| 1 | [[quoteright:327:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/New_Zealand_map_7267.gif]] |
| 2 | [[caption-width-right:327:See? Totally ''not'' Australia!]] |
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| 4 | ->New Zealand: the planet's [[HiddenTrack Bonus Track]]. Sweet as.[[note]]a common New Zealand expression[[/note]] |
| 5 | -->-- ''WebVideo/RegularCarReviews'' |
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| 7 | Not UsefulNotes/{{Australia}}, the one next to it. The semicolon, or as ''Website/TheOnion'' and Creator/JonStewart called it, "Australia's UsefulNotes/{{Canada}}".[[note]]Culturally, they have a point. Economically, it's more like Australia's UsefulNotes/{{Ireland}}.[[/note]] Alternatively, given the inhabitants' love of UsefulNotes/RugbyUnion and the significant presence of sheep, "UsefulNotes/{{Wales}} in the South Pacific" may also be a fair description. |
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| 9 | New Zealand (''Aotearoa'', "The Land of the Long White Cloud" in Māori[[note]]The use of ''Aotearoa'' for the entire country is NewerThanTheyThink—as late as the 1890s, the Māori used ''Aotearoa'' to refer exclusively to the North Island.[[/note]]) was a former [[UsefulNotes/TheBritishEmpire British colony]], becoming fully independent in 1947, although it had been a self-governing Dominion since 1907. |
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| 11 | Residents of New Zealand are called New Zealanders or Kiwis (named after the bird). The word Pākehā is often used to identify New Zealanders of European descent, although it sometimes is also used to refer to non-Māori New Zealanders, or just non-Māori, generally. |
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| 13 | NZ consists of two major landmasses, ''[[TheTheTitleConfusion the]]'' North Island or Te Ika-a-Māui ("the fish of Māui"[[note]]The name comes from a Māori legend in which demigod Māui, from his South Island canoe, fished the North Island up from the sea. The island's shape does roughly resemble a fish, if UsefulNotes/{{Wellington}} is the head and East Cape and Taranaki are the fins.[[/note]]) and ''the'' South Island or Te Waipounamu ("the waters of greenstone"[[note]]known outside New Zealand as jade[[/note]]), along with a batch of other islands, including the Hauraki Gulf islands near UsefulNotes/{{Auckland}}, including Waiheke Island and Great Barrier Island; the Chatham Islands off to the southeast; and Stewart Island immediately below the South Island. The atoll group of UsefulNotes/{{Tokelau}}, north of UsefulNotes/{{Samoa}}, is a non-self-governing territory of New Zealand. There are also two Pacific Island nations, Niue and the Cook Islands, who are self-governing but are in "free association" with New Zealand, which mostly means that New Zealand manages their external affairs. Cities include UsefulNotes/{{Auckland}} (the largest), UsefulNotes/{{Wellington}} (the capital), Christchurch (the South Island's largest city), Hamilton, Tauranga, the twin cities of Napier and Hastings, Palmerston North, and Dunedin. |
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| 15 | New Zealand is a [[UsefulNotes/TheCommonwealthOfNations Commonwealth Realm]], i.e. a parliamentary democracy that recognizes the [[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfWindsor British Monarch]] as head of state. The overall structure is a constitutional monarchy like that of [[UsefulNotes/BritishPoliticalSystem Britain's]], with a few major differences: |
| 16 | * Parliament is elected by a mixed-member proportional system (MMP) every three years (give or take), which boils down to this: There are 120 seats in parliament. People get two votes: one vote to choose their local representative, of which the 71 districts each send one; and one vote for a party, which is tallied together with all the other votes cast across the country, which tally is then used to divvy up all 120 seats proportionally. After all the 71 local representatives take their seats, the remaining 50 are filled by representatives form each party's list. Of the 71 district seats, 64 are general district seats (16 in the South Island, 48 in the North) and seven are reserved for Māori [=MPs=]: Māori voters can choose whether they wish to enroll with the election of their administrative district's representative, or with the election of their Māori district's representative. Currently the nation is governed by the centre-right National Party with Christopher Luxon as Prime Minister. |
| 17 | ** If you're German or familiar with [[UsefulNotes/PoliticalSystemOfGermany German politics]], it works basically the same as the Bundestag. |
| 18 | ** Until 1993, the traditional First Past the Post system used in Britain was used, in which there were 99 districts and 99 seats: 95 general (25 South and 70 North) and four Māori. |
| 19 | * The New Zealand Parliament consists solely of one House, the House of Representatives; the Legislative Council was abolished in 1951. |
| 20 | * There is a Governor-General to serve as the monarch's viceroy, who discharges the (almost entirely ceremonial) daily duties of the head of state in the name of the King (rather than, you know, having him do it himself, which would be a pain given that he lives in UsefulNotes/{{London}}). |
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| 22 | Māori, New Zealand Sign Language, and English (the de facto language) are its three official languages. There are also a significant number of people speaking Samoan, French, Hindi, and Chinese (both Mandarin and Cantonese), with extra languages likely to be found on signs in airports and other touristy places, as well as parts of Auckland. |
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| 24 | New Zealand was one of the last landmasses settled by humans: Māori only migrated to New Zealand in the late 13th century. Dutchman Abel Tasman was the first European to sight the country in 1642, but who was driven off by Māori before he could land. Dutch cartographers subsequently named the country New Zealand after the Dutch Province of Zeeland. Europeans (mostly Brits, although there was one abortive attempt by the French) first began settling in the country in the early 19th century. |
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| 26 | New Zealanders (or Kiwis) view Captain James Cook similarly to how Americans view UsefulNotes/ChristopherColumbus. This is because Cook's crew were the first Europeans to land in New Zealand and Cook produced the first accurate maps of the country (well, nearly accurate: he drew Stewart Island as a peninsula and Banks Peninsula as an island!) |
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| 28 | The founding document of New Zealand is the Treaty of Waitangi, which was signed in 1840 between the British and representatives of Māori iwi and hapū (tribes and subtribes). This is viewed as the founding of New Zealand as a country. There is much controversy in what the Treaty actually said, as two versions were signed, one in te reo Māori and one in English, and the two said slightly different things about whether or not the Māori gave up their sovereignty to the British Crown[[note]]The source of this uncertainty is that the Māori had no word for "sovereignty" and thus the Māori translation had to use other words to approximate the concept.[[/note]] and exactly how much of New Zealand the Māori were entitled to. Ever since TheNineties various iwi have been compensated for land or resource rights that were determined to have been inappropriately taken from them, and various national landmarks (such as Mount Cook) have been symbolically given back to the nearest iwi...which then promptly gifts the landmark back to the Crown. |
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| 30 | Disputed land sales were also the leading cause of the New Zealand Wars, in which British imperial forces and Crown-supporting Māori (kūpapa) fought disenfranchised Māori iwi. Although massively outnumbered (estimates of 18,000 British and kūpapa against a peak of 5,000 Māori) the local Māori were surprisingly (to the British) resilient, making use of fortified villages called pa and guerrilla warfare to vex Imperial forces. This era saw the rise of many colourful and distinct characters such as Te Kooti, a religious leader and warlord who started New Zealand's Ringatū religion (which still exists today, with around 16,000 followers); Hone Heke, who cut down the flagstaff at [[WretchedHive Kororareka]]; and Gustavus von Tempsky, the eccentric adventurer who founded the [[ForestRanger Forest Rangers]]. |
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| 32 | The Treaty is also why there are dedicated Māori language TV channels and radio stations: te reo Māori has been determined to be a "treasure" of the Māori people, and therefore it is the obligation of the Crown to protect and promote it. Some of the strongest anti-republican sentiment is among the Māori, as their existence as a political community is based on their relationship with the Crown; in a "Republic of New Zealand", they'd be just another ethnic group. |
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| 34 | New Zealand claims to be the first country to give the vote to women in 1893. At the time, however, New Zealand was not a "country" in the sense of an independent nation-state, but merely a self-governing British colony. Other sub-national territories gave women the vote before 1893, including the American state of New Jersey in 1790, the Australian colonies of South Australia in 1863 and Victoria in 1864, and the Wyoming Territory in the U.S. in 1869 (which became the state of Wyoming in 1890). Despite this, New Zealand is still the first modern independent sovereign state to give the women the vote. |
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| 36 | [[UsefulNotes/KiwisWithCarbines Kiwi troops]] served under the British in UsefulNotes/TheSecondBoerWar. They were also a part of the ANZAC forces in UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, sent to Gallipoli with the Australians. Their greatest accomplishment was the taking of Chunuk Bair. If you see soldiers with hats that look like Scoutmasters or like a lemonsqueezer, those'd be the New Zealanders. |
| 37 | |
| 38 | New Zealand's UsefulNotes/RugbyUnion team, the All Blacks, have long been ambassadors to the rest of the world. They have notably popularised the haka, a traditional Māori dance, which they perform before each match. Perhaps because of this notable example, there is a common misperception overseas (as well as for many in NZ) that all haka are war dances. This is by no means true, and even the haka the All Blacks have traditionally performed before matches is in fact a celebratory dance, rather than a peruperu (challenging/war dance). Nevertheless, the unfamiliarity overseas and among some New Zealanders with the facial and vocal expressions common in a haka mean people from overseas often find a haka intimidating. Ka Mate, the haka usually performed by the All Blacks, has seen some controversy due to copyright claims by the iwi from whom it originated. However, origins aside, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBQyxjP6hK8 it is a glorious thing to behold.]] |
| 39 | |
| 40 | New Zealand set itself up proper thanks to farming (especially exporting meat overseas once refrigeration got going), hence why [[MundaneMadeAwesome sheep]] also have Kiwiana status. The old saying goes that there are 20 sheep to every New Zealander, although this figure hasn't been accurate since the [[TheEighties mid 1980s]] -- changing economic conditions and increased immigration means there are now only 5 sheep to every New Zealander. As a consequence of this and the prevalence of sheep farming in Australia as well, good-natured ribbing about {{bestiality|IsDepraved}} occurs in both countries. |
| 41 | |
| 42 | New Zealand for some reason is [[http://worldmapswithout.nz/ frequently omitted from maps]]. An example of this is during ''Film/StarTrekFirstContact'' where Picard is in orbit on his ship, and points out Australia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, but New Zealand is absent. In fairness, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands actually ''are'' located significantly closer to Australia than New Zealand is. There's actually upward of 1,700 kilometers of ocean between New Zealand and Australia, which is precisely why it took so long for the first humans to arrive in New Zealand. The two nations are quite a lot closer culturally and politically than they are geographically. |
| 43 | |
| 44 | !!New Zealand in fiction |
| 45 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 46 | |
| 47 | [[folder:Comic Strips]] |
| 48 | * ''ComicStrip/FootrotFlats'' |
| 49 | [[/folder]] |
| 50 | |
| 51 | [[folder:Film — Live-Action]] |
| 52 | * ''Film/AcesGoPlaces IV'', aka ''Mad Mission 4: You Never Die Twice'' |
| 53 | * ''Film/BadTaste'' |
| 54 | * ''Film/BlackSheep2007'' |
| 55 | * ''Film/Boy2010'' |
| 56 | * ''Film/{{Braindead}}'' |
| 57 | * ''Film/EagleVsShark'' |
| 58 | * ''Film/FreshMeat'' |
| 59 | * ''Film/GoodbyePorkPie'' (and its remake, ''Film/PorkPie'') |
| 60 | * ''Film/HeavenlyCreatures'' |
| 61 | * ''Film/HuntForTheWilderpeople'' |
| 62 | * ''Film/OnceWereWarriors'' |
| 63 | * ''Film/OutOfTheBlue'' |
| 64 | * ''Film/ThePiano'' |
| 65 | * ''Film/TheQuietEarth'' |
| 66 | * ''Film/RaceForTheYankeeZephyr'' |
| 67 | * ''Film/{{Rain}}'' |
| 68 | * ''Sione's Wedding'' |
| 69 | * ''Film/SleepingDogs1977'' (1977 movie) |
| 70 | * ''Film/{{Utu}}'' |
| 71 | * ''Film/WhaleRider'' |
| 72 | * ''Film/WhatWeDoInTheShadows'' |
| 73 | [[/folder]] |
| 74 | |
| 75 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 76 | * ''Literature/TheBonePeople'' by Keri Hulme |
| 77 | * ''Digital Magic'' by Philippa Ballantine |
| 78 | * ''The New Zealand Wars Trilogy'' by James Belich |
| 79 | * ''Owls Do Cry'' by Janet Frame |
| 80 | * ''Weather Child'' by Philippa Ballantine |
| 81 | [[/folder]] |
| 82 | |
| 83 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 84 | * ''Series/TheAlmightyJohnsons'' |
| 85 | * ''Series/TheBrokenwoodMysteries'' |
| 86 | * ''Music/FlightOfTheConchords'' (not technically shot in New Zealand but pretty much about it) |
| 87 | * ''Gliding On'', arguably the nation's most notable WorkCom |
| 88 | * ''Go Girls'' |
| 89 | * ''Series/OutrageousFortune'', and its prequel ''West Side'' |
| 90 | * ''Series/SevenPeriodsWithMrGormsby'' |
| 91 | * ''Series/ShortlandStreet'' |
| 92 | * ''Series/TopOfTheLake'' |
| 93 | * ''Series/TheTribe'' |
| 94 | * ''Series/Tracker2001'' |
| 95 | * ''Series/UnderbellyNZLandOfTheLongGreenCloud'' |
| 96 | * ''Series/WellingtonParanormal'' |
| 97 | * ''Series/WorzelGummidge Down Under'' |
| 98 | [[/folder]] |
| 99 | |
| 100 | [[folder:Music]] |
| 101 | * Music/AmandaPalmer, after writing "Map Of Tasmania," was asked by a Kiwi fan "where's our fucking song?" [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6kUAn_mzQA This]] is what she came up with. She has been mostly resident in NZ since the [[UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic COVID pandemic]]. |
| 102 | * The final track on Music/MidnightOil's 1984 album ''Red Sails in the Sunset'' is titled "Shipyards of New Zealand". |
| 103 | [[/folder]] |
| 104 | |
| 105 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 106 | * ''VideoGame/{{Civilization}}'''' VI'': The ''Gathering Storm'' expansion pack features the Maori faction with Kupe as leader. |
| 107 | * ''VideoGame/TheNewZealandStory'' (although very loosely, apart from the place names) |
| 108 | * ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' features a level somewhere in the Southern Alps, complete with wandering sheep and takahe. |
| 109 | * ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' [[Webcomic/TeamFortress2 webcomic]] "Blood in the Water": In this case New Zealand is sunk to the bottom of the ocean and kept in a glass dome. Then [[spoiler:the Sniper's biological parents]] broke the dome while sending him into space, but instead he ended up in Australia. |
| 110 | * ''VideoGame/UmurangiGeneration'' |
| 111 | [[/folder]] |
| 112 | |
| 113 | [[folder:Web Comics]] |
| 114 | * New Zealand [[NationsAsPeople is a character]] in ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' |
| 115 | [[/folder]] |
| 116 | |
| 117 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 118 | * ''The Barefoot Bandits'' |
| 119 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Brotown}}''. New Zealand's first prime time animated show. |
| 120 | * ''WesternAnimation/RocketPower'' features a TV-movie that's set in a big athletic event in New Zealand. |
| 121 | * ''WesternAnimation/SparkleFriends'' |
| 122 | * Creator/FreelanceAnimatorsNewZealand, a studio in Auckland, did a number of episodes of ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/TazMania''. They also helped out on some stuff for [[Creator/WaltDisneyAnimationUnits Walt Disney Animation Australia]] as well. |
| 123 | * Creator/{{WETA}} has spearheaded NZ's digital special effects industry, particularly with ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' trilogy. |
| 124 | * The WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys episodes "Hot Air" and "Look Who's Squawking" featured the title characters visiting Rotorua and [=McMurdo=] Station respectively. |
| 125 | [[/folder]] |
| 126 | |
| 127 | !!{{Shout Out}}s in foreign media |
| 128 | |
| 129 | New Zealand's remoteness and relative obscurity has led to some amusing pride amongst its citizens, whenever it gets [[https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10785414 mentioned in major Hollywood productions]]: |
| 130 | * ''Film/MysteriousIsland'': |
| 131 | -->Captain, any idea where we are?\ |
| 132 | No.\ |
| 133 | That wind must have taken us thousands of miles. |
| 134 | -->-Fiji, maybe. |
| 135 | -->-[[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x425mon?start=1434 Or New Zealand]]. Anywhere. |
| 136 | * ''Film/IceStationZebra'': New Zealand is mentioned twice in passing: |
| 137 | --> [[Creator/ErnestBorgnine Vaslov]]: Then from [=McMurdo=] Sound to Christchurch, New Zealand... and all by Navy plane. |
| 138 | --> [[Creator/PatrickMcgoohan Jones]]: There are scientific expeditions there... from the United States, Great Britain, Netherlands, Chile... France, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa... |
| 139 | * ''Film/TheSwarm1978'': |
| 140 | -->'''[[Creator/MichaelCaine Dr Crane]]:''' If you can't perfect it, we might just as well pack it in right away... [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5knt2x?start=514 and ship out to New Zealand]]. |
| 141 | * ''Film/NoWayOut1987'', directed by NZ's own Roger Donaldson, featured a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD7Xo_FhL4s Māori dance performance at a state dinner]]. |
| 142 | * ''Film/PointBreak1991'': Near the end, Creator/PatrickSwayze's character exclaims, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMoMOkZF7zw Hell, I'm not gonna paddle to New Zealand!]]" |
| 143 | * ''Series/FullHouse'': In the episode "Come Fly With Me", a major plot point features Michelle and Stephanie [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-RVQ1otf6k accidentally getting on a flight to Auckland]], when they actually meant to fly to UsefulNotes/{{Oakland}}. |
| 144 | * ''Film/GoldenEye'' (directed by New Zealand-born Creator/MartinCampbell): |
| 145 | -->'''Natalya Simonova:''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXadj-flQFA It's a duplicate of Severnaya, like those secret transmitters in New Zealand]].\ |
| 146 | '''CIA Agent Jack Wade:''' I've never been to New Zealand. |
| 147 | * ''Film/{{Heat}}'': |
| 148 | -->'''[[Creator/RobertDeNiro Neil McCauley]]:''' You met me, take off with me for a while.\ |
| 149 | '''Eady:''' Where are we going?\ |
| 150 | '''Neil [=McCauley=]:''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOXmucWZY40 New Zealand]].\ |
| 151 | '''Eady:''' When?\ |
| 152 | '''Neil [=McCauley=]:''' I have to separately but you'll meet me there. |
| 153 | * ''Film/TheManWhoSuedGod'': (written by NZ-born comedian John Clarke) |
| 154 | -->'''Steve:''' I'm just a tourist from New Zealand. |
| 155 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6gb8qA-Q2w This TV advert]] for Steinlager Pure beer featuring Creator/WillemDafoe. [[{{Japandering}} And others like it]]. |
| 156 | * ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'': |
| 157 | -->'''Boris:''' And what of your wife and son?\ |
| 158 | '''Raiden:''' They're in New Zealand. Safe. |
| 159 | * ''VideoGame/Hitman2'': A tutorial level is purportedly set in a Hawkes Bay beach house. And one of the collectable weapons is a "Maori paddle". |
| 160 | * ''VisualNovel/C14Dating'': Deandre, the rugby player among the love interests, did a lot of his training in New Zealand. This results in his English being SeparatedByACommonLanguage to the other speakers around him, as they all speak variations of English from the Northern Hemisphere. He's even prone to using "Sweet as" because of this. |
| 161 | * ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'': In episode 5 of the anime, one of the male classmates briefly mentions going to New Zealand for a holiday. |
| 162 | * ''Film/ThorLoveAndThunder'' (directed by the Māori Creator/TaikaWaititi): A Māori goddess is briefly seen during the Omnipotence City scene. |
| 163 | |
| 164 | !!Famous Kiwis |
| 165 | |
| 166 | New Zealand has produced several famous actors, musicians, and others, but since it's also a fairly small country, many famous Kiwis move away when they make it big, either to Australia, the UK, or the United States. |
| 167 | |
| 168 | * Music/AlienWeaponry: A Māori ThrashMetal band. |
| 169 | * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Bauer_(cyclist) Jack Bauer]] (Not the pressed-for-time counter-terrorist agent of ''Series/TwentyFour'', he's a cyclist.) |
| 170 | * Creator/ZoeBell |
| 171 | * Creator/GinaBellman of ''Series/{{Leverage}}'' and ''Series/{{Coupling}}'' fame |
| 172 | * Creator/JaneCampion, the second woman to be nominated for an MediaNotes/AcademyAward for [[MediaNotes/AcademyAwardForBestDirecting Best Director]] (also the first female director to be nominated for Best Director twice in which she won the second time in 2021 for ''Film/ThePowerOfTheDog''), and the first to win the UsefulNotes/PalmeDOr |
| 173 | * Creator/KeishaCastleHughes |
| 174 | * ''Series/StrictlyComeDancing dancer'' Brendan Cole (Born in Christchurch, based in the UK) |
| 175 | * Creator/DanielleCormack |
| 176 | * Singer Rikki Lee-Coulter (Born in Auckland, based in Sydney) |
| 177 | * Creator/RussellCrowe (born in NZ, moved to Australia, now the Kiwis [[TookALevelInJerkass aren't sure whether they want him back]]) |
| 178 | * Website/YouTube star Jamie Curry (best known for Jamie's World) |
| 179 | * Shaanxo (another New Zealand Website/YouTube star best known for her beauty and makeup tutorials) |
| 180 | * Richard Curtis (Best known for his series ''Series/BlackAdder'', ''Series/NotTheNineOClockNews'', ''Series/SpittingImage'' and ''Series/MrBean''. Not to mention ''Film/FourWeddingsAndAFuneral'' ''Film/NottingHill'', ''Film/LoveActually'' and most of the ''Literature/BridgetJones'' films...) |
| 181 | * Creator/AlanDale |
| 182 | * Creator/RhysDarby, stand-up comedian and actor |
| 183 | * Neil and Tim Finn, founding members of [[Literature/StrangerThanFictionTheLifeAndTimesOfSplitEnz Split Enz]] and Music/CrowdedHouse |
| 184 | * NXT superstar Wrestling/DakotaKai |
| 185 | * AEW star Wrestling/ToniStorm (although born in Auckland, she was raised in Australia) |
| 186 | * Music/FlightOfTheConchords |
| 187 | ** Creator/JemaineClement |
| 188 | * Sir Edmund Hillary -- first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest (currently residing on the back of the five dollar note) |
| 189 | * Music/HayleyWestenra |
| 190 | * Kate Sheppard -- an advocate for women's suffrage who made it possible for women to vote in New Zealand (currently residing on the back of the ten dollar note) |
| 191 | * Creator/PeterJackson |
| 192 | * Billy T. James |
| 193 | * Rising music star Stella Bennett (aka by her stage name Music/{{Benee}}) |
| 194 | * [[Music/{{Kimbra}} Kimbra Johnson]], better known simply as Kimbra |
| 195 | * Phil Keoghan, host of ''Series/TheAmazingRace''. |
| 196 | * Lydia Ko (born in South Korea but raised from infancy in NZ), golf star who was the top-ranked women's professional twice before leaving her teens |
| 197 | * Creator/LucyLawless |
| 198 | * Creator/MelanieLynskey |
| 199 | * Māori pro wrestler Wrestling/ManaThePolynesianWarrior |
| 200 | * Creator/RoseMcIver |
| 201 | * Creator/TemueraMorrison |
| 202 | * Creator/SamNeill |
| 203 | * Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, [[SomeCallMeTim better known]] by her {{stage name|s}} of Music/{{Lorde}} |
| 204 | * Pat O'Connor, who simultaneously held the the Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance and Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation World Heavyweight Titles during the territorial era. |
| 205 | * Organectomy |
| 206 | * Creator/AnnaPaquin: Born in Canada, lived in New Zealand from ages 4 to 13 and currently living in the USA. She has identified herself as a New Zealander occasionally in the past. |
| 207 | * Keith Park |
| 208 | * Ernest Rutherford -- the "father of nuclear physics". |
| 209 | * Pamela Stephenson (born in Auckland, based in the UK) |
| 210 | * Music/{{Ulcerate}} |
| 211 | * Charles Upham |
| 212 | * Creator/AntonyStarr |
| 213 | * Creator/KarlUrban |
| 214 | * Music/KeithUrban — was born in New Zealand but moved to Australia as a young child and is more associated with the latter, and has spent most of his career in the States. |
| 215 | * Creator/TaikaWaititi, the first Polynesian to win an Oscar (won for [[MediaNotes/AcademyAwardForBestAdaptedScreenplay Best Adapted Screenplay]] with ''Film/JojoRabbit''). |
| 216 | * Creator/ThomasinMcKenzie |
| 217 | * Music/StanWalker |
| 218 | * Current AEW star Wrestling/JayWhite, best known for his long and very successful NJPW run |
| 219 | * [[WebVideo/ThatDudeInTheSuede William DuFresne]] |
| 220 | * Pro wrestling tag team [[Wrestling/TheBushwhackers The Sheepherders[=/=]The Bushwhackers]] |
| 221 | * Political satirist John Clarke, who worked/lived in Australia from 1979, but first became famous for his character Fred Dagg, an AffectionateParody of New Zealand sheep farmers. Also wrote and produced ''Series/TheGames'' for AustraeacutTV. |
| 222 | * Rosé of Music/BlackPink -- born in Auckland but has mostly lived in South Korea |
| 223 | * Too many rugby players to count or list |
| 224 | * Pop/rap band Music/{{OMC}} (Otara Millionaires Club), best known for their 1995 international hit song "How Bizarre"[[note]]named for another common New Zealand expression[[/note]] |
| 225 | |
| 226 | !!Films/series shot in New Zealand |
| 227 | |
| 228 | As New Zealand has a similar climate to Great Britain or the [[UsefulNotes/TheOtherRainforest Pacific North West]] of North America, but with less development and some really dramatic landforms (due to being a relatively young landmass geologically), it is becoming increasingly popular to shoot films there. A certain [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings multi-million dollar franchise]] that did so didn't hurt either. |
| 229 | |
| 230 | * ''Film/BattleTruck'' aka. ''Warlords of the 21st Century'' |
| 231 | * ''Film/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'': ''The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe'' |
| 232 | * ''Series/CowboyBebop2021'' |
| 233 | * ''Film/TheFrighteners'' |
| 234 | * ''Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'' |
| 235 | * ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' |
| 236 | ** ''Film/TheHobbit'' |
| 237 | * ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'' |
| 238 | * Season Two of ''Series/OurFlagMeansDeath'' (the first season was filmed in the state of California) |
| 239 | * ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' (from ''[[Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm Ninja Storm]]'' onwards; Creator/{{Disney}}, who had the series forced on them against their wishes when they acquired the channel later known as Creator/{{Freeform}}, moved production to NZ from UsefulNotes/LosAngeles so as to spend minimal money on it and this stuck when Saban reacquired it. Funnily enough the series was banned in NZ at the time because it was too violent.) |
| 240 | * ''WebVideo/RegularCarReviews'': This distinctly UsefulNotes/{{Pennsylvania}}n car enthusiast web series shot Season 20 (in 2018) in NZ to explore the delightful cars of the Antipodes. Since the series creators [[ForeignCultureFetish absolutely adore New Zealand (and Australian) culture]] (car and otherwise), they were happy to refer to NZ as "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB9J0m43ZmE&list=PLxpnMQNf05IcPytLLqWM0sGmHGBxbiMTb&index=2 the planet's bonus track]]." They also closed the NZ season with a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtQsbd2zB9E car review of a sheep]]. |
| 241 | * ''Series/SpartacusBloodAndSand'' |
| 242 | * ''Film/StrangeBehavior'' |
| 243 | * ''Series/TheTribe'' |
| 244 | * ''Film/{{Willow}}'' |
| 245 | * ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'' |
| 246 | |
| 247 | !! See also: |
| 248 | [[index]] |
| 249 | * NewZealandMedia |
| 250 | [[/index]] |
| 251 | ---- |
| 252 | [[AC:The New Zealand flag]] |
| 253 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/new_zealand_flag_2547.png]] |
| 254 | ->Like UsefulNotes/{{Australia}} to the west, New Zealand also adopted the "blue ensign" as its flag, featuring the Union Jack at the canton. At the fly side is their own take on Crux Australis, one of the most famous constellations in the southern hemisphere, colored red and with only the four cardinal stars (Epsilon is missing) as a distinguishing mark from the Australian version, as approved by Māori chiefs in 1834 (although it would not be legalized as the national flag until 1902). Attempts have been made to create a more distinctive New Zealand flag (it's commonly mistaken for the Australian flag), but all have failed due to lack of any agreement on which flag to use. |
| 255 | ---- |
| 256 | [[AC:The New Zealand national anthem]] |
| 257 | |
| 258 | ->God of Nations at Thy feet, |
| 259 | ->In the bonds of love we meet, |
| 260 | ->Hear our voices, we entreat, |
| 261 | ->God defend our free land. |
| 262 | ->Guard Pacific's triple star |
| 263 | ->From the shafts of strife and war, |
| 264 | ->Make her praises heard afar, |
| 265 | ->God defend New Zealand. |
| 266 | |
| 267 | ->Men of every creed and race, |
| 268 | ->Gather here before Thy face, |
| 269 | ->Asking Thee to bless this place, |
| 270 | ->God defend our free land. |
| 271 | ->From dissension, envy, hate, |
| 272 | ->And corruption guard our state, |
| 273 | ->Make our country good and great, |
| 274 | ->God defend New Zealand. |
| 275 | |
| 276 | ->Peace, not war, shall be our boast, |
| 277 | ->But, should foes assail our coast, |
| 278 | ->Make us then a mighty host, |
| 279 | ->God defend our free land. |
| 280 | ->Lord of battles in Thy might, |
| 281 | ->Put our enemies to flight, |
| 282 | ->Let our cause be just and right, |
| 283 | ->God defend New Zealand. |
| 284 | |
| 285 | ->Let our love for Thee increase, |
| 286 | ->May Thy blessings never cease, |
| 287 | ->Give us plenty, give us peace, |
| 288 | ->God defend our free land. |
| 289 | ->From dishonour and from shame, |
| 290 | ->Guard our country's spotless name, |
| 291 | ->Crown her with immortal fame, |
| 292 | ->God defend New Zealand. |
| 293 | |
| 294 | ->May our mountains ever be |
| 295 | ->Freedom's ramparts on the sea, |
| 296 | ->Make us faithful unto Thee, |
| 297 | ->God defend our free land. |
| 298 | ->Guide her in the nations' van, |
| 299 | ->Preaching love and truth to man, |
| 300 | ->Working out Thy glorious plan, |
| 301 | ->God defend New Zealand. |
| 302 | |
| 303 | -- |
| 304 | |
| 305 | ->E Ihowā Atua, |
| 306 | ->O ngā iwi mātou rā |
| 307 | ->Āta whakarangona; |
| 308 | ->Me aroha noa |
| 309 | ->Kia hua ko te pai; |
| 310 | ->Kia tau tō atawhai; |
| 311 | ->Manaakitia mai |
| 312 | ->Aotearoa |
| 313 | |
| 314 | ->Ōna mano tāngata |
| 315 | ->Kiri whero, kiri mā, |
| 316 | ->Iwi Māori, Pākehā, |
| 317 | ->Rūpeke katoa, |
| 318 | ->Nei ka tono ko ngā hē |
| 319 | ->Māu e whakaahu kē, |
| 320 | ->Kia ora mārire |
| 321 | ->Aotearoa |
| 322 | |
| 323 | ->Tōna mana kia tū! |
| 324 | ->Tōna kaha kia ū; |
| 325 | ->Tōna rongo hei pakū |
| 326 | ->Ki te ao katoa |
| 327 | ->Aua rawa ngā whawhai |
| 328 | ->Ngā tutū e tata mai; |
| 329 | ->Kia tupu nui ai |
| 330 | ->Aotearoa |
| 331 | |
| 332 | ->Waiho tona takiwā |
| 333 | ->Ko te ao mārama; |
| 334 | ->Kia whiti tōna rā |
| 335 | ->Taiāwhio noa. |
| 336 | ->Ko te hae me te ngangau |
| 337 | ->Meinga kia kore kau; |
| 338 | ->Waiho i te rongo mau |
| 339 | ->Aotearoa |
| 340 | |
| 341 | ->Tōna pai me toitū |
| 342 | ->Tika rawa, pono pū; |
| 343 | ->Tōna noho, tāna tū; |
| 344 | ->Iwi nō Ihowā. |
| 345 | ->Kaua mōna whakamā; |
| 346 | ->Kia hau te ingoa; |
| 347 | ->Kia tū hei tauira; |
| 348 | ->Aotearoa |
| 349 | |
| 350 | -- |
| 351 | |
| 352 | ->O Lord, God, |
| 353 | ->Of all people |
| 354 | ->Listen to us, |
| 355 | ->Cherish us |
| 356 | ->May good flourish, |
| 357 | ->May your blessings flow |
| 358 | ->Defend Aotearoa |
| 359 | |
| 360 | ->Let all people, |
| 361 | ->Red skin, white skin |
| 362 | ->Māori, Pākehā |
| 363 | ->Gather before you |
| 364 | ->May all our wrongs, we pray, |
| 365 | ->Be forgiven |
| 366 | ->So that we might say long live |
| 367 | ->Aotearoa |
| 368 | |
| 369 | ->May it be forever prestigious, |
| 370 | ->May it go from strength to strength, |
| 371 | ->May its fame spread far and wide, |
| 372 | ->Let not strife |
| 373 | ->Nor dissension ensue, |
| 374 | ->May it ever be great |
| 375 | ->Aotearoa |
| 376 | |
| 377 | ->Let its territory |
| 378 | ->Be ever enlightened |
| 379 | ->Throughout the land |
| 380 | ->Let envy and dissension |
| 381 | ->Be dispelled, |
| 382 | ->Let peace reign |
| 383 | ->Over Aotearoa |
| 384 | |
| 385 | ->Let its good features endure, |
| 386 | ->Let righteousness and honesty prevail |
| 387 | ->Among the people of God |
| 388 | ->Let it never be ashamed, |
| 389 | ->But rather, let its name be known |
| 390 | ->Thereby becoming the model to emulate |
| 391 | ->Aotearoa |
| 392 | ---- |
| 393 | [[AC:Government]] |
| 394 | * Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy. The British monarch appoints the Governor-General. New Zealand has a Westminster-style parliamentary system, like the UK. |
| 395 | ** Monarch: Charles III (from the UK) |
| 396 | ** Governor General: Cindy Kiro |
| 397 | ** Prime Minister: Christopher Luxon |
| 398 | *** New Zealanders do not directly elect the Prime Minister; rather, New Zealanders vote for a Member of Parliament (MP) in their area. The political party that elects the most [=MPs=] is then asked by the Governor-General to form the government. The leader and deputy leader of this political party then becomes the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister respectively. |
| 399 | ---- |
| 400 | [[AC:Miscellaneous]] |
| 401 | * '''Capital:''' Wellington |
| 402 | * '''Largest city:''' Auckland |
| 403 | * '''Population:''' 5,126,750 |
| 404 | * '''Area:''' 268,021 km |
| 405 | (103,483 sq mi) (75th) |
| 406 | * '''Currency''': New Zealand dollar ($) (NZD) |
| 407 | * '''ISO-3166-1 Code:''' NZ |
| 408 | * '''Country calling code:''' 64 |
| 409 | * '''Highest point:''' Aoraki/Mount Cook (3724 m/12,218 ft) (45th) |
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