Outline of New Zealand

The Flag of New Zealand		The Arms of Her Majesty in Right of New Zealand

The location of New Zealand

An enlargeable map of New Zealand

New Zealand is a sovereign island nation located in the western South Pacific Ocean comprising two large islands, the North Island and the South Island, and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands.^[1] The indigenous Māori named New Zealand Aotearoa, which is commonly translated into English as The Land of the Long White Cloud. The Realm of New Zealand also includes the Cook Islands and Niue, which are 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, situated about 2,000 km (1,200 mi) 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, many of which became extinct after the arrival of humans and the mammals they introduced.

The population is mostly of European descent, with the indigenous Māori being the largest minority. Asians and non-Maori Polynesians are also significant minorities, especially in the cities. Elizabeth II, as the Queen of New Zealand, is the Head of State and, in her absence, is represented by a non-partisan Governor-General. The Queen 'reigns but does not rule.' She 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.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to New Zealand:

General reference

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: New Zealand
• Official English country name: New Zealand
• Common endonym: New Zealand
• Official endonym: New Zealand
• Adjectival: New Zealand
• Demonym: New Zealander, "Kiwi"
• Etymology: Name of New Zealand
• International rankings of New Zealand
• ISO country codes: NZ, NZL, 554
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:NZ
• Internet country code top-level domain: .nz

Geography of New Zealand

An enlargeable topographic map of New Zealand

Main article: Geography of New Zealand

• New Zealand is...
  • a group of islands
  • a country
    • an island country
    • a nation state
    • a Commonwealth Realm
• Location:
  • Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
    • Pacific Ocean
      • South Pacific Ocean
        • Oceania
          • Australasia
  • Time zone:
    • Chatham Islands – Chatham Standard Time (UTC+12:45), Chatham Daylight Time (UTC+13:45)
    • Rest of New Zealand – New Zealand Standard Time (UTC+12), New Zealand Daylight Time (UTC+13) September–April
  • Extreme points of New Zealand
    • North: Nugent Island
    • South: Jacquemart Island
    • East: Kahuitara Point, Pitt Island
    • West: Cape Lovitt, Auckland Island
    • High: Aoraki/Mount Cook 3,754 m (12,316 ft)
    • Low: South Pacific Ocean 0 m
  • Land boundaries: none
  • Coastline: South Pacific Ocean 15,134 km^[1] (10th)
• Population of New Zealand: 4,286,500 (14 November 2008) – 122nd most populous country
• Area of New Zealand: 268,680 km^2[1]
• Atlas of New Zealand

Environment of New Zealand

An enlargeable satellite image of New Zealand

Main article: Environment of New Zealand

• Climate of New Zealand
• Climate change in New Zealand
• Ecoregions in New Zealand
• Environmental issues in New Zealand
• Geology of New Zealand
  • Earthquakes in New Zealand
  • Volcanism of New Zealand
• Protected areas of New Zealand
  • Biosphere reserves in New Zealand
  • National parks of New Zealand
• Renewable energy in New Zealand
• Wildlife of New Zealand
  • Flora of New Zealand
  • Fauna of New Zealand
    • Birds of New Zealand
    • Mammals of New Zealand

Natural geographic features of New Zealand

Main article: Landforms of New Zealand

• Fjords of New Zealand
• Glaciers of New Zealand
• Islands of New Zealand
• Lakes of New Zealand
• Mountains of New Zealand
  • Volcanoes in New Zealand
• Rivers of New Zealand
  • Waterfalls of New Zealand
• Valleys of New Zealand
• World Heritage Sites in New Zealand

Regions of New Zealand

Ecoregions of New Zealand

Main articles: List of ecoregions in New Zealand and Ecoregions in New Zealand

Administrative divisions of New Zealand

Main article: Administrative divisions of New Zealand

• Provinces of New Zealand
  • Territorial authorities of New Zealand

Provinces of New Zealand

Main article: Provinces of New Zealand

Territorial authorities of New Zealand

Main article: Territorial authorities of New Zealand

Municipalities of New Zealand

• Capital of New Zealand: Wellington
• Cities of New Zealand

Demography of New Zealand

Main article: Demographics of New Zealand

Government and politics of New Zealand

Main article: Government of New Zealand and Politics of New Zealand

• Form of government:
• Capital of New Zealand: Wellington

• Elections in New Zealand

• Political parties in New Zealand
• Political scandals of New Zealand
• Taxation in New Zealand
• Types
  • Liberalism
  • Socialism
  • Christian
  • Far-right
  • Republicanism
  • Māori
• Issues
  • Capital punishment
  • Civil unions
  • Electoral reform
  • Guns
  • Prostitution
• Policies
  • Think Big
  • Rogernomics
  • Ruthanasia
  • Working for Families

Branches of the government of New Zealand

Main article: Government of New Zealand

Executive branch of the government of New Zealand

• Head of state (ceremonial): Queen of New Zealand, Queen Elizabeth II
• Head of government: Prime Minister of New Zealand, John Key
• New Zealand Cabinet

Legislative branch of the government of New Zealand

• Parliament of New Zealand (unicameral)
  • New Zealand House of Representatives

Judicial branch of the government of New Zealand

Main article: Constitution of New Zealand#Judiciary

• Supreme Court of New Zealand

Foreign relations of New Zealand

Main article: Foreign relations of New Zealand

• Diplomatic missions in New Zealand
• Diplomatic missions of New Zealand
• Australia-New Zealand relations

International organisation membership

New Zealand is a member of:^[1]

Asian Development Bank (ADB) Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (dialogue partner) Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum (ARF) Australia Group Australia-New Zealand-United States Security Treaty (ANZUS) Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Colombo Plan (CP) Commonwealth of Nations East Asia Summit (EAS) European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Energy Agency (IEA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Migration (IOM)

International Organization for Standardization (ISO) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (guest) Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement (Sparteca) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in New Zealand

Main article: Law of New Zealand

• Capital punishment in New Zealand
• Constitution of New Zealand
• Crime in New Zealand
• Human rights in New Zealand
  • LGBT rights in New Zealand
  • Freedom of religion in New Zealand
• Law enforcement in New Zealand
• Terrorism in New Zealand

Military of New Zealand

Main article: Military of New Zealand

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of New Zealand
• Forces
  • Army of New Zealand
  • Navy of New Zealand
  • Air Force of New Zealand
  • Special Forces of New Zealand
• Military history of New Zealand
• Military ranks of New Zealand

Local government in New Zealand

Main article: Local government in New Zealand

History of New Zealand

Main article: History of New Zealand, Timeline of the history of New Zealand, and Current events of New Zealand

• Economic history of New Zealand
• Military history of New Zealand
• Political history of New Zealand
  • 1951 waterfront dispute
  • 1981 Springbok Tour
  • Corngate
  • Foreshore and seabed controversy
  • Orewa speech
  • Treaty of Waitangi
  • Waihi miners' strike

Culture of New Zealand

Main article: Culture of New Zealand

• Architecture of New Zealand
• Cuisine of New Zealand
• Ethnic minorities in New Zealand
• Festivals in New Zealand
• Humor in New Zealand
• Languages of New Zealand
  • New Zealand words
• Media in New Zealand
• National symbols of New Zealand
  • Coat of arms of New Zealand
  • Flag of New Zealand
  • National anthem of New Zealand
• People of New Zealand
• Public holidays in New Zealand
• Records of New Zealand
• Religion in New Zealand
  • Buddhism in New Zealand
  • Christianity in New Zealand
  • Hinduism in New Zealand
  • Islam in New Zealand
  • Judaism in New Zealand
  • Sikhism in New Zealand
• World Heritage Sites in New Zealand

Art in New Zealand

• Art of New Zealand
• Cinema of New Zealand
• Literature of New Zealand
• Music of New Zealand
• Television in New Zealand
• Theatre in New Zealand

Sports in New Zealand

Main article: Sports in New Zealand

• Football in New Zealand
• New Zealand at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of New Zealand

Main article: Economy of New Zealand

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 51st (fifty-first)

• Agriculture in New Zealand
• Banking in New Zealand
  • Reserve Bank of New Zealand
• Communications in New Zealand
  • Internet in New Zealand
• Companies of New Zealand
• Currency of New Zealand: Dollar
  • ISO 4217: NZD
• Economic history of New Zealand
• Energy in New Zealand
  • New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme
  • Oil and gas industry in New Zealand
• Health care in New Zealand
• Mining in New Zealand
• New Zealand Stock Exchange
• Tourism in New Zealand
• Transport in New Zealand
  • Airports in New Zealand
  • Rail transport in New Zealand
  • Roads in New Zealand
• Water supply and sanitation in New Zealand

Education in New Zealand

Main article: Education in New Zealand

See also

	New Zealand portal
	Oceania portal
	Commonwealth realms portal

Main article: New Zealand

• Commonwealth realm
• Index of New Zealand-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of New Zealand-related topics
• Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
• Member state of the United Nations
• Monarchy of New Zealand
• Outline of geography
• Outline of Oceania

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "New Zealand". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 2 July 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html. Retrieved 23 July 2009. 

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of New Zealand

• Te Ara, The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
• New Zealand Plant Conservation Network website for information about the indigenous flora and species of introduced weed and animal pest
• Ministry for Culture and Heritage – includes information on flag, anthems and coat of arms
• New Zealand Government portal
• Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports regarding New Zealand
• New Zealand weather
• NZHistory.net.nz New Zealand history website
• New Zealand in Profile 2007, by Statistics New Zealand
• Tourism New Zealand