WebThe flag of New Zealand (Māori: Te haki o Aotearoa), also known as the New Zealand Ensign, is based on the British maritime Blue Ensign – a blue field with the Union Jack in the canton or upper hoist corner – augmented or defaced with four red stars centred within four white stars, representing the Southern Cross constellation.. New Zealand's first …

WebNew Zealand (phát âm tiếng Anh: /njuːˈziːlənd/, phiên âm: "Niu Di-Lân"; tiếng Māori: Aotearoa [aɔˈtɛaɾɔa]) là một đảo quốc có chủ quyền tại khu vực phía tây nam của Thái Bình Dương.Trên phương diện địa lý, New Zealand bao gồm hai vùng lãnh thổ chính là đảo Bắc và đảo Nam, cùng khoảng hơn 600 đảo nhỏ.

WebThe Realm of New Zealand consists of New Zealand proper and two states in free association, Niue and the Cook Islands. Should New Zealand become a republic, the Realm of New Zealand would continue to exist without New Zealand, the Ross Dependency and Tokelau.

WebSame-sex marriage in New Zealand has been legal since 19 August 2013. A bill for legalisation was passed by the House of Representatives on 17 April 2013 by 77 votes to 44 and received royal assent on 19 April. It entered into force on 19 August, to allow time for the Department of Internal Affairs to make the necessary changes for marriage licensing and …

WebThe coat of arms of New Zealand (Māori: Te Tohu Pakanga o Aotearoa) is the heraldic symbol representing the South Pacific island country of New Zealand.Its design reflects New Zealand's history as a bicultural nation, with a European female figure on one side and a Māori rangatira (chief) on the other. The symbols on the central shield represent New …

WebThe New Zealand Parliament (Māori: Pāremata Aotearoa) is the unicameral legislature of New Zealand, consisting of the King of New Zealand (King-in-Parliament) and the New Zealand House of Representatives.The King is usually represented by his governor-general. Before 1951, there was an upper chamber, the New Zealand Legislative Council.The …

WebThe Realm of New Zealand consists of the entire area in which the monarch of New Zealand functions as head of state.The realm is not a federation; it is a collection of states and territories united under its monarch. New Zealand is an independent and sovereign state.It has one Antarctic territorial claim (the Ross Dependency), one dependent territory …

WebThe other countries in the Realm of New Zealand – Cook Islands, Niue, and Tokelau – do not maintain DST. Two of them are on the other side of the International Date Line and have 22–24 hours time difference to New Zealand. The following table lists near future starting and ending dates of daylight saving time in the main islands of New ...

WebThe New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system.It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have rendered meritorious service to the Crown and nation or who have become distinguished by their eminence, …

WebThis is a list of New Zealand species extinct in the Holocene that covers extinctions from the Holocene epoch, a geologic epoch that began about 11,650 years before present (about 9700 BCE) and continues to the present day.. New Zealand proper includes the North Island, South Island, offshore islands, and outlying islands like the Chathams.The Realm …