New Zealand was a penal colony in the fictional world of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" and on "Star Trek: Voyager."
In the real world, no. New Zealand was not a penal colony.
Not New Zealand
New Zealand was an important part of the British Empire due to its location. Due to its location, it served as a major port for imports and exports. This helped to secure Britain's place as a world leader.
New Zealand Currency is New Zealand dollar
Though New Zealand English is predominate in New Zealand, Americanisms have managed to enter into daily vocabulary.
Alas there is no Tax Haven Island in New Zealand anymore, used to be the Cook Islands (a small part under NZ control) that had some lax tax laws but these have been long changed to prevent this happening.
Not New Zealand
There was not a colony that was founded by prisoners. However, there was a colony founded so that it could be used as a British penal colony. That colony was Georgia.
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The eariest Europeans immigrants were from England who used it as a Penal colony.
Australia was originally set up as a penal colony where Britain sent prisoners.
Of or pertaining to punishment, to penalties, or to crimes and offenses; pertaining to criminal jurisprudence, Enacting or threatening punishment; as, a penal statue; the penal code., Incurring punishment; subject to a penalty; as, a penalact of offense., Inflicted as punishment; used as a means of punishment; as, a penal colony or settlement.
Initially - it was used as a penal colony - for (supposedly) serious criminals. However - a person could be exiled to Australia for relatively minor crimes too !
Norfolk Island was first used as a convict settlement and farming colony. It was established as a penal colony within two months of the arrival of the First Fleet in New South Wales.
Australia was first used as a penal colony by the British.It depends upon the context. The first European use of Australia was as a penal colony and free settlement by the British.However, apart from the indigenous aboriginal population, Australia was first used as gathering grounds for trepang, or sea-slugs, by the Macassan traders, because trepang was a prized delicacy in China.
Almost 60 thousand British convicts were sent to North America during colonial times, with most of them being sent to the Province of Georgia. The British also used Australia as a penal colony and the French had Devil's Island in French Guiana. Siberia was a penal colony for the Soviets, and Mexico still operates one on Maria Madre Island.
Van Diemen's Land was established as a penal colony in 1803, administered by the Governor of New South Wales.
Convicts, vagabonds.. but primarily convicts, as Australia was originally used as a penal colony.