because my great great great great grandfather said so.
nooo
i mean just re phrase your question and you will find the answer (even on this site
New Zealand was part of the British Empire at the time.
The British Empire.
They were once all part of the British empire
They were once all part of the British empire
British
No. They were part of the British Empire (and still are a part of the remnants of it as one of the Commonwealth Dominions), but themselves have never actually had an empire of their own.
1862
Ghana became part of the British Empire in 1900 after the final Ashanti war.
Jamaica became apart of the British empire in 1943.
Grenada officially became a part of the British empire in 1833. It remained a part of the British Windward Islands Administration until 1958.
Because it was part of the British Empire.
The Treaty of Waitangi founded New Zealand and made it part of the British Empire.