New Zealand Abbreviations

NZ is the abbreviation for New Zealand, the 75th largest country in the world. New Zealand is a country located in Oceania, bordering 3 countries – New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. Major cities include Auckland (population: 417,899), Wellington (population: 381,889), Christchurch (population: 363,915), Manukau (population: 361,989), Waitakere (population: 208,089), Hamilton (population: 152,630), Dunedin (population: 114,336), Tauranga (population: 110,327), Lower Hutt (population: 101,183), and Palmerston North (population: 75,985).

Country Profile

• Capital: Wellington
• Language: English, Māori
• Area: 268,021 km²
• Population: 4,976,421
• Currency: New Zealand dollar ($) (NZD)
• Time zone: UTC+12
• Calling code: 64
• ISO 2-Letter Abbreviation: NZ
• UN 3-Letter Abbreviation: NZL
• Internet TLD: .nz
• State Government Website: http://newzealand.com

List of New Zealand Acronyms

The most commonly used abbreviations about New Zealand are NZ which stands for New Zealand and NZD which means New Zealand dollar (New Zealand currency). In the following table, you can see all acronyms related to New Zealand, including abbreviations for airport, city, school, port, government, and etc.

Geography

New Zealand consists of two main islands, the North Island and the South Island, and several smaller islands. Sørøya is the largest, and here is also the mountain range The Southern Alps. About a quarter of the country’s population lives there.

New Zealand is part of a volcanic island belt around the Pacific Ocean. On the North Island there are volcanoes, warm lakes and geysers; this indicates that there are still movements in the earth’s crust. New Zealand experiences about 14,000 earthquakes each year, some of which are powerful.

Due to its long isolation from the rest of the world, New Zealand has a unique flora and fauna. This is threatened today by a proliferation of alien species on the islands. The climate in New Zealand varies from cold and humid to dry and subtropical.

History

The first people arrived in New Zealand between the years 800-1200 AD They immigrated from the islands of eastern Polynesia, developed their own culture, and are today known as Maoris. The first known European to come to the islands was the Dutch explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman in 1642.

Europeans did not return to the islands until 120 years later, when British explorer Captain Cook mapped almost the entire coast. At the beginning of the 19th century British traders, whalers, adventurers and missionaries came and settled among the Moors. There were contradictions between the residents and the immigrants.

To protect British interests and control the development, London sent a representative (magistrate) to New Zealand in 1832. Eight years later, the Moors recognized the country as a British colony through the Waitangi Agreement. In return, the British were to protect the Moors and guarantee their right to land. Most of the Maori rulers submitted to Queen Victoria’s rule, but brutal repression began and the fighting lasted for over 30 years. In 1852, New Zealand became a government of its own, and in 1907 an independent state in the British Commonwealth. In 1947, the country became completely independent from the United Kingdom.

Society and politics

New Zealand is still a member of the British Commonwealth, and the British Queen is the country’s head of state. She is represented by a Governor General. The form of government is parliamentary, so that the prime minister is the country’s real political leader, and power lies with parliament, which is elected every three years. From these, a government with about 20 ministers is appointed.

There is no written constitution. Politics has traditionally been dominated by the National Party and the Social Democratic Labor Party. An important political issue is the Maori claim for compensation for land and fishing rights they lost when the British colonized the country.

The UN has criticized New Zealand for its low criminal age. Children down to 10 years can be convicted of murder, and other crimes can be punished by the person who committed it is 14 years.

Economics and Commerce

New Zealand has a small and open economy. Exports of goods such as meat, dairy products, forest products, fruits, vegetables and wool are an important source of income.

The country has many renewable energy sources, such as hydropower and geothermal heating. The economy is highly dependent on trade, and vulnerable to fluctuations in market prices in Asia, Europe and the United States. In 2008, New Zealand became the first industrialized country to enter into a free trade agreement with China. The country is an attractive tourist destination, and the tourism industry is growing. In addition, New Zealand is known for its film industry.

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