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New Zealand is in the Australian and Pacific region.

New Zealand is a group of islands lying about 2000 km SE from Australia.

New Zealand lies on a mostly submerged continent nowadays called Zealandia.

It is separated from Australia and the Australian Plate by the Tasman Sea.

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The continents are:

Asia

Africa

North America

South America

Oceania

Antarctica

Europe

So any other country is considered a region of the rest of the world. New Zealand is part of Oceania but can often be mistakenly considered as part of "Austrailia". In fact, New Zealand is a seperate country in the "Oceania" continent.

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New Zealand is approximately 2000km to the south east of the continent of Australia.

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New Zealand is not a part of any continent. It lies closest to the continent of Australia, and is part of the region of Oceania.

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It is in the south Pacific Ocean, but it is close to Australia

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The three main islands of New Zealand lie on a submerged continent nowadays called Zealandia. This is about the size of India.

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Zealandia continent. It is a mostly submerged continent.

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