New Zealand is officially named "New Zealand". Its inhabitants are generally referred to as "New Zealanders" or, colloquially, "Kiwis".
It was discovered by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1642, and some time after he named it "Nieuw Zeeland", which later became anglicised as New Zealand.
New Zealand is sometimes referred to as "Aotearoa" one of the names used by some Maori and more commonly by those on the political far left in recent times. "Aotearoa" first referred to the north island only, then later became used (more commonly since the 1990s) for the whole country.
Prior to European settlement, Maori did not have a concept of New Zealand being a singular nation as they were several warring tribes that had no use or desire for unification.
New Zealand's national anthem is "God Defend New Zealand" and its flag is referred to as the New Zealand flag.
New Zealand is the official name for New Zealand. It is also sometimes known as 'Aotearoa' which is the name the Maori people (New Zealand's indiginous people group) give to the country. Aotearoa means 'land of the long white cloud'. The abbreviation for New Zealand is NZ.
There is no conventional long form name of New Zealand, although the Native name is New Zealand Aotearoa.
New Zealand is called New Zealand.
In maori it is called Aotearoa
Aoteroa in English is Land of the long white cloud.
NEW ZEALAND IS THE FULL NAME FOR NEW ZEALAND.
New Zealand, and in Maori, Aotearoa.
The word New Zealand is a proper noun, the name of a specific place.
A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing. A proper noun is always capitalized.
New Zealand is the only legal name in the country.
Whilst others are used, no act of parliament or referendum has formally enacted a change.
aotearoa
It is the Maori name for New Zealand, meaning Land of the Long White Cloud.
When New Zealand was only inhabited by native maoris it was called Aotearoa translated as "the land of the long white cloud"
Kiwi is not a language; kiwi are birds native to New Zealand. Because these birds are very distinctive and unique to New Zealand they are the official national bird of New Zealand. The term Kiwi has been adopted as a casual term for Pakeha (non-Maori) people from New Zealand. The berry fruit formerly called 'Chinese Gooseberries' were given a name change to Kiwifruit for marketing reasons. New Zealand's official languages are English, Maori and NZ Sign Language.
New Zealand Sign Language became the third official language of New Zealand in April 2006, joining English and Māori. The parliamentary bill to approve this passed its third reading on April 6, 2006.
The indigenous people of New Zealand are the Maori.
It is the Maori name for New Zealand, meaning Land of the Long White Cloud.
Air New Zealand
Oceania is the official collective name for Australia, New Zealand and surrounding Islands of the South Western Pacific
Yep, you're on to it, Air New Zealand. They'll have a WEBSITE. They also run some subsidiary airlines
When New Zealand was only inhabited by native maoris it was called Aotearoa translated as "the land of the long white cloud"
Kiwi is not a language; kiwi are birds native to New Zealand. Because these birds are very distinctive and unique to New Zealand they are the official national bird of New Zealand. The term Kiwi has been adopted as a casual term for Pakeha (non-Maori) people from New Zealand. The berry fruit formerly called 'Chinese Gooseberries' were given a name change to Kiwifruit for marketing reasons. New Zealand's official languages are English, Maori and NZ Sign Language.
New Zealand does not have an organised official soccer league.
New Zealand has three official languages, Maori, English, and New Zealand Sign language.
New Zealand has Maori as one of its official languages, alongside English. Maori is the language of the indigenous Maori people of New Zealand.
in Auckland
The official flag of New Zealand was created by the government in 1902 after the South African war. It has been the official flag ever since.
New Zealand Sign Language became the third official language of New Zealand in April 2006, joining English and Māori. The parliamentary bill to approve this passed its third reading on April 6, 2006.