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Both are part of the Commonwealth; both were previously of the British Empire; both have relatively short histories of European contact; both have long histories of indigenous population; both have histories of oppression of those indigenous populations; both use real English as their official language; both have proper accents; both are democratically run; both are common law countries; both are very well-ranked in many major sports; both are in the Southern Hemisphere; both are on the Indo-Australian tectonic plate.
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∙ 10y agoSimilarites: The flags, the accents (although the Australian accent is far more pronounced,) the fondness for barbecues, and the over-attachment to sheep.
Differences: Australia has hundreds of creatures that will kill you whereas New Zealand doesn't have any, parts of Australia have scorching sunshine all year whereas New Zealand has rainy winters, Australia has kangaroos whereas New Zealand has kiwis, and Australians call flip-flops thongs whereas New Zealanders call them jandals.
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Which countries have winter in June?
New Zealand & Australia
Where is New Zealand in the world on the map?
New Zealand is southeast of Australia on the map. Find Australia and you will find New Zealand.
How long is Australia from New Zealand on an airplane?
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Is Australia on top of New Zealand?
No. New Zealand is a separate country East of Australia
Is Japan south of Australia and New-Zealand?
No, Japan is north of Australia and New Zealand.
Is New Zealand neighbor to Australia?
Yes, New Zealand is a close neighbour of Australia.
What is different about Australia and New Zealand?
i lived in new zealand for 12 years and then moved to Australia. the Australian dollar is worth more than the new zealand dollar. new zealand has much more hills/ mountains because it is on a faultline (earthquakes) and Australia is not. Julia gillard is Australia's first female prime minister. new zealand had a female prime minister, Helen clark, years ago. New zealand is about the length of the Northern Territory in Australia. Australia is enormous compared to new zealand new zealand only have regions, not states, as Australia do in new zealand they call FLIP FLOPS or THONGS jandles. there are alot of slang differences in Australia and new zealand in new zealand they say burger king. in Australia it is hungry jacks.
What continent is New Zealand near?
The islands of New Zealand are about 2500km from the continent of Australia.
Which straight separaits Australia from New Zealand?
The Tasman Sea separates New Zealand from Australia.
Is New Zealand inside Australia or Europe?
new zealand is on it own about 3hours flight from Australia
How did the settlement of Australia and New Zealand affect the native people there?
where did the new Zealand settled in Australia
Who is better at sports new zealand or Australia?
New Zealand
