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Complete details about New Zealand in Oceania with capital city Wellington

Country NameNew Zealand (New Zealand/Aotearoa)
Country CodeNZL
Capital CityWellington
ContinentOceania
RegionAustralia and New Zealand
Independence Year1907
Population3862000
Surface Area270534.0
Life Expectancy77.8 years
GNP54669.0 (old 64960.0)
Government FormConstitutional Monarchy

Spoken Languages

English [official]     (87.0%)
Maori     (4.3%)

Major Cities

Auckland, Auckland     (population 381800)
Christchurch, Canterbury     (population 324200)
Manukau, Auckland     (population 281800)
North Shore, Auckland     (population 187700)
Waitakere, Auckland     (population 170600)
Wellington, Wellington     (population 166700)
Dunedin, Dunedin     (population 119600)
Hamilton, Hamilton     (population 117100)
Lower Hutt, Wellington     (population 98100)

New Zealand's most recent News and Stories



Publisher: ReutersWed, 23 May 2012 13:01:47 -0700
PRESS DIGEST-New Zealand newspapers - May 24

WELLINGTON May 24 (Reuters) - Following are some of the lead stories from New Zealand metropolitan newspapers on Thursday. Stories may be taken from either the paper or Internet editions of the papers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does ...   read full story


Publisher: Wall Street JournalTue, 22 May 2012 22:22:54 -0700
New Zealand Dollar Weaker Late As Risk Appetite Wanes

WELLINGTON ?The New Zealand dollar was trading lower late Wednesday as risk appetite waned sharply after a former Greek prime minister said preparations for an exit from the euro zone are being considered, damping optimism ahead of a European Union ...   read full story

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Publisher: TVNZWed, 23 May 2012 13:56:35 -0700
NZ dollar hovering at 75 US cents read full story
Publisher: ReutersWed, 23 May 2012 00:02:45 -0700
Aussie, kiwi slide, Greek worries crank up risk aversion read full story
Publisher: Economic TimesTue, 22 May 2012 20:52:04 -0700
Australian, New Zealand dollars nurse heavy losses, EU meeting eyed read full story
Publisher: NinemsnTue, 22 May 2012 22:34:45 -0700
NZ dollar drops to six-mth low read full story
Publisher: Scoop.co.nz (press release)Wed, 23 May 2012 13:41:56 -0700
NZ dollar hits 6-mth low, revives, as EU meets; budget looms read full story


Publisher: Chicago TribuneTue, 22 May 2012 23:12:22 -0700
India to host New Zealand, England this year

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India, traditionally poor tourists, will have an opportunity to improve their test rankings when they host New Zealand and current top-ranked test team England either side of the Twenty20 World Cup in September. New Zealand will play ...   read full story

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Publisher: Reuters IndiaTue, 22 May 2012 22:19:29 -0700
Cricket-India to host New Zealand, England this year read full story
Publisher: Eurosport.com ASIATue, 22 May 2012 22:47:39 -0700
New Zealand to play two Tests in India in August read full story
Publisher: ESPNcricinfo.comWed, 23 May 2012 02:31:06 -0700
No warm-ups for New Zealand ahead of India Tests read full story


Publisher: ReutersTue, 22 May 2012 01:26:11 -0700
Australia, New Zealand growth to pick up pace - OECD

Australia to grow 3.1 pct in 2012, 3.7 pct in 2013 * Australia monetary stance accommodative * New Zealand to grow 1.9 pct this year, 2.8 pct in 2013 PARIS, May 22 (Reuters) - Australia's growth rate should rise this year in 2012 and again in 2013 ...   read full story

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Publisher: NASDAQTue, 22 May 2012 01:20:10 -0700
OECD Sees New Zealand Economic Growth Picking Up In 2013 read full story
Publisher: New Zealand HeraldWed, 23 May 2012 10:31:26 -0700
Economy expected to gather pace read full story
Publisher: BusinessWeekTue, 22 May 2012 19:08:09 -0700
Australia's Jobless Rate to Reach Highest Since 2009, OECD Says read full story