia tū
Tōna kaha kia ū
Tōna rongo hei pakū
Ki te ao katoa
Aua rawa ngā whawhai
Ngā tutū a tata mai
Kia tupu nui ai
Aotearoa
Waiho tona takiwā
Ko te ao mārama
Kia whiti tōna rā
Taiāwhio noa
Ko te hae me te ngangau
Meinga kia kore kau
Waiho i te rongo mau
Aotearoa
Tōna pai me toitū
Tika rawa, pono pū
Tōna noho, tana tū
Iwi nō Ihowā
Kaua mōna whakamā
Kia hau te ingoa
Kia tū hei tauira
Aotearoa
English
God of Nations at Thy feet
In the bonds of love we meet
Hear our voices, we entreat
God defend our free land
Guard Pacific's triple star
From the shafts of strife and war
Make her praises heard
God defend New Zealand
Men of ev'ry creed and race
Gather here before Thy face
Asking Thee to bless this place
God defend our free land
From dissension, envy, hate
And corruption guard our State
Make our country good and great
God defend New Zealand
Peace, not war, shall be our boast
But should our foes assail our coast
Make us then a mighty host
God defend our free land
Lord of battles, in Thy might
Put our enemies to flight
Let our cause be just and right
God defend New Zealand
Let our love for Thee increase
May Thy blessings never cease
Give us plenty, give us peace
God defend our free land
From dishonour and from shame
Guard our country's spotless name
Crown her with immortal fame
God defend New Zealand
May our mountains ever be Tōna
Freedom's ramparts on the sea
Make us faithful unto Thee
God defend our free land
Guide her in the nations'
Preaching love and truth to man
Working out Thy Glorious plan
God defend New Zealand
Internet Page: www.newzealand.govt.nz
New Zeland in diferent languages
eng | dan | hau | mlt | nor | swa: New Zealand
cat | cos | roh-gri | roh-srs: Nova Zelanda
bis | tpi: Niusilan
ces | slk: Nový Zéland
dsb | hsb: Nowoseelandska
kin | run: Nuvele Zelande
roh-enb | roh-eno: Nouva Zelanda
afr: Nieu-Seeland
arg: Nueba Zelanda
ast: Nueva Zelanda
aze: Yeni Zelandiya / Јени Зеландија
bam: Nuwɛli-Zelandi
bos: Novi Zeland / Нови Зеланд
bre: Zeland-Nevez
cor: Mordir Nowydh; Selond Nowydh
crh: Yañı Zelandiya / Янъы Зеландия
cym: Seland Newydd
deu: Neuseeland / Neuſeeland
epo: Nov-Zelando
est: Uus-Meremaa
eus: Zeelanda Berria
fao: Ný Sæland
fij: Niu Siladi
fin: Uusi-Seelanti
fra: Nouvelle-Zélande
frp: Novèla-Zèlande
fry: Nij-Seelân
fur: Gnove Zelande
gla: Sealainn Nuadh
gle: An Nua-Shéalainn / An Nua-Ṡéalainn
glg: Nova Celandia
glv: Yn Teelan Noa
hat: Nouvèl Zeland
haw: Nukīlani
hrv: Novi Zeland
hun: Új-Zéland
ibo: Niuziland
ina: Nove Zelanda
ind: Selandia Baru / سيلنديا بارو
isl: Nýja-Sjáland
ita: Nuova Zelanda
jav: Selandia Baru
jnf: Nouvelle Zélande
kaa: Janʻa Zelandiya / Жаңа Зеландия
kmr: Zêlandîya Teze / Зеландийа Т’әзә / زێلاندیا تەزە
kur: Zêlanda Nû / زێلاندا نوو
lat: Nova Zelandia; Nova Selandia
lav: Jaunzēlande
lim: Nui-Zieland
lin: Nova Zelandi
lit: Naujoji Zelandija
lld-bad: Zelanda Nöia
lld-grd: Nueva Zelanda
ltz: Neiséiland / Neiſéiland
mlg: Zelandy-Vaovao
mol: Noua Zeelandă / Ноуа Зееландэ
mri: Aotearoa; Niu Tireni
msa: New Zealand / ڽوزيلند
nds: Niegseeland / Niegſeeland
nld: Nieuw-Zeeland
nrm: Nouvelle-Zélaunde
oci: Nòva Zelanda
pol: Nowa Zelandia
por: Nova Zelândia
que: Musuq Silanda
rmy: Nevi Zeyelanda / नेवी ज़ेयेलान्दा
ron: Noua Zeelandă
rup: Nao Zelandã
scn: Nova Zilanda; Nova Zilanna
slo: Novju Zelandia / Новйу Зеландиа
slv: Nova Zelandija
sme: Ođđa Selánda
smg: Naujuojė Zelandėjė
smo: Niu Sila
som: Neyuusilaand
spa: Nueva Zelanda; Nueva Zelandia
sqi: Zelanda e Re
srd: Noa Zelanda
swe: Nya Zeeland
tah: Niutirani
tet: Zelándia Foun
tgl: Nuweba Selanda
tkl: Niuhila
ton: Nuʻusila
tuk: Täze Zelandiýa / Тәзе Зеландия
tur: Yeni Zelanda
uzb: Yangi Zelandiya / Янги Зеландия
vie: Tân Tây Lan; Niu Di-lân
vol: Nula-Seleän
vor: Vahtsõnõ Meremaa
wln: Nouve Zelande
wol: Selaand-gu-Bees
zul: iNyuzilandi
zza: Zelanda Newiye
abq: Нова Зеландия (Nova Zełandija)
alt: Јаҥы Зеландия (Ďaṅy Zelandija)
bak: Яңы Зеландия / Yaņı Zelandiya
bel: Новая Зеландыя / Novaja Ziełandyja; Новая Зэляндыя / Novaja Zelandyja
bul: Нова Зеландия (Nova Zelandija)
che: Нови Зеланди (Novi Zelandi)
chm: У Зеландий (U Zelandij)
kaz: Жаңа Зеландия / Jaña Zelandïya / جاڭا زەلانديا
kbd: Новэ Зеландие (Novă Zelandie)
kir: Жаңы Зеландия (Ǧaṅy Zelandija)
kjh: Наа Зеландия (Naa Zelandija)
kom: Новӧй Зеландия (Novöj Zelandija)
krc: Джангы Зеландия (Džangy Zelandija)
kum: Янгы Зеландия (Jangy Zelandija)
mkd: Нов Зеланд (Nov Zeland)
mon: Шинэ Зеланд (Šinä Zeland)
oss: Ног Зеланди (Nog Zelandi)
rus: Новая Зеландия (Novaja Zelandija)
srp: Нови Зеланд / Novi Zeland
tab: ЦӀийи Зеландия (C̣iji Zelandija)
tat: Яңа Зеландия / Yaña Zelandiä
tgk: Зеландияи Нав / زلندیۀ نو / Zelandijai Nav
tyv: Чаа Зеландия (Čaa Zelandija)
ukr: Нова Зеландія (Nova Zelandija)
ara: نيوزيلندا (Niyūzīlandā); نيوزيلندة (Niyūzīlandâ); زيلندا الجديدة (Zīlandā l-Ǧadīdâ)
fas: زلاند نو / Zelânde Now; زلاند جدید / Zelânde Jadid
prs: زیلند جدید (Zīland-e Jadīd)
pus: نوۍ زيلنډ (Nawəy Zīlənḋ); نوۍ زيلېنډ (Nawəy Zīlenḋ); نيوزيلنډ (Nyūzīlənḋ)
uig: يېڭى زېلاندىيە / Yéngi Zélandiye / Йеңи Зеландия
urd: نیو زیلینڈ / نیو زیلینڈ / نیوزیلینڈ (Niyū Zīlænḋ)
div: ނިއުޒިލޭންޑް (Ni'użilēnḋ)
syr: ܢܝܘ ܙܝܠܢܕ (Nyū Zīland)
heb: ניו-זילנד (Nyû-Zîlend / Nyû-Zîland); ניו-זילאנד (Nyû-Zîlând)
lad: מואיב'ה זילאנדיה / Mueva Zelandia
yid: נײַ זײלאַנד (Nay Zeyland)
amh: ኒው ዚላንድ (Niw Ziland)
ell: Νέα Ζηλανδία (Néa Zīlandía)
hye: Նոր Զելանդիա (Nor Zelandia)
kat: ახალი ზელანდია (Aĥali Zelandia)
hin: न्यूज़ीलैंड (Nyūzīlæṁḍ)
nep: न्यू जिलैंड (Nyū Dziləiṁḍ)
ben: নিউ জিল্যাণ্ড (Niu Jilæṇḍ); নিউজিল্যান্ড (Niujilænḍ)
pan: ਨਿਊਜ਼ੀਲੈਂਡ (Niūzīlæ̃ḍ)
kan: ನ್ಯೂ ಜೀಲ್ಯಾಂಡ್ (Nyū Jīlæṁḍ)
mal: ന്യൂസിലാന്റ് (Nyūsilānṟ); ന്യൂസിലാന്ഡ് (Nyūsilānḍ)
tam: நியூசிலாந்து (Niyūčilāntu); நியூஜிலாந்து (Niyūjilāntu)
tel: న్యూజిలాండ్ (Nyūjilāṁḍ)
zho: 新西蘭/新西兰 (Xīn Xīlán)
yue: 新西蘭/新西兰 (Sān Sàilàahn)
jpn: ニュー・ジーランド (Nyū Jīrando); ニュージーランド (Nyūjīrando)
kor: 뉴질랜드 (Nyu Jillaendeu)
dzo: ནིའུ་ཛི་ལེནཌ་ (Ni'u.dzi.lenḍ.)
mya: နယူးဇီလန္ (Náyù Zilã)
tha: นิวซีแลนด์ (Niw Sīlǣn[d])
lao: ນູແວນເຊລັງ (Nūvǣn Ṣēlâṅ)
khm: នូវែលហ្សេឡង់ (Nūvæl Hseḷăṅ); ញូវសេឡែន (Ñūvseḷæn)
New Zealand / Aotearoa / Nova Zelândia
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (commonly called the North Island and the South Island), and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands. The indigenous Māori language name for New Zealand is Aotearoa, commonly translated as The Land of the Long White Cloud. The Realm of New Zealand also includes the Cook Islands and Niue (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: it is situated about 2,000 km (1250 miles) southeast of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and its closest neighbours to the north are New Caledonia, Fiji and Tonga. During its long isolation New Zealand developed a distinctive fauna dominated by birds, a number of which became extinct after the arrival of humans and the mammals they introduced.
The majority of New Zealand's population is of European descent; the indigenous Māori are the largest minority. Asians and non-Māori Polynesians are also significant minority groups, especially in urban areas. The most commonly spoken language is English.
New Zealand is a developed country that ranks highly in international comparisons on human development, quality of life, life expectancy, literacy, public education, peace, prosperity, economic freedom, ease of doing business, lack of corruption, press freedom, and the protection of civil liberties and political rights. Its cities also consistently rank among the world's most liveable.
Elizabeth II, as the Queen of New Zealand, is the country's head of state and is represented by a ceremonial Governor-General who holds reserve powers. The Queen has no real political influence, and her position is essentially symbolic. Political power is held by the democratically elected Parliament of New Zealand under the leadership of the Prime Minister, who is the head of government.
Etymology
It is unknown whether Māori had a name for New Zealand as a whole before the arrival of Europeans, although they referred to the North Island as Te Ika a Māui (the fish of Māui) and the South Island as Te Wai Pounamu (the waters of greenstone) or Te Waka o Aoraki (the canoe of Aoraki). Until the early 20th century, the North Island was also referred to as Aotearoa (colloquially translated "land of the long white cloud"); in modern Māori usage, this name refers to the whole country. Aotearoa is also commonly used in this sense in New Zealand English, where it is sometimes used alone, and in some formal uses combined with the English name to express respect to the original inhabitants of the country, for example in the form of "[Organisation name] of Aotearoa New Zealand".
The first European name for New Zealand was Staten Landt, the name given to it by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, who in 1642 became the first European to see the islands. Tasman assumed it was part of a southern continent connected with land discovered in 1615 off the southern tip of South America by Jacob Le Maire, which had been named Staten Landt, meaning "Land of the (Dutch) States-General".
The name New Zealand originated with Dutch cartographers, who called the islands Nova Zeelandia, after the Dutch province of Zeeland. No one is certain exactly who first coined the term, but it first appeared in 1645 and may have been the choice of cartographer Johan Blaeu. British explorer James Cook subsequently anglicised the name to New Zealand. There is no connection to the Danish island Zealand.
Although the North and South Islands have been known by these names for many years, the New Zealand Geographic Board has stated that as of 2009, they have no official names. The board intends to make these their official names, along with alternative Māori names. Although several Māori names have been used, Maori Language Commissioner Erima Henare sees Te Ika-a-Māui and Te Wai Pounamu respectively as the most likely choices.
History
New Zealand is one of the most recently settled major landmasses. The first known settlers were Eastern Polynesians who, according to most researchers, arrived by canoe in about AD 1250–1300. Some researchers have suggested an earlier wave of arrivals dating to as early as AD 50–150; these people then either died out or left the islands. Over the following centuries these settlers developed into a distinct culture now known as Māori. The population was divided into Iwi (tribes) and hapū (subtribes) which would cooperate, compete and sometimes fight with each other. At some point a group of Māori migrated to the Chatham Islands where they developed their distinct Moriori culture.
The first Europeans known to have reached New Zealand were Dutch explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman and his crew in 1642. Māori killed several of the crew and no Europeans returned to New Zealand until British explorer James Cook's voyage of 1768–71. Cook reached New Zealand in 1769 and mapped almost the entire coastline. Following Cook, New Zealand was visited by numerous European and North American whaling, sealing and trading ships. They traded European food and goods, especially metal tools and weapons, for Māori timber, food, artefacts and water. On occasion, Europeans traded goods for sex.
The potato and the musket transformed Māori agriculture and warfare, although the resulting Musket Wars died out once the tribal imbalance of arms had been rectified. From the early nineteenth century, Christian missionaries began to settle New Zealand, eventually converting most of the Māori population, who had become disillusioned with their indigenous faith by the introduction of Western culture.
Becoming aware of the lawless nature of European settlement and of increasing French interest in the territory, the British government sent William Hobson to New Zealand to claim sovereignty and negotiate a treaty with the Māori.[i] The Treaty of Waitangi was first signed in the Bay of Islands on 6 February 1840. The drafting was done hastily and confusion and disagreement continue to surround the translation. The Treaty however remains regarded as New Zealand's foundation as a nation and is revered by Māori as a guarantee of their rights.
Initially under British rule, New Zealand had been part of the colony of New South Wales. Hobson initially selected Okiato as the capital in 1840, before moving the seat of government to Auckland in 1841, when New Zealand became a separate colony, and there were increasing numbers of European settlers to New Zealand particularly from the British Isles. The Māori were initially eager to trade with the 'Pakeha', as they called them, and many iwi became wealthy. As settler numbers increased, conflicts over land led to the New Zealand Land Wars of the 1860s and 1870s, resulting in the loss of much Māori land. The details of European settlement and the acquisition of land from Māori remain controversial.
Representative government for the colony was provided for in 1852 when the United Kingdom passed the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852. The 1st New Zealand Parliament met in 1854. In 1856 the colony became effectively self-governing with the grant of responsible government over all domestic matters other than native policy. Power in this respect would be transferred to the colonial administration in the 1860s.
In 1863 Premier Alfred Domett moved a resolution that the capital transfer to a locality in Cook Strait, apparently due to concern that the South Island might form a separate colony. Commissioners from Australia (chosen for their neutral status) advised that Wellington was suitable because of its harbour and central location, and parliament officially sat there for the first time in 1865. In 1893 the country became the first nation in the world to grant women the right to vote.
20th century
In 1907 New Zealand became a Dominion within the British Empire, and an independent Commonwealth realm in 1947 when the Statute of Westminster was adopted, although in practice Britain had long since ceased to play a significant role in governing New Zealand. As New Zealand became more politically independent it became more dependent economically; in the 1890s, refrigerated shipping allowed New Zealand to base its economy on the export of meat and dairy products to Britain
New Zealand was an enthusiastic member of the British Empire, fighting in the Boer War, World War I and World War II, especially in the Battle of Britain, and supporting Britain in the Suez Crisis. The country was very much a part of the world economy and suffered as others did in the Great Depression of the 1930s. The depression led to the election of the first Labour government, which established a comprehensive welfare state and a protectionist economy.
New Zealand experienced increasing prosperity following World War II. However, some social problems were developing; Māori had begun to leave traditional rural life and move to the cities in search of work. A Māori protest movement eventually developed, which criticised Eurocentrism and worked for more recognition of Māori culture and the Treaty of Waitangi, which they felt had not been fully honoured.
In 1975 a Waitangi Tribunal was set up to investigate alleged breaches of the Treaty, and it was enabled to investigate historic grievances in 1985. In common with other developed countries, social developments accelerated in the 1970s and social and political mores changed.
Britain's membership of the European Economic Community in 1973 drastically reduced access for New Zealand exporters to their previous largest market. This and the oil shocks of the 1970s led to significant economic and social changes during the 1980s under the 4th Labour government largely led by Finance Minister Roger Douglas, whose policies are commonly referred to as "Rogernomics."
Geography
New Zealand comprises two main islands, the North and South Islands, Te Ika a Maui and Te Wai Pounamu respectively in Māori, and a number of smaller islands, located near the centre of the water hemisphere. Cook Strait, 20 kilometres wide at its narrowest point, separates the North and South Islands. The total land area, 268,021 square kilometres (103,483 sq mi), is a little less than that of Italy or Japan, and a little more than the United Kingdom. The country extends more than 1600 km (1000 mi) along its main, north-north-east axis, with approximately 15,134 km (9,404 mi) of coastline. The most significant of the smaller inhabited islands include Stewart Island/Rakiura; Waiheke Island, in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf; Great Barrier Island, east of the Hauraki Gulf; and the Chatham Islands, named Rēkohu by Moriori. The country has extensive marine resources, with the seventh-largest Exclusive Economic Zone in the world, covering over four million square kilometres (1.5 million square miles), more than 15 times its land area.
The South Island is the largest land mass of New Zealand, and is divided along its length by the Southern Alps, the highest peak of which is Aoraki/Mount Cook at 3754 metres (12,320 ft). There are 18 peaks over 3000 metres (9843 ft) in the South Island. The North Island is less mountainous but is marked by volcanism. The highest North Island mountain, Mount Ruapehu (2797 m, 9177 ft), is an active cone volcano. The dramatic and varied landscape of New Zealand has made it a popular location for the production of television programmes and films, including the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the The Last Samurai.
The country owes its varied topography, and perhaps even its emergence above the waves, to the dynamic boundary it straddles between the Pacific and Indo-Australian Plates. New Zealand is part of Zealandia, a continent nearly half the size of Australia that is otherwise almost completely submerged. About 25 million years ago, a shift in plate tectonic movements began to pull Zealandia apart forcefully, with this now being most evident along the Alpine Fault and in the highly active Taupo volcanic zone. The tectonic boundary continues as subduction zones east of the North Island along the Hikurangi Trench to continue north of New Zealand along the Kermadec Trench and the Tonga Trench which is mirrored in the south by the Puysegur Trench.
New Zealand is culturally and linguistically part of Polynesia, and is the south-western anchor of the Polynesian Triangle.
The latitude of New Zealand, from approximately 34 to 47° S, corresponds closely to that of Italy in the Northern Hemisphere. However, its isolation from continental influences and exposure to cold southerly winds and ocean currents give the climate a much milder character. The climate throughout the country is mild and temperate, mainly maritime, with temperatures rarely falling below 0 °C (32 °F) or rising above 30 °C (86 °F) in populated areas. Historical maxima and minima are 42.4 °C (108.3 °F) in Rangiora, Canterbury and −21.6 °C (−6.9 °F) in Ophir, Otago. Conditions vary sharply across regions from extremely wet on the West Coast of the South Island to semi-arid (Köppen BSh) in the Mackenzie Basin of inland Canterbury and subtropical in Northland. Of the main cities, Christchurch is the driest, receiving only 640 mm (25 in) of rain per year; Auckland, the wettest, receives almost twice that amount. Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch all receive a yearly average in excess of 2000 hours of sunshine. The southern and south-western parts of South Island have a cooler and cloudier climate, with around 1400–1600 hours; the northern and north-eastern parts of the South Island are the sunniest areas of the country and receive approximately 2400–2500 hours.
Other Info
Oficial name:
Aotearoa
New Zealand
Independence:
Dominion 26 September 1907
- Statute of Westminster 1931
- Full Independence 1947
Area:
270.534 km2
Inhabitants:
4.500.000
Languages:
Reo Māori
English [eng] 3,213,000 in New Zealand (1987). Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English
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Maori [mri] 50,000 to 70,000 (1991 Fishman, p. 231). 100,000 who understand it, but do not speak it (1995 Maori Language Commission). Ethnic population: 530,000 (2002 Honolulu Advertiser). Far north, east coast, North Island. Alternate names: New Zealand Maori. Dialects: North Auckland, South Island, Taranaki, Wanganui, Bay of Plenty, Rotorua-Taupo, Moriori. Formerly fragmented into a number of regional dialects, some of which diverged quite radically from what has become the standard dialect. Lexical similarity 71% with Hawaiian, 57% with Samoan. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear, East, Central, Tahitic
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New Zealand Sign Language [nzs] Classification: Deaf sign language
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Pitcairn-Norfolk [pih] Alternate names: Pitcairn English. Classification: Cant, English-Tahitian
Capital city:
Wellington
Meaning country name:
After the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands, which means "Sealand" in reference to the large number of islands it contains. Abel Tasman referred to New Zealand as Staten Landt, but subsequent Dutch cartographers used Nova Zeelandia in Latin, followed by Nieuw Zeeland in Dutch, which Captain James Cook subsequently anglicised as New Zealand.
Aotearoa has become the most common name for the country in the indigenous
Maori language, supplanting the loan-phrase Niu Tireni. Aotearoa conventionally means "land of the long white cloud".
Nua Shealtainn in both Irish and Scottish Gaelic, meaning New Shetland (Sealtainn), itself from a metathesised form of Scots Shetland. Gaelic speakers seem to have folk-etymologised Zeeland when translating New Zealand's name from English. or
There is no known pre-contact Māori name for New Zealand, although Māori referred to the North Island as Te Ika-a-Māui (the fish of Māui) and the South Island as Te Wai Pounamu (the waters of jade) or Te Waka-a-Māui (the canoe of Māui). Until the early twentieth century, the North Island was also referred to as Aotearoa (often glossed as 'land of the long white cloud'); in modern Māori usage, this is the name for the whole country.
The first European name for New Zealand was Staten Landt, the name given to it by Abel Tasman upon his discovery of the islands in 1642. Tasman assumed it was part of a southern continent connected with land discovered in 1615 off the southern tip of South America by Isaac Le Maire. The name New Zealand originated with Dutch cartographers, who called the islands Nova Zeelandia, after the Dutch province of Zeeland. No-one is certain exactly who first coined the term, but it first appeared in 1645 and may have been the choice of cartographer Johan Blaeu. British explorer James Cook subsequently anglicised the name to New Zealand.
Description Flag:
The Flag of New Zealand is a defaced blue ensign with the Union Flag in the canton, and four red stars with white borders to the right. The stars represent the constellation of Crux, the Southern Cross, as seen from New Zealand.
The flag proportion is 1:2 and the colours are Red (Pantone 186), Blue (Pantone 280) and White. Proportion and colours are identical to the Union Flag.
Coat of arms:
The Coat of Arms of New Zealand is the official symbol of New Zealand. The initial coat of arms was granted King George V on the 26 August 1911, and the current version was granted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1956.
Until 1911, New Zealand used the same national coat of arms as the United Kingdom. When New Zealand became a Dominion in 1907, it was decided that a new Coat of Arms was required, and a design competition was held. Since being granted its own arms in 1911, New Zealand's arms have remained similar to the current design, with minor changes in 1956.
Since 1911, the central shield has remained unaltered: a quartered shield containing in the first quarter four stars representing the Southern Cross constellation, as depicted on the national flag, but with the stars in different proportions; in the second quarter, a golden fleece representing the farming industry; in the third, a wheat sheaf representing agriculture; and in the fourth, two hammers representing mining and industry. Over all this is a pale, a broad vertical strip, with three ships representing the importance of sea trade, and the immigrant nature of all New Zealanders.
The old–style coat of arms.Before 1956, the shield was identical, but the surrounding features were different. The crest was a demi-lion (the upper half of a rampant lion) holding the British Union Flag, and the scroll at the shield's base featured the then motto of the country, "Onward". Early renditions of the Coat of Arms are often featured with more stylised scrolling rather than fern leaves.
The original supporters were also slightly different. The woman had reddish-brown hair, and both figures faced forward rather than towards the shield. Though there is no direct documentary evidence, it is likely that the original model for the woman was Wellington socialite Alice Spragg. The model for the Māori warrior is unknown.
New Zealand Coat of Arms ExplainedThe shield is now supported by two figures, a blonde Pākehā (European) woman holding the New Zealand flag, and a Māori warrior holding a taiaha (Māori staff). The shield is topped with the St Edward's Crown, and beneath the shield are two silver fern leaves and a scroll bearing the words "New Zealand".
Motto:
"Onward"
Unofficial National Song: Pokarekare Ana
Maori
Pōkarekare ana, ngā wai o Waiapu
Whiti atu koe hine, marino ana e
E hine e, hoki mai ra, ka mate ahau i te aroha e.
Tuhituhi taku reta, tuku atu taku rīni
Kia kite tō iwi, raruraru ana e.
E hine e, hoki mai ra, ka mate ahau i te aroha e.
Whatiwhati taku pene, kua pau aku pepa
Ko taku aroha, mau tonu ana e.
E hine e, hoki mai ra, ka mate ahau i te aroha e.
E kore te aroha, e maroke i te rā
Mākūkū tonu i aku roimata e.
E hine e, hoki mai ra, ka mate ahau i te aroha e.
English
The waves are breaking, against the shores of Waiapu,
My heart is aching, for your return my love.
Oh my beloved, come back to me, my heart is breaking for of love for you.
I have written you a letter, and enclosed with it my ring,
If your people should see it, then the trouble will begin.
Oh girl, come back to me, my heart is breaking for of love for you.
My poor pen is broken, my paper is spent,
But my love for you endures, and remains forever more.
Oh my beloved, come back to me, my heart is breaking for of love for you.
The sun's hot sheen, won't scorch my love,
Being kept evergreen, by the falling of my tears.
Oh girl, Come back to me, I could die of love for you.
National Anthem: God Defend New Zealand
Maori
E Ihowa Atua
E Ihowā Atua
O ngā iwi mātou rā
Āta whakarongona
Me aroha noa
Kia hua ko te pai
Kia tau tō atawhai
Manaakitia mai
Aotearoa
Ōna mano tāngata
Kiri whero, kiri mā
Iwi Māori Pākehā
Rūpeke katoa
Nei ka tono ko ngā hē
Māu e whakaahu kē
Kia ora mārire
Aotearoa
Tōna mana kia tū
Tōna kaha kia ū
Tōna rongo hei pakū
Ki te ao katoa
Aua rawa ngā whawhai
Ngā tutū a tata mai
Kia tupu nui ai
Aotearoa
Waiho tona takiwā
Ko te ao mārama
Kia whiti tōna rā
Taiāwhio noa
Ko te hae me te ngangau
Meinga kia kore kau
Waiho i te rongo mau
Aotearoa
Tōna pai me toitū
Tika rawa, pono pū
Tōna noho, tana tū
Iwi nō Ihowā
Kaua mōna whakamā
Kia hau te ingoa
Kia tū hei tauira
Aotearoa
English
God of Nations at Thy feet
In the bonds of love we meet
Hear our voices, we entreat
God defend our free land
Guard Pacific's triple star
From the shafts of strife and war
Make her praises heard
God defend New Zealand
Men of ev'ry creed and race
Gather here before Thy face
Asking Thee to bless this place
God defend our free land
From dissension, envy, hate
And corruption guard our State
Make our country good and great
God defend New Zealand
Peace, not war, shall be our boast
But should our foes assail our coast
Make us then a mighty host
God defend our free land
Lord of battles, in Thy might
Put our enemies to flight
Let our cause be just and right
God defend New Zealand
Let our love for Thee increase
May Thy blessings never cease
Give us plenty, give us peace
God defend our free land
From dishonour and from shame
Guard our country's spotless name
Crown her with immortal fame
God defend New Zealand
May our mountains ever be Tōna
Freedom's ramparts on the sea
Make us faithful unto Thee
God defend our free land
Guide her in the nations'
Preaching love and truth to man
Working out Thy Glorious plan
God defend New Zealand
Internet Page: www.newzealand.govt.nz
New Zeland in diferent languages
eng | dan | hau | mlt | nor | swa: New Zealand
cat | cos | roh-gri | roh-srs: Nova Zelanda
bis | tpi: Niusilan
ces | slk: Nový Zéland
dsb | hsb: Nowoseelandska
kin | run: Nuvele Zelande
roh-enb | roh-eno: Nouva Zelanda
afr: Nieu-Seeland
arg: Nueba Zelanda
ast: Nueva Zelanda
aze: Yeni Zelandiya / Јени Зеландија
bam: Nuwɛli-Zelandi
bos: Novi Zeland / Нови Зеланд
bre: Zeland-Nevez
cor: Mordir Nowydh; Selond Nowydh
crh: Yañı Zelandiya / Янъы Зеландия
cym: Seland Newydd
deu: Neuseeland / Neuſeeland
epo: Nov-Zelando
est: Uus-Meremaa
eus: Zeelanda Berria
fao: Ný Sæland
fij: Niu Siladi
fin: Uusi-Seelanti
fra: Nouvelle-Zélande
frp: Novèla-Zèlande
fry: Nij-Seelân
fur: Gnove Zelande
gla: Sealainn Nuadh
gle: An Nua-Shéalainn / An Nua-Ṡéalainn
glg: Nova Celandia
glv: Yn Teelan Noa
hat: Nouvèl Zeland
haw: Nukīlani
hrv: Novi Zeland
hun: Új-Zéland
ibo: Niuziland
ina: Nove Zelanda
ind: Selandia Baru / سيلنديا بارو
isl: Nýja-Sjáland
ita: Nuova Zelanda
jav: Selandia Baru
jnf: Nouvelle Zélande
kaa: Janʻa Zelandiya / Жаңа Зеландия
kmr: Zêlandîya Teze / Зеландийа Т’әзә / زێلاندیا تەزە
kur: Zêlanda Nû / زێلاندا نوو
lat: Nova Zelandia; Nova Selandia
lav: Jaunzēlande
lim: Nui-Zieland
lin: Nova Zelandi
lit: Naujoji Zelandija
lld-bad: Zelanda Nöia
lld-grd: Nueva Zelanda
ltz: Neiséiland / Neiſéiland
mlg: Zelandy-Vaovao
mol: Noua Zeelandă / Ноуа Зееландэ
mri: Aotearoa; Niu Tireni
msa: New Zealand / ڽوزيلند
nds: Niegseeland / Niegſeeland
nld: Nieuw-Zeeland
nrm: Nouvelle-Zélaunde
oci: Nòva Zelanda
pol: Nowa Zelandia
por: Nova Zelândia
que: Musuq Silanda
rmy: Nevi Zeyelanda / नेवी ज़ेयेलान्दा
ron: Noua Zeelandă
rup: Nao Zelandã
scn: Nova Zilanda; Nova Zilanna
slo: Novju Zelandia / Новйу Зеландиа
slv: Nova Zelandija
sme: Ođđa Selánda
smg: Naujuojė Zelandėjė
smo: Niu Sila
som: Neyuusilaand
spa: Nueva Zelanda; Nueva Zelandia
sqi: Zelanda e Re
srd: Noa Zelanda
swe: Nya Zeeland
tah: Niutirani
tet: Zelándia Foun
tgl: Nuweba Selanda
tkl: Niuhila
ton: Nuʻusila
tuk: Täze Zelandiýa / Тәзе Зеландия
tur: Yeni Zelanda
uzb: Yangi Zelandiya / Янги Зеландия
vie: Tân Tây Lan; Niu Di-lân
vol: Nula-Seleän
vor: Vahtsõnõ Meremaa
wln: Nouve Zelande
wol: Selaand-gu-Bees
zul: iNyuzilandi
zza: Zelanda Newiye
abq: Нова Зеландия (Nova Zełandija)
alt: Јаҥы Зеландия (Ďaṅy Zelandija)
bak: Яңы Зеландия / Yaņı Zelandiya
bel: Новая Зеландыя / Novaja Ziełandyja; Новая Зэляндыя / Novaja Zelandyja
bul: Нова Зеландия (Nova Zelandija)
che: Нови Зеланди (Novi Zelandi)
chm: У Зеландий (U Zelandij)
kaz: Жаңа Зеландия / Jaña Zelandïya / جاڭا زەلانديا
kbd: Новэ Зеландие (Novă Zelandie)
kir: Жаңы Зеландия (Ǧaṅy Zelandija)
kjh: Наа Зеландия (Naa Zelandija)
kom: Новӧй Зеландия (Novöj Zelandija)
krc: Джангы Зеландия (Džangy Zelandija)
kum: Янгы Зеландия (Jangy Zelandija)
mkd: Нов Зеланд (Nov Zeland)
mon: Шинэ Зеланд (Šinä Zeland)
oss: Ног Зеланди (Nog Zelandi)
rus: Новая Зеландия (Novaja Zelandija)
srp: Нови Зеланд / Novi Zeland
tab: ЦӀийи Зеландия (C̣iji Zelandija)
tat: Яңа Зеландия / Yaña Zelandiä
tgk: Зеландияи Нав / زلندیۀ نو / Zelandijai Nav
tyv: Чаа Зеландия (Čaa Zelandija)
ukr: Нова Зеландія (Nova Zelandija)
ara: نيوزيلندا (Niyūzīlandā); نيوزيلندة (Niyūzīlandâ); زيلندا الجديدة (Zīlandā l-Ǧadīdâ)
fas: زلاند نو / Zelânde Now; زلاند جدید / Zelânde Jadid
prs: زیلند جدید (Zīland-e Jadīd)
pus: نوۍ زيلنډ (Nawəy Zīlənḋ); نوۍ زيلېنډ (Nawəy Zīlenḋ); نيوزيلنډ (Nyūzīlənḋ)
uig: يېڭى زېلاندىيە / Yéngi Zélandiye / Йеңи Зеландия
urd: نیو زیلینڈ / نیو زیلینڈ / نیوزیلینڈ (Niyū Zīlænḋ)
div: ނިއުޒިލޭންޑް (Ni'użilēnḋ)
syr: ܢܝܘ ܙܝܠܢܕ (Nyū Zīland)
heb: ניו-זילנד (Nyû-Zîlend / Nyû-Zîland); ניו-זילאנד (Nyû-Zîlând)
lad: מואיב'ה זילאנדיה / Mueva Zelandia
yid: נײַ זײלאַנד (Nay Zeyland)
amh: ኒው ዚላንድ (Niw Ziland)
ell: Νέα Ζηλανδία (Néa Zīlandía)
hye: Նոր Զելանդիա (Nor Zelandia)
kat: ახალი ზელანდია (Aĥali Zelandia)
hin: न्यूज़ीलैंड (Nyūzīlæṁḍ)
nep: न्यू जिलैंड (Nyū Dziləiṁḍ)
ben: নিউ জিল্যাণ্ড (Niu Jilæṇḍ); নিউজিল্যান্ড (Niujilænḍ)
pan: ਨਿਊਜ਼ੀਲੈਂਡ (Niūzīlæ̃ḍ)
kan: ನ್ಯೂ ಜೀಲ್ಯಾಂಡ್ (Nyū Jīlæṁḍ)
mal: ന്യൂസിലാന്റ് (Nyūsilānṟ); ന്യൂസിലാന്ഡ് (Nyūsilānḍ)
tam: நியூசிலாந்து (Niyūčilāntu); நியூஜிலாந்து (Niyūjilāntu)
tel: న్యూజిలాండ్ (Nyūjilāṁḍ)
zho: 新西蘭/新西兰 (Xīn Xīlán)
yue: 新西蘭/新西兰 (Sān Sàilàahn)
jpn: ニュー・ジーランド (Nyū Jīrando); ニュージーランド (Nyūjīrando)
kor: 뉴질랜드 (Nyu Jillaendeu)
dzo: ནིའུ་ཛི་ལེནཌ་ (Ni'u.dzi.lenḍ.)
mya: နယူးဇီလန္ (Náyù Zilã)
tha: นิวซีแลนด์ (Niw Sīlǣn[d])
lao: ນູແວນເຊລັງ (Nūvǣn Ṣēlâṅ)
khm: នូវែលហ្សេឡង់ (Nūvæl Hseḷăṅ); ញូវសេឡែន (Ñūvseḷæn)