Historically, the only battleship owned by the New Zealand government was HMS New Zealand, an Indefatigable class battlecruiser. She was paid for by the government of New Zealand but was operated by the RN for her entire career. She was scrapped in the 1920s.
The Iowa Class battleship USS New Jersey (16" guns). New Jersey has the distinction of being history's last all gunned battleship to see combat (Vietnam). The most powerful in history was the IJN Yamato (18" guns) & her sister the IJN Musashi (WWII): both rest on the bottom of the sea.
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Because the U.S. is the most powerful nation in the world. The United States can help protect Australia much more effectivly than New Zealand. I'm sure New Zealand is also an ally of the U.S.
Rugby is New Zealand most popular sport. The All Blacks is the rugby team that represents New Zealand
The most common name for the kiwi in New Zealand is kiwi.
Wellington in new zealand
Polenta is available in most Supermarkets in New Zealand
Where is New Zealand
The most recent one was in Christchurch, New Zealand.
New Zealand is a parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarchy as head of state. This means that the most powerful institution is our democratically elected parliament, which chooses the executive (the Prime Minister and cabinet), while a ceremonial head of state with limited powers "reigns".
Was. USS Enterprise (CV-6) was re-cycled (scrapped) in 1959. The current most decorated USN warship is the Iowa Class battleship USS New Jersey. The New Jersey has the distinction of being the world's last battleship to conduct combat operations as a traditional battleship; all guns, no missiles. New Jersey fired nearly 6,000 16" shells during her tour on the gunline in Vietnam.
It was part of the aspiration of Premier Richard John Seddon for New Zealand to be the "Britain of the South" - what he meant was that immigration would be restricted to Britons only, and New Zealand would grow powerful in the Pacific.