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| ARTICLES RELATED TO tussock | | | |  tussock: Encyclopedia II - New Zealand - HistoryNew Zealand is one of the most recently settled major land masses. Polynesian settlers arrived in their waka some time between 800 and 600 years ago to establish the indigenous Māori culture. Settlement of the Chatham Islands to the south-east of New Zealand produced the Moriori people but it is disputed whether they moved there from New Zealand or elsewhere in Polynesia. Most of New Zealand was divided into tribal territories called rohe, resources within which were controlled by an iwi ('tribe'). Usually no two iwi ha ...
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| | | | tussock: Encyclopedia II - New Zealand - History New Zealand is one of the most recently settled major land masses. Polynesian settlers arrived in their waka some time between 800 and 600 years ago to establish the indigenous Māori culture. Settlement of the Chatham Islands to the south-east of New Zealand produced the Moriori people but it is disputed whether they moved there from New Zealand or elsewhere in Polynesia. Most of New Zealand was divided into tribal territories called rohe, resources within which were controlled by an iwi ('tribe'). Usually no two iwi ha ...
See also:New Zealand, New Zealand - History, New Zealand - Politics, New Zealand - Foreign relations and military, New Zealand - Local government and external territories, New Zealand - Geography, New Zealand - Flora and fauna, New Zealand - Economy, New Zealand - Demographics, New Zealand - Culture, New Zealand - Sport, New Zealand - Olympic Games, New Zealand - Rugby, New Zealand - Yachting America's Cup, New Zealand - Public holidays, New Zealand - International rankings, New Zealand - Notes Read more here: » New Zealand: Encyclopedia II - New Zealand - History |
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| | | | tussock: Encyclopedia II - Biodiversity of New Zealand - Elements of New Zealand's Biodiversity
Biodiversity of New Zealand - Floral biodiversity.
The history, climate and geology of New Zealand has created a great deal of diversity in New Zealand's vegetation types. The main two types of forest have been dominated by podocarps and southern beech. Podocarps (Podocarpaceae), an ancient evergreen gymnosperm family of trees, have changed little in the last 190 million years. Forests dominated by podocarps form a closed canopy with an understory of hardwoods and shrubs. The forests of southern beeches, from the ...
See also:Biodiversity of New Zealand, Biodiversity of New Zealand - Evolution of New Zealand's biodiversity, Biodiversity of New Zealand - Elements of New Zealand's Biodiversity, Biodiversity of New Zealand - Floral biodiversity, Biodiversity of New Zealand - Faunal diversity, Biodiversity of New Zealand - Endemism, Biodiversity of New Zealand - New Zealand's biodiversity and humans, Biodiversity of New Zealand - External link Read more here: » Biodiversity of New Zealand: Encyclopedia II - Biodiversity of New Zealand - Elements of New Zealand's Biodiversity |
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| | | | tussock: Encyclopedia II - New Zealand - Local government and external territories Main articles: Realm of New Zealand, Regions of New Zealand, and Territorial authorities of New Zealand
The early European settlers divided New Zealand into provinces. These were abolished in 1876 so that government could be centralised for financial reasons. As a result, New Zealand has no separately represented subnational entities such as provinces, states or territories apart from its local government. The spirit of the provinces however still lives on, and there is fierce rivalry ...
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| | | | tussock: Encyclopedia II - New Zealand - Foreign relations and military Main articles: Foreign relations of New Zealand and Military of New Zealand
New Zealand maintains a strong profile on environmental protection, human rights and free trade, particularly for agriculture.
New Zealand is a member of the following geo-political organisations: APEC, Commonwealth of Nations, OECD and the United Nations. It has signed up to a number of free trade agreements, of which t ...
See also:New Zealand, New Zealand - History, New Zealand - Politics, New Zealand - Foreign relations and military, New Zealand - Local government and external territories, New Zealand - Geography, New Zealand - Flora and fauna, New Zealand - Economy, New Zealand - Demographics, New Zealand - Culture, New Zealand - Sport, New Zealand - Olympic Games, New Zealand - Rugby union, New Zealand - Yachting America's Cup, New Zealand - Public holidays, New Zealand - International rankings, New Zealand - Notes Read more here: » New Zealand: Encyclopedia II - New Zealand - Foreign relations and military |
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| | | | tussock: Encyclopedia II - Biodiversity of New Zealand - New Zealand's biodiversity and humans The arrival of humans in New Zealand has presented a challenge for the native species that has caused the extinction of many species. This due predominantly to the species of New Zealand having evolved in the absence of mammalian predators, be they human or otherwise (a situation known as ecological naivety), since they have never evolved with or have lost the responses need to deal with the threats. As humans arrived they brought with them, intentionally or otherwise, a host of other attendent species, starting with the Polynesian Rat, but ...
See also:Biodiversity of New Zealand, Biodiversity of New Zealand - Evolution of New Zealand's biodiversity, Biodiversity of New Zealand - Elements of New Zealand's Biodiversity, Biodiversity of New Zealand - Floral biodiversity, Biodiversity of New Zealand - Faunal diversity, Biodiversity of New Zealand - Endemism, Biodiversity of New Zealand - New Zealand's biodiversity and humans, Biodiversity of New Zealand - External link Read more here: » Biodiversity of New Zealand: Encyclopedia II - Biodiversity of New Zealand - New Zealand's biodiversity and humans |
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| | | | tussock: Encyclopedia II - New Zealand - Geography New Zealand comprises two main islands (simply called the North and South Islands in English, or usually Te-Ika-a-Maui and Te Wai Pounamu in Māori) and a number of smaller islands. The total land area of New Zealand, 268,680 km² (103,738 mi²), is a little less than that of Japan and a little more than the United Kingdom. The country extends more than 1,600 km (1,000 mi) along its main, north-north-east axis. The most significant of the smaller inhabited islands of New Zealand include Stewart Island/Rakiura, Waiheke Island, an island in Au ...
See also:New Zealand, New Zealand - History, New Zealand - Politics, New Zealand - Foreign relations and military, New Zealand - Local government and external territories, New Zealand - Geography, New Zealand - Flora and fauna, New Zealand - Economy, New Zealand - Demographics, New Zealand - Culture, New Zealand - Sport, New Zealand - Olympic Games, New Zealand - Rugby union, New Zealand - Yachting America's Cup, New Zealand - Public holidays, New Zealand - International rankings, New Zealand - Notes Read more here: » New Zealand: Encyclopedia II - New Zealand - Geography |
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| | | | tussock: Encyclopedia II - New Zealand - Politics New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy. Under the New Zealand Royal Titles Act (1953), Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is Queen of New Zealand and is represented as head of state by the Governor-General, Her Excellency Dame Silvia Cartwright.
New Zealand is the only country in the world where all the highest offices in the land are occupied by women. The Sovereign Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of New Zealand, Governor-General Her Excellency Dame Silvia Cartwright, Prime Minister Helen Clark, Speake ...
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| | | | tussock: Encyclopedia II - New Zealand - Flora and fauna Main articles: New Zealand animals, New Zealand plants, and Biodiversity of New Zealand
Because of its long isolation from the rest of the world, and its island biogeography New Zealand has extraordinary flora and fauna. About 80 percent of the New Zealand flora only occurs in New Zealand, including more than 40 endemic genera.[3] The main two types of forest have bee ...
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| | | | tussock: Encyclopedia II - New Zealand - Public holidays Statutory Holidays
(These holidays are legislated by several Acts of Parliament, such as the Holidays Act. New Zealand Statutes can be viewed at legislation.govt.nz)
There are also Provincial Anniversary Days to celebrate the founding days or landing days of the first colonists of the various colonial provinces. The actual observance of Anniversary days can vary even within each province due to local custom, convenience or the proximity of seasonal events or other holidays. This may differ from the his ...
See also:New Zealand, New Zealand - History, New Zealand - Politics, New Zealand - Foreign relations and military, New Zealand - Local government and external territories, New Zealand - Geography, New Zealand - Flora and fauna, New Zealand - Economy, New Zealand - Demographics, New Zealand - Culture, New Zealand - Sport, New Zealand - Olympic Games, New Zealand - Rugby union, New Zealand - Yachting America's Cup, New Zealand - Public holidays, New Zealand - International rankings, New Zealand - Notes Read more here: » New Zealand: Encyclopedia II - New Zealand - Public holidays |
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| | | | tussock: Encyclopedia II - New Zealand - Demographics New Zealand has a population of about 4.1 million. About 70% of the population are of European descent. New Zealand born Europeans are collectively known as Pākeha - this term is used variously and some Māori use it to refer to all non-Māori New Zealanders. Most European New Zealanders are of British, Irish and Dutch ancestory. Māori people are the second largest ethnic group (the percentage of the population of full or part-Māori ancestry is 14.7%; those who checked only Māori are 7.9%). Between the 1996 and 2001 censuses, the ...
See also:New Zealand, New Zealand - History, New Zealand - Politics, New Zealand - Foreign relations and military, New Zealand - Local government and external territories, New Zealand - Geography, New Zealand - Flora and fauna, New Zealand - Economy, New Zealand - Demographics, New Zealand - Culture, New Zealand - Sport, New Zealand - Olympic Games, New Zealand - Rugby union, New Zealand - Yachting America's Cup, New Zealand - Public holidays, New Zealand - International rankings, New Zealand - Notes Read more here: » New Zealand: Encyclopedia II - New Zealand - Demographics |
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| | | | tussock: Encyclopedia II - New Zealand - Sport New Zealand's most popular sports are rugby union, cricket, netball, lawn bowling, soccer (perhaps surprisingly, the most popular football code in terms of participation in NZ) and rugby league. Also popular are golf, tennis, cycling and a variety of water sports, particularly sailing, whitewater kayaking, surf lifesaving skills and rowing. In the latter, New Zealand enjoyed an extraordinary Magic 45 minutes when winning four successive gold medals at the 2005 world championships. Snow sports such as skiing and snowboarding are also popular. ...
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| | | | tussock: Encyclopedia II - New Zealand - Culture Main articles: Culture of New Zealand and Māori culture
New Zealand has a diverse contemporary culture with influences from British, the Māori,and other European immigrants and most recently Polynesian cultures. There were many people from Scotland amongst the early British settlers and elements of their culture persist; New Zealand is said to have more bagpipe bands than Scotland. Cultural links between New Zealand and the UK are maintained by a common language, sustained migration from the UK and the fact that many young New Zealanders spend time in the ...
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| | | | tussock: Encyclopedia II - New Zealand - Economy New Zealand has a thriving, modern, developed economy. The country has a high standard of living, ranking 19th on the 2005 Human Development Index and 15th of The Economist's 2005 world-wide quality-of-life index. Since 1984 successive governments have engaged in major macroeconomic restructuring, transforming New Zealand from a highly protectionist and regulated economy to a liberalised free-trade economy. During the late 1980s, the New Zealand Government sold a number of major trading enterprises, including its telecommunications co ...
See also:New Zealand, New Zealand - History, New Zealand - Politics, New Zealand - Foreign relations and military, New Zealand - Local government and external territories, New Zealand - Geography, New Zealand - Flora and fauna, New Zealand - Economy, New Zealand - Demographics, New Zealand - Culture, New Zealand - Sport, New Zealand - Olympic Games, New Zealand - Rugby union, New Zealand - Yachting America's Cup, New Zealand - Public holidays, New Zealand - International rankings, New Zealand - Notes Read more here: » New Zealand: Encyclopedia II - New Zealand - Economy |
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| | | | tussock: Encyclopedia II - New Zealand - Demographics New Zealand has a population of about 4.1 million. About 70% of the population are whites of European descent. New Zealanders of Anglo-Celtic ancestry are known as Pākeha - this term is used variously and some Māori use it to refer to all non-Māori New Zealanders. A large proportion of white New Zealanders are of Scottish ancestry. Māori people are the second largest ethnic group (the percentage of the population of full or part-Māori ancestry is 14.7%; those who checked only Māori are 7.9%). Between the 1996 and 2001 censuses, ...
See also:New Zealand, New Zealand - History, New Zealand - Politics, New Zealand - Foreign relations and military, New Zealand - Local government and external territories, New Zealand - Geography, New Zealand - Flora and fauna, New Zealand - Economy, New Zealand - Demographics, New Zealand - Culture, New Zealand - Sport, New Zealand - Olympic Games, New Zealand - Rugby union, New Zealand - Yachting America's Cup, New Zealand - Public holidays, New Zealand - International rankings, New Zealand - Notes Read more here: » New Zealand: Encyclopedia II - New Zealand - Demographics |
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| | | | tussock: Encyclopedia II - Biodiversity of New Zealand - Endemism New Zealand has a high number of endemic species:
80% of all vascular plants
70% of all native terrestrial and freshwater birds
All bats
All native amphibians
All reptiles
90% of freshwater fish
Of New Zealand's estimated 20,000 fungi species, only about 4,500 are known. New Zealand also has an endemic cetacean, the Hector's dolphin. Some or ...
See also:Biodiversity of New Zealand, Biodiversity of New Zealand - Evolution of New Zealand's biodiversity, Biodiversity of New Zealand - Elements of New Zealand's Biodiversity, Biodiversity of New Zealand - Floral biodiversity, Biodiversity of New Zealand - Faunal diversity, Biodiversity of New Zealand - Endemism, Biodiversity of New Zealand - New Zealand's biodiversity and humans, Biodiversity of New Zealand - External link Read more here: » Biodiversity of New Zealand: Encyclopedia II - Biodiversity of New Zealand - Endemism |
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| | | | tussock: Encyclopedia II - Biodiversity of New Zealand - Evolution of New Zealand's biodiversity The break up of the supercontinent of Gondwana left the resulting continents and microcontinents with shared biological affinities. New Zealand, along with New Caledonia began to move away from Antarctic Gondwana 100 MYA, the break being complete by 82 MYA. It has been moving northwards since then, changing both in relief and climate. At some points it has been mostly underwater, with as little as 18% of the present surface area being above the water. Of the original biodiversity that it carried with it from Gondwana several groups remain: m ...
See also:Biodiversity of New Zealand, Biodiversity of New Zealand - Evolution of New Zealand's biodiversity, Biodiversity of New Zealand - Elements of New Zealand's Biodiversity, Biodiversity of New Zealand - Floral biodiversity, Biodiversity of New Zealand - Faunal diversity, Biodiversity of New Zealand - Endemism, Biodiversity of New Zealand - New Zealand's biodiversity and humans, Biodiversity of New Zealand - External link Read more here: » Biodiversity of New Zealand: Encyclopedia II - Biodiversity of New Zealand - Evolution of New Zealand's biodiversity |
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| | | | tussock: Encyclopedia II - New Zealand - Geography New Zealand comprises two main islands (simply called the North and South Islands in English, or usually Te-Ika-a-Maui and Te Wai Pounamu in Māori) and a number of smaller islands. The total land area of New Zealand, 268,680 km², is a little less than that of Japan and a little more than the United Kingdom. The country extends more than 1600 km along its main, north-north-east axis. The most significant of the smaller inhabited islands of New Zealand include Stewart Island/Rakiura, Waiheke Island, an island in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf, Grea ...
See also:New Zealand, New Zealand - History, New Zealand - Politics, New Zealand - Foreign relations and military, New Zealand - Local government and external territories, New Zealand - Geography, New Zealand - Flora and fauna, New Zealand - Economy, New Zealand - Demographics, New Zealand - Culture, New Zealand - Sport, New Zealand - Olympic Games, New Zealand - Rugby, New Zealand - Yachting America's Cup, New Zealand - Public holidays, New Zealand - International rankings, New Zealand - Notes Read more here: » New Zealand: Encyclopedia II - New Zealand - Geography |
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| | | | tussock: Encyclopedia II - New Zealand - Foreign relations and military New Zealand maintains a strong profile on environmental protection, human rights and free trade, particularly for agriculture.
New Zealand is a member of the following geo-political organisations: APEC, Commonwealth of Nations, OECD and the United Nations. It has signed up to a number of free trade agreements, of which the most important is Closer Economic Relations with Australia.
For its first hundred years, New Zealand followed Britain's lead on foreign policy. "Where she goes, we go, where she stands, we stand", said Prime ...
See also:New Zealand, New Zealand - History, New Zealand - Politics, New Zealand - Foreign relations and military, New Zealand - Local government and external territories, New Zealand - Geography, New Zealand - Flora and fauna, New Zealand - Economy, New Zealand - Demographics, New Zealand - Culture, New Zealand - Sport, New Zealand - Olympic Games, New Zealand - Rugby, New Zealand - Yachting America's Cup, New Zealand - Public holidays, New Zealand - International rankings, New Zealand - Notes Read more here: » New Zealand: Encyclopedia II - New Zealand - Foreign relations and military |
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| | | | tussock: Encyclopedia II - New Zealand - Politics New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy. Under the New Zealand Royal Titles Act (1953), Queen Elizabeth II is Queen of New Zealand and is represented as head of state by the Governor-General, Dame Silvia Cartwright.
The New Zealand Parliament has only one chamber, the House of Representatives which usually seats 120 members of Parliament. Parliamentary elections are every three years under a form of proportional representation called Mixed Member Proportional (MMP). The 2005 General Election created an ...
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