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Learn about the history, art, culture, sport, science, and regions of New Zealand.
About New Zealand :
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New Zealand is an island country in the
south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (commonly called the
North Island and the South Island), and numerous smaller islands, most notably
Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands. The indigenous Māori language
name for New Zealand is Aotearoa, commonly translated as The Land of the Long
White Cloud. The Realm of New Zealand also includes the Cook Islands and Niue
(self-governing but in free association); Tokelau; and the Ross Dependency (New
Zealand's territorial claim in Antarctica).
New Zealand is notable for its geographic isolation: it is situated about 2,000
km (1250 miles) southeast of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and its closest
neighbours to the north are New Caledonia, Fiji and Tonga. During its long
isolation New Zealand developed a distinctive fauna dominated by birds, a number
of which became extinct after the arrival of humans and the mammals they
introduced.
The majority of New Zealand's population is of European descent; the indigenous
Māori are the largest minority. Asians and non-Māori Polynesians are also
significant minority groups, especially in urban areas. The most commonly spoken
language is English.
New Zealand is a developed country that ranks highly in international
comparisons on human development, quality of life, life expectancy, literacy,
public education, peace, prosperity, economic freedom, ease of doing business,
lack of corruption, press freedom, and the protection of civil liberties and
political rights. Its cities also consistently rank among the world's most
liveable.
Elizabeth II, as the Queen of New Zealand, is the country's head of state and is
represented by a ceremonial Governor-General who holds reserve powers. The Queen
has no real political influence, and her position is essentially symbolic.
Political power is held by the democratically elected Parliament of New Zealand
under the leadership of the Prime Minister, who is the head of government.
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New Zealand on the Web :
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AA New Zealand Travel Guide
AA Travel New Zealand brings you comprehensive
online New Zealand travel and vacation planning information with nation-wide
accommodation, activities, tours, attractions, transport, conference venues,
latest events, NZ Itineraries, Sightseeing Guides, Road Trips.
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Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand Limited (ASX: AIZ, NZX: AIR) is
the national airline and flag carrier of New Zealand. Based in Auckland, New
Zealand, the airline operates scheduled passenger flights to 27 domestic
destinations and 26 international destinations in 14 countries across Asia,
Europe, North America and Oceania, and is currently the only airline to
circumnavigate the world. Air New Zealand is a member of the Star Alliance
global airline alliance, having joined in 1999.
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Business.govt.nz
Business.govt.nz is the official New Zealand
government website that brings together business resources, tools and
information to help people start, manage and grow their business.
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FindA
New Zealand business directory. Search 1000s of
local business listings and reviews. Free to list and free to search. finda, you
search we find.
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Google News New Zealand
Aggregated headlines and search engine for many
news services. Articles are grouped by story.
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Google NewZealand
Version of the international search engine that
offers the option to restrict search to New Zealand websites.
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Guide2.co.nz
Find the latest money and politics news and
'how to' guides on Guide2.co.nz.
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House of Travel
New Zealand's largest independent chain of
travel agents offering overseas travel deals, holiday packages, airfares, coach
tours, cruises, and travel tips.
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Immigration New Zealand
Immigration New Zealand or INZ (Māori: Ta
Ratonga Manene, previously called New Zealand Immigration Service or NZIS) is a
part of the Workforce group of the New Zealand Department of Labour. It is
responsible for managing the benefits and consequences of immigration to New
Zealand.
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MSN New Zealand
Internet portal providing news, sport, weather,
entertainment, travel, lifestyle content, search, chatrooms and free e-mail.
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National Business Review
The National Business Review (or NBR) is a
weekly New Zealand newspaper aimed at the business sector. The paper is owned by
Barry Colman who also publishes the Grocers Review and several other small trade
publications.
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NewZealand.com
The official site for Tourism New Zealand and
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise. Includes information about business, travel
and tourism.
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New Zealand Companies Office
The Companies Office is the government agency
responsible for the administration of corporate body registers, including the
Companies Register. The Companies Office has an electronic register available to
the public 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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The New Zealand Herald
The New Zealand Herald is a daily broadsheet
newspaper published in Auckland, New Zealand. It is owned by APN News & Media.
Circulation peaked at over 200,000 copies in 2006, declining to 187,129 by June
2008. Despite the name, its main circulation area is the Auckland region. It is
also delivered to much of the north of the North Island including Northland,
Waikato and King Country.
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New Zealand on the Web
A comprehensive guide to New Zealand, including
sections on travel, food, language and many other topics. Also includes a
detailed virtual tour of New Zealand.
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New Zealand Tourism Guide
The New Zealand Tourism Guide is a
comprehensive online directory of tourism and travel companies. Over 12,000 New
Zealand accommodation, attractions, tours and transport listings plus great
visitor holiday and vacation information. Check out more than 101 things to see
and do in New Zealand or look for a job.
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NZS.com
The NZS.com New Zealand search engine and Web
directory features 84,209 site listings and 155,021 site profiles.
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Otago Daily Times
The Otago Daily Times (ODT) is a newspaper
published by Allied Press Ltd in Dunedin, New Zealand.
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Real Estate Institute of New Zealand
For information on buying, selling or renting a
house, rural & lifestyle property, commercial property or business. Real Estate
news, market trends, becoming a salesperson or auctioneer. Home page of the Real
Estate Institute of New Zealand, linking to RealENZ for properties for sale and
to rent.
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Scoop.co.nz
Scoop.co.nz is a New Zealand internet news site
with a readership of 25,000 unique visitors a day, delivering 2,000,000 pages of
information per month.
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Seek
Internet only employment site offering a range
of career management tools including jobs listings. Claims to have thousands of
jobs online.
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Stuff.co.nz
Latest NZ news, world news, sport, weather
forecasts, travel, entertainment, business, science, environment, politics and
newspapers. Visit Stuff.co.nz.
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Television New Zealand
Television New Zealand, more commonly referred
to, and stylized as TVNZ, is a government-owned corporation television network
broadcasting in New Zealand and parts of the Pacific. It operates TV1, TV2,
TVNZ6, TVNZ7 and new media services.
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Tourism Auckland
The official website for Auckland, New
Zealand's best destination. Find travel advice, hotels, accommodation, events,
transport, activities, attractions and more.
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Tourism New Zealand
Tourism New Zealand is the national institution
tasked with promoting New Zealand as a tourism destination internationally. It
is the trading name of the New Zealand Tourism Board, a Crown entity established
under the New Zealand Tourism Board Act 1991. It is the marketing agency for New
Zealand, while the New Zealand Ministry of Tourism is the government department
tasked with policy and research.
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Trade Me
Trade Me, managed by the company Trade Me Ltd,
is the largest (in terms of membership, number of auctions and traffic)
Internet-auction website operating in New Zealand as of 2009. New Zealand
entrepreneur Sam Morgan founded the site in 1999, and after some years of
overall dramatic growth sold it to Fairfax in 2006 for NZ$750 million. Trade Me
Ltd also operates several sister websites including Find Someone, Old Friends,
Travelbug, Safe Trader and Holiday Houses.
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TV3
TV3 is a commercial television station in New
Zealand broadcasting via analogue to most of the country, and on Sky Network
Television's and Freeview's satellite & terrestrial platforms. It began
broadcasting on 26 November 1989, the first privately owned television network
in the country. The station is part of the MediaWorks New Zealand group, which
also operates C4 and numerous radio stations within New Zealand.
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Vodafone New Zealand
Vodafone New Zealand is a British owned
telecommunications company, a subsidiary of Vodafone Plc operating in New
Zealand. It is New Zealand's largest mobile phone operator, based in Auckland.
The company was formed in 1998, after Vodafone purchased BellSouth's New Zealand
operations. The company employs 1,300 people and has operations in Auckland,
Wellington and Christchurch and has an extensive dealer network across the
country.
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Voxy.co.nz
Constantly updated news and views from
authoritative New Zealand sources. Includes comprehensive national, business,
politics, sport and entertainment coverage.
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The Warehouse Group
The Warehouse, (NZX: WHS) founded by Stephen
Tindall in 1982, is the largest department store retailer operating in New
Zealand. The Warehouse is largely a discount store similar to Wal-Mart in the
United States, however The Warehouse sells far more generic brand merchandise
than other discount or department stores. The company also formerly had
operations in Australia, which were sold to Australian Discount Retail.
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Yahoo!Xtra
The Yahoo! for New Zealand with web search,
free Yahoo! Mail, Telecom Xtra Mail, news, sport, movies, music, Yahoo!Xtra
Answers & more.
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Yellow Pages
Looking for a Thai restaurant near you that's
open on a Monday or need a moving company you can trust with your Great Aunt
Mabel's wedding china? We're here to help you find it 24 hours a day, seven days
a week, 365 days of the year.
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