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	New Zealand - Languages, Location, size, and extent, Topography, Climate, Flora and fauna, Environment, Population
		On the red national flag, used by individuals or commercial institutions at sea, the stars are white.
		English is the universal language, although Maori, a language of the Polynesian group, still is spoken among the Maori population and is taught in Maori schools.
		It is the first language of about 50,000 Maori New Zealanders and became an official language in 1987, with the right of use in courts of law and before a number of tribunals.
	www.nationsencyclopedia.com /Asia-and-Oceania/New-Zealand.html (327 words)

	New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		New Zealand was involved in a Constitutional Convention in March 1891 in Sydney, New South Wales, along with the then-colonies of Australia.
		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.
		The American influence on New Zealand was weakened by the disappointment with the Vietnam War, the nuclear danger presented by the Cold War, the Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior by France and by disagreements over environmental and agricultural trade issues.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_Zealand (4621 words)

	New Zealand - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		New Zealand is responsible for the self-governing states of the Cook Islands and Niue and administers Tokelau and the Ross Dependency.
		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.
		New Zealand's most popular sports are rugby (primarily rugby union but also rugby league), soccer (the most popular sport amongst children), cricket, and netball (the sport with the most players); golf, tennis, rowing and a variety of water sports, particularly sailing.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /new_zealand.htm (2706 words)

	God Defend New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage has responsibility for the national anthems.
		The words for "God Defend New Zealand" were written as a poem in the 1870s by Thomas Bracken.
		In 1976 a petition was presented to parliament asking for it to be made the national anthem, and, with the permission of Queen Elizabeth II, it became the country's second national anthem on 21 November 1977.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/God_Defend_New_Zealand (532 words)

	Indo-New Zealand Immigration Consultancy
		New Zealand is an island country in the southwest Pacific Ocean.
		New Zealand is a beautiful country of snow-capped mountains, green lowlands, beaches and many lakes and waterfalls.
		New Zealand's unit of currency is the New Zealand dollar (NZ$) and as her currency is strong and stable there is no restriction on the amount of foreign currency that can be brought in or taken out of New Zealand.
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	Encyclopedia: God Defend New Zealand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		In 1976, a petition was presented to parliament asking for it to be made the national anthem, and with the permission of Queen Elizabeth II, it became the country's second national anthem on November 21, 1977.
		Governor-General Governor-General of New Zealand is the representative in the Realm of New Zealand of the Queen of New Zealand, Queen Elizabeth II, and as such is the highest office in the Government of New Zealand.
		Elizabeth II is the Queen of New Zealand and is represented in the country by a non-political Governor-General.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/God-Defend-New-Zealand (323 words)

	Interesting Facts about New Zealand : New Zealand Facts
		The highest rainfall in a year in New Zealand was a drenching 18.4 metres (60 feet) in 1997-1998 at Cropp River on the west of the South Island.
		The last fatal earthquake in New Zealand was on the West Coast of the South Island in May 1968.
		New Zealand's students also reported more pressure to achieve good results is applied by their teachers than the OECD average.
	emigratenz.org /ReallyAndTruly.html (1056 words)

	Interesting Facts about New Zealand : New Zealand Facts
		The highest rainfall in a year in New Zealand was a drenching 18.4 metres (60 feet) in 1997-1998 at Cropp River on the west of the South Island.
		New Zealand is one of the top five dairy exporters in the world.
		New Zealand's students also reported more pressure to achieve good results is applied by their teachers than the OECD average.
	www.emigratenz.org /ReallyAndTruly.html (1036 words)

	About New Zealand - www.govt.nz
		The Parliament of New Zealand consists of the Sovereign and the House of Representatives.
		The Governor-General is the Sovereign’s representative in New Zealand.
		New Zealand is a sovereign state with a democratic parliamentary government based on the Westminster system.
	www.govt.nz /en/aboutnz (2354 words)

	New Zealand's National Anthems - Ministry for Culture and Heritage
		New Zealand holds a rare position in the world in that it has two national anthems of equal standing - 'God Defend New Zealand' and 'God Save The Queen'.
		Announcement of alternative arrangements of the National Anthem God Defend New Zealand for general use.
		Recognising the difficulties which could be experienced in the singing or playing of the national anthem God Defend New Zealand by the general public, new arrangements of this anthem have been commissioned from Mr A. Maxwell Fernie.
	www.mch.govt.nz /anthem (386 words)

	New Zealand - nationalanthems.info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		"God Defend New Zealand" was written by Irish-born poet and New Zealand citizen Thomas Bracken in 1870, and the music composed by John Joseph Woods as a result of a newspaper contest in 1876.
		God Save the Queen has been New Zealand's official anthem since 1840, when she became a British colony.
		The second verse, which is in a more militaristic vein, and the third verse, have been replaced in New Zealand with a "Commonwealth verse", usually used when more than one stanza is needed.
	david.national-anthems.net /nz.htm (256 words)

	Nzealand - New Zealand's Flag and Anthem
		New Zealand's flag comprises of a plain, blue background.
		There has been a huge push to change the flag, as New Zealand are no longer as associated with Britain as they once were.
		The New Zealand Maori are pushing to have their flag replace the original as the national flag.
	homepages.paradise.net.nz /nzealand/flanthem.html (228 words)

	God Defend New Zealand -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Formed in the summer of 1838 after a parent New Zealand Association failed to receive a royal charter to proceed with the settlement of the still independent islands, the company...
		Rising between the South Pacific Ocean and the Tasman Sea, New Zealand is a land of spectacular contrasts—fjords and beaches, glaciers and volcanoes, snowcapped mountains and subtropical bush, clear streams and geysers.
		The "Curriculum" segment provides a description of the New Zealand Curriculum Framework, a statement discussing the policy of teaching, learning, and assessment for New Zealand schools, as well as resource links for the arts, health, science, technology, social studies, mathematics, and language.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9037150 (882 words)

	NZ Folk Song * E Ihowa Atua
		He was squarely on the side of the Maori from when he first arrived in New Zealand in 1869, during the middle of Te Kooti's battles with colonial troops, in his campaign for independance for Tuhoe Maori.
		This flag was recognised as the flag of the confederation of chiefs of the United Tribes of New Zealand.
		On 1 July 1876 the New Zealand Saturday Advertiser published the five stanzas under the title 'National hymn', and announced a competition to compose an orchestral score for the poem for a prize of 10 guineas.
	folksong.org.nz /e_ihowa_atua (1559 words)

	Mantelet Communications present New Zealand needs to be rediscovered
		New Zealand needs to be rediscovered, that is, to want to be what it was meant to be, 'New'.
		New Zealand, mountainous and beautiful, 'God's own country', lying at the very ends of the earth, one of the last land areas to fall into the possession of man. A land of natural innocence, free from the predators so prevalent in other lands, other places.
		Fittingly the prayer, 'God defend New Zealand', which is a request to God to defend this land - to make peace, not war it's boast - is chosen as the nation's anthem.
	www.mantelet.org.nz /nzredisc.htm (530 words)

	New Zealand Music Guide Book - The National Anthem
		The National Anthem of New Zealand - God Defend New Zealand, recorded by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra with words and sheet music.
		The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra kindly recorded a performance of the National Anthem especially for New Zealand on the Web.
		Note: Though God Defend New Zealand is our most commonly used New Zealand national anthem, many do not know that God Save the Queen is the official alternative.
	www.nz.com /new-zealand/guide-book/music (319 words)

	New Zealand Music Guide Book - The National Anthem
		New Zealand on the web also hosts an area about various New Zealand music labels.
		The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra kindly recorded a performance of the National Anthem especially for the New Zealand on the Web.
		The copyright for the recording remains with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
	nz.com /NZ/Culture/Music/NatAnthem.html (320 words)

	Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, NZ - Wellington and New Zealand
		Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, NZ - Wellington and New Zealand
		Ninety-six railway bogies were arranged under the building, as well as a grid of steel beams which supported the building when the concrete piles were cut away.
		New Zealand’s change of capital from Auckland to Wellington occurred in 1865.
	www.tepapa.govt.nz /TePapa/English/VisitingTePapa/FAQs/WellingtonandNewZealand.htm (688 words)

	Talk:God Defend New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As far as I know, copyright on the lyrics is held by the New Zealand government.
		I don't know about New Zealand, by the lyrics to Canada's national anthem are in the public domain.
		We New Zealanders are very good at rugby.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:God_Defend_New_Zealand (841 words)

	Government and nation - ‘God defend New Zealand’ - Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand
		New Zealand is unusual in having two national anthems of equal standing – ‘God save the queen’ (or king), and the more recent ‘God defend New Zealand’.
		The words were written in the 1870s by the Irish-born journalist and poet Thomas Bracken, and the music was composed by the Tasmanian-born teacher John Joseph Woods, as part of a competition in 1876.
		‘God defend New Zealand’ became the national song of New Zealand in 1940, and a national anthem in 1977.
	www.teara.govt.nz /NewZealandInBrief/GovernmentAndNation/9/ENZ-Resources/Standard/4/en (252 words)

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	God Defend New Zealand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Although they both have equal status, in the absence of the Queen or a member of the Royal family only God Defend New Zealand is used, and most New Zealanders would be unaware that the country has two national anthems.
		Hence, usage is practically the same as in countries such as Canada where God Save the Queen is designated the royal anthem.
		The words and style published here were supplied by and with the permission of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Te Manatu Taonga.
	www.portaljuice.com /god_defend_new_zealand.html (374 words)

	NORML New Zealand
		God of nations at Thy feet, in the bonds of love we meet.
		Nearly three-quarters of New Zealanders claimed a religious affiliation in the 2001 Census.
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	Song - New Zealand National Anthem - God Defend New Zealand
		The words to the English version of 'God Defend New Zealand' were written by Thomas Bracken, and the music by John Joseph Woods (1876).
		The Anthem, as we know it, was first sung on Christmas Day 1876 in Dunedin by The Lydia Howarde Burlesque and Opera Buffe Troupe accompanied by the Royal Artillery Band.
		The Anthem became New Zealand's National Hymn in 1940 and since 1977 has had equal status with 'God Save the Queen' as New Zealand's National Anthem.
	riv.co.nz /rnza/songs/anthem.htm (111 words)

	★ National Flower New Zealand ★
		New Zealand's national day has provided little cause for celebration for the country's top politicians in recent years.
		New Zealand is a country formed of two major islands and a number of smaller islands in the...
		But the 32-year-old New Zealander is eagerly looking forward to playing world singles champion Steve Glasson six times over the next three days.
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	God Defend New Zealand
		The second verse may also be sung, but the last three are rarely used.
		However, the translated Māori lyrics were commissioned in 1979, and are under New Zealand Crown copyright until 2079.
		One Back of the proscenium arch--four feet or more behind it--you have to harmonize with every sort of curtain, and you have noticed that widen or make narrow the stage opening.
	www.termsdefined.net /go/god-defend-new-zealand.html (530 words)

	God defend New Zealand - Sunday News column 26 March 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		God defend New Zealand - Sunday News column 26 March 2000
		Her decision to dump the F16 deal means New Zealand will be reliant on others to defend our own country.
		Only a fool would presume New Zealand has no need for an airforce for the next 30 years.
	www.ts.co.nz /~nicksmp/pressrel/2000/03-26.html (214 words)

	Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Explore the origins of New Zealanders – the voyages, the stories of settlement, and their rich and diverse heritages.
		Learn about New Zealand’s Māori people, who define themselves as iwi (tribes), by descent from the crew of voyaging canoes or other illustrious ancestors.
		Discover the people who travelled from around the globe to settle in New Zealand and how they have made it their home.
	teara.govt.nz /NewZealandInBrief/.../9/ENZ-Resources/Standard/4/en (243 words)

	Australian, Asian, New Zealand sites praise God (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		In the course of the eight-day celebration members experienced new worship opportunities, enjoyed rich and Christ-focused messages and music, reflected care and concern for one another and reached out to their Festival communities with help and comfort.
		In Taupo, New Zealand, the Festival opened with prayer and then a song of welcome from the Maori brethren.
		Fellowship in Papua New Guinea was enriched by the inaugural visit to the country by regional director Rod Matthews and his wife, Ruth.
	www.wcg.org /wn/95Nov14/australi.htm (1226 words)

	Scoop: God Defend New Zealand — Who the Hell Else Will? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Instead it would seem we are now the only party advocating that New Zealand could — and should - be able to defend itself.
		Duty Minister Jim Anderton said New Zealand had joined with other countries to denounce the Japanese Whale Research Programme (JARPA II) which is expected to take up to 935 minke whales from the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary this season.
		It is run by New Zealand's Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) for those parties involved in the super-secret UKUSA Agreement.
	www.scoop.co.nz /stories/PO0003/S00092.htm (691 words)

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