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New Zealand
The Land of the Long White Cloud: people, places, and everything that makes New Zealand unique.
4,626 Questions
Does New Zealand have any native Wasps?
The German wasp, Vespula germanica is a serious problem in some parts, as in NZ's mild climate, they do not have to hibernate.
In NZ in one heroic occasion, a farmer had his tractor break through into a huge wasp nest.
What can you get in New Zealand?
You can get almost anything that you can get in Australia, England, America or anywhere else in the western world.
What is the postal code for Wellington NZ?
The country code for New Zealand is +64.
When calling from outside New Zealand, you must drop the trunk prefix '0' from the NZ area code. For example, Christchurch's area code 03 becomes +64 3.
The area codes are:
+64 2 = mobile numbers
+64 3 = South Island, Chatham Islands, incl. Christchurch, Dunedin, Nelson
+64 4 = Wellington, Kapiti
+64 6 = southern and eastern North Island, incl. Taranaki, Hawke's Bay, Gisborne, Otaki
+64 7 = Waikato, Hamilton, Bay of Plenty, Taumarunui
+64 9 = Auckland, Whangarei
(The plus sign means "insert your international access prefix here." From a GSM mobile phone, you can enter the number in full international format, starting with the plus sign. The most common prefix is 00, but North America (USA, Canada, etc.) uses 011, Japan uses 010, Australia uses 0011, and many other countries use different prefixes.).
Why are New Zealand women fat?
Reducing obesity is one of the priority objectives in the New Zealand Health Strategy, along with improving nutrition and increasing physical activity. These three objectives have been combined into the Healthy Eating - Healthy Action Strategy.
The HEHA strategy recognises that it will take multiple actions by multiple players over many years to change the environment so that healthy choices are the easy choices.
In recognition of this, the HEHA implementation plan (June 2004) was developed in partnership with other central government agencies, health-related non-government organisations, academia and industry.
Where is the largest wind farm in New Zealand?
Today, the modern descendant of the old style windmill would be the wind turbine, and these are becoming increasingly common for generating electric power.
One of their advantages is that they can often be situate close to the power demand - an important economic factor.
Who are famous New Zealand swimmers?
Australia has a long tradition of swimming champions. Ian Thorpe won five Olympic medals in the 2000 Olympic Games and six gold's at the 2001 World Championships. Dawn Fraser won two Olympic gold's in 1956, a gold in 1960 and a gold in 1964. There are many more Australian athletes who have excelled in the pool.
What did Scottish Immigrant's bring with them to New Zealand?
The scottish brought over traditional items such as kilts, bagpipes and haggis. They brought building methods, like how to build stone houses. They brought two-story houses and arranged for sheep to be exported. They made way for lots of farmland. They brought highland cattle too.
How is the physical goegraphy of New Zealand different from that of Australia?
They both speak English and they are both members of commonwealth nations. The differ in system of government: Federal (Federation) for Australia; Parliamentary Democracy for New Zealand; and of course, they differ in size.
What is the value of a New Zealand Millennium Ten Dollar note?
There were two variants of the New Zealand One Dollar note. The first, issued from 1967 to 1981, had the Queen facing to the left. A normal note with no peculiarities and depending on its condition could fetch anything from $5 to $100 NZD. Star notes or other peculiarities and depending on its condition could fetch anything from $10 to $14,000 NZD. The second, issued from 1981 to 1991, had the Queen facing forward. A normal note with no peculiarities and depending on its condition could fetch anything from $4 to $9 NZD. Star notes or other peculiarities and depending on its condition could fetch anything from $10 to $600 NZD. New Zealand One Dollar notes were last issued in 1991. A One Dollar coin replaced it. A reputable coin dealer will be able to give a more accurate valuation.
Why does New Zealand have so many unusual plants and animals?
New Zealand's fauna evolved in the almost complete absence of ground dwelling predators. There was no disadvantage in being flightless.
Even the Kakapo and the Pukeko prefer non-flight. The only real predators were the Falcon (Karearea), and the Haast eagle (Pouakai).
Does New Zealand have Christians?
I don't know what you may have been told, but New Zealand is not a single person, it is a country.
Collectively, the citizens of New Zealand have the luxurious freedom of belief and of religion.
Which means that some New Zealanders do, some don't. I expect that the ratio would be similar to any other similarly 'developed' country.
Indeed New Zealand is not a single person but rather a country of a population of which is 4,213,418.
Yes they do believe in God but the question needs to be which god? Anglican 14.9%, Roman Catholic 12.4%, Presbyterian 10.9%, Methodist 2.9%, Pentecostal 1.7%, Baptist 1.3%, other Christian 9.4%, other 3.3%, unspecified 17.2%, none 26% (2001 census)
All sources of my information comes from the CIA world factbook! I did not make this up on my own.
Why have the cambodians come to New Zealand?
There was a civil war between the Native Cambodians and the Khmer Rouge Regime. The Khmer Rouge Regime began in 1975 and ended in 1979. It has been said the Vietnamese army help chase the Khmer Rouge out of Cambodia, however, they wanted to take over Cambodia's land. Also, the U.N also came and help the Native Cambodians out. The Khmer Rouge murdered and killed at least 3 million Cambodians. So, basically, Cambodians came to America because of genocide and war. Many Cambodians that came to America were sponsored by Americans.
Who is the Minister of Finance for New Zealand?
roger Douglas is the current treasurer on new zealand
Do New Zealand Have a king and queen?
New Zealand is a democratic country, holding its elections every four years. As a member of the Commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth II recognized by New Zealand, though not as its queen.
How many people have died on New Zealand roads so far this year in New Zealand?
According to the NZ Transport Agency, Road fatalities in New Zealand as at Monday, 16 November 2009 are: 338 For an up to date figure please see the Related link.
Do you have to be born in New Zealand to be prime minister?
The position of Prime Minister is not legally defined. As such, anyone could be Prime Minister for any period of time. However, by convention, the Prime Minister is a Member of Parliament. Members of Parliament must be Canadian citizens of the age of majority (18 years). There are no requirements for birthplace.
Certain people are prohibited from being elected as members of parliament. This includes prisoners, people who have committed election crimes within the past five years, elections officials, judges, senators, sheriffs, crown attorneys, and members of provincial and territorial legislatures.
What is the second highest mountain in New Zealand?
Mt Tasman (3498m), located in the Southern Alps, in the South Island.
South island of new zealand lies at about 170 degree east what hemisphere is it in?
New Zealand is in the Southern Hemisphere, as it is South of the Equator. It is also in the Eastern Hemisphere as it is to the East of the Prime Meridian. Longitude 170 East places it close to the International Date Line (180 degrees).
What are the differences and similarities between the animals in Australia and new Zealand?
Similarities
- Both countries have unique, endemic wildlife, though New Zealand has birds while Australia has marsupials.
- The two countries lie completely in the southern and eastern hemispheres, with proximity to the Pacific Ocean.
- Both countries were charted by Captain Cook (although he just charted the eastern coast of Australia while he circumnavigated New Zealand).
- Both countries have a high standard of living.
- Both countries are multi-cultural in their makeup.
- Both were colonised by Britain.
- Whaling played an important part in the early history of each country.
- English is the official language of each country.
- each contains indigenous people whose earlier generations were displaced by the British.
- Both countries rely strongly on agriculture, especially sheep and wool.
- Australia and New Zealand share the common heritage of the ANZAC tradition.
Differences
- Australia has some of the world's deadliest snakes. New Zealand does not have snakes.
- Australia is about 26 times larger than New zealand. It is a continent, whereas New Zealand is an island.
- New Zealand is characteristed by high mountains, and some volcanic and tectonic activity. Australia is mostly desert and flat plain, with no active volcanoes, and little noticeable seismic activity.
What is the native New Zealand Tuis size?
Tui is a beautiful bird of New Zealand. The size of the bird tui is just like a medium sized bird, however it is a largest member of honeyeater family.
Will a us car charger work in new zealand?
Mains voltage in new Zealand is 230v AC 50Hz. Mains plugs are 3-pin, with a vertical Earth, and two inclined pins for Phase and Neutral. (Same as Australia)
If the charger you are referring to is the type that plugs into a cigarette lighter - these are common to all (?) cars.
Who is the Minister of Foreign Affairs for New Zealand?
Judith Anne Collins is the mister of police(as of 19 November 2008)
In New Zealand are the seasons different?
The plane of the circle on which the earth circles the Sun is called the Ecliptic. Our Earth has its spin axis inclined 23.4o from this plane.
So, about half of the time the Southern Hemisphere is more tilted towards the Sun, and the other half of the time, the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun.
This tilt, when towards the sun, means that the hemisphere is closer to the sun, and the days are longer, and thus it is warmer.
And since NZ and Lithuania are in two different hemispheres, the Northern Summers and and the Southern Winters are at the same time.
new zealands famous sport would have to be rugby as we really get into it
go all blacks
