Coal, gold, limestone, road gravel, marble.
The metal mined in New Zealand on Kawau Island was copper, in 1844.
Gold.
Coppermine Island is part of the Hen and Chicken Islands located off the northern coast of New Zealand. There are copper deposits on the island but they have not been mined. The attempts at mining the deposits proved to be unprofitable.
The correct term for New Zealand greenstone is Pounamu. Pounamu is only found in Aotearoa New Zealand. Jade, Greenstone and Nephrite are common names for this particularly tough mineral. It is found in Canada, South America and China and is commercially mined in some of these locations. If it is not from Aotearoa New Zealand it cannot be called Pounamu. There are four main varieties of Pounamu: Kawakawa, Kahurangi, Inanga,and Tangiwai. The first three are nephrite and the fourth is bowenite. There is no Jadeite in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Northland, New Zealand, very rare, no longer mined but single pieces and jewellery are available from a few small tourist shops
Fluorite can be mined in Weardale, New England.
New Zealand and Australia have distinct currencies. Australia has the Australian Dollar and New Zealand has the New Zealand Dollar. They are not interchangeable or usable in both countries and they have differing values.
The Lord of the Rings films were filmed entirely in New Zealand.
Titanium ores (rutile or ilmenite) are mined in Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada, Ukraine, Mozambique, China, India, Norway, South Africa, etc.
There are no werewolves in New Zealand.
The indigenous people of New Zealand are the Maori.
yes, you must a new zealand citizen in order to obtain a new zealand passport