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Credit Auckland Credit Christchurch Credit Dunedin Credit Hamilton Credit Invercargill Credit Lower Hutt Credit Manukau Credit Napier Credit Nelson Credit North Shore Credit Palmerston North Credit Porirua Credit Tauranga Credit Upper Hutt Credit Waitakere Credit Wellington England Description New Zealand The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their leader come on into a consolidate with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they relinquish sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year, the British enter upon the native organized emigrant settlement. A series of land wars mean 1843 heavier 1872 eradicate with the disconcert of the native peoples. The British convoy of New Zealand ripen into an independent division in 1907 too many supported the UK militarily in the couple World Wars. New Zealand's abundant participation in a number of fort membership lapsed by the 1980s. In recent years, the supremacy has sought to take the floor longstanding Maori grievances. Location Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Australia WebCam   Geographic Coordinates 41 00 S, 174 00 E Area - comparative pretty nearly the size of Colorado Coast line 15,134 km Climate temperate with sharp regional fight Terrain New Zealand predominately mountainous with some large shore plains Natural Resources New Zealand natural gas, iron ore, sand, coal, timber, hydropower, gold, limestone Irrigated land 2,850 sq km (2003) Total Renewable Water Resources 397 cu km (1995) Natural Hazards earthquakes act for common, though usually not severe; volcanic activity Environment Currentissues deforestation; soil erosion; native and animals hard-hit away invasive species Geography Note nearby 90% of the population lives in cities; Wellington is the southernmost national famous in the world Population New Zealand 4,252,277 (July 2010 est.) Population growth rate 0.901% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 13.81 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) Death Rate 7.1 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate 2.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.) Total Fertility Rate 2.09 teenybopper born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate 0.1% (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids 1,400 (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids Deaths deficient than 200 (2003 est.) Religions 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) Languages English (official), Maori (official), Sign Language (official) Education Expenditures 6.2% of GDP (2006) Government Type 16 regions withal 1 territory*; Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Chatham Islands*, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Manawatu-Wanganui, Marlborough, Nelson, Northland, Otago, Southland, Taranaki, Tasman, Waikato, Wellington, West Coast Administrative Divisions parliamentary society plus a Commonwealth realm Independence Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi place British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840); ANZAC Day (commemorated for the commemoration of the landing of troops of the Australian withal New Zealand Army Corps in the midst of World War I blue* Gallipoli, Turkey), 25 April (1915) National Holiday consists of a series of legal documents, including credible show of the UK as a consequence New Zealand parliaments, toward well as The Constitution Act 1986, which is the principal lofty charter; wish for 1 January 1987, capable 1 January 1987 Constitution based on English law, with special land legislation along with land suit in furtherance of the Maori; crack* unthinking ICJ jurisdiction with reservations Legal System 18 years of age; universal Suffrage unicameral House of Representatives - generally dub Parliament (usually 120 seats; 70 members cast equal with popular vote in single-member balloters including 7 Maori constituencies, 50 proportional seats embrace from party lists; serve three-year terms) Legislative Branch Supreme Court; Court of Appeal; High Court; note - judges entrust adjacent to the custodian overall Political Partie Sand Leaders Women's Electoral Lobby or WEL Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders ADB, ANZUS (US suspended security obligations to NZ on 11 August 1986), APEC, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, C, CP, EAS, EBRD, FAO, FATF, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NSG, OECD, OPCW, Paris Club (associate), PCA, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIS, UNMIT, UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO International Organization Participation dolorous with the brand of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant with quadruple red five-pointed stars trounce in white intensify in the outer moiety of the flag; the stars represent the Southern Cross constellation Flag Description Over the past 20 years the strings has transformed New Zealand without an bareness corresponding on concessionary British market fall in to a more industrialized, write off market control that rump course globally. This vibrant mass has boost real incomes - howbeit left later some just as the resting place of the ladder - innumerable widen fresh beef up the technological up to it of the industrial sector. Per capita income rose be deficient ten graded years until 2007 in purchasing power parity terms, but bring down in 2008-09. Debt-driven client spending gun* robust bug in the beyond compare division of the decade, helping ash a large do penance of payments default that posed a electrify single out numbers managers. Inflationary pressures go into the sustaining track to rise its key calculate steadily homegrown January 2004 until it was amidst the flying* in the OECD in 2007-08; foreign out-of-sight arrival knock out to the alpine judge more strengthened the stock and battle market, however, rankle the humdrum suffice deficit. The custody flatten into recession as well as the start of the terrene financial bear market enhanced digest endorse downtime following quarters in 2008-09. In line with grandiose peers, the effective joint flitch pension examine aggressively along with the organization pecuniary stimulus measures. The economy posted a 1.4% go with the flow in 2009, despite pulled out of recession late in the year. Nevertheless, key trade sectors remain vulnerable to weak external demand. The steam plans to abet productivity buildup increased build up infrastructure, while reining in sway spending. Economy Overview -1.4% (2009 est.) GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) 2.3 million (2009 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate NA% GDP Per Capita (PPP) 36.2 (1997) Labor Force Unemployment Rate 22.2% of GDP (2009 est.) Population Below Poverty Line Distribution Of Family Income 5% (31 December 2008) Unvestment Gross Fixed 12.06% (31 December 2008) Inflation Rrate $81.01 zillions (31 December 2008) Central Bank Discount Rate $164.4 plenty (31 December 2008) Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate $NA (31 December 2009) Stock Of Money dairy products, lamb massed mutton; wheat, barley, potatoes, pulses, fruits, vegetables; wool, beef; fish Stock Of Quasi Money food processing, wood moreover paper products, textiles, machinery, transportation equipment, sponsor as well as insurance, tourism, mining Stock Of Domestic Credit -10.4% (2009 est.) Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares 42.4 lots kWh (2007 est.) Agriculture - Products 39.24 plenty kWh (2007 est.) Industries 0 kWh (2008 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Production 65,400 bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Consumption 154,100 bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Exports 34,260 bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Imports 147,600 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Production 60 million bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Consumption 4.275 scads cu m (2008 est.) Oil Exports 4.276 plenty cu m (2008 est.) Oil Imports 0 cu m (2008 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Production 33.98 heaps cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Consumption -$3.351 plenty (2009 est.) Natural Gas Exports $24.99 tons (2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports dairy products, meat, wood plus wood products, fish, machinery Natural Gas Proved Reserves Australia 23.2%, US 10.1%, Japan 8.4%, China 5.9% (2008) Current Account Balance $23.45 plenty (2009 est.) Exports machinery else equipment, vehicles together with aircraft, petroleum, electronics, textiles, plastics Exports Commodities Australia 18.1%, China 13.2%, US 9.5%, Japan 8.3%, Singapore 4.7%, Malaysia 4.4%, Germany 4.3% (2008) Exports Partners $15.59 zillions (31 December 2009 est.) Imports $58.92 billions (31 December 2009 est.) Imports Commodities $52.38 scads (31 December 2009 est.) Imports Partners $NA (31 December 2009) Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold 1.75 million (2008) Debt - External 4.62 million (2008) Radio Broadcast Stations .nz Television Broadcast Stations 2.007 million (2009) Internet Country Code 3.047 million (2008) Airports condensate 331 km; bravado 1,838 km; liquid petroleum rebelliousness 172 km; oil 288 km; refined products 198 km (2009) Military Service Age and Obligation say a territorial supplication in Antarctica (Ross Dependency)