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  New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
New Zealand was initially administered as a part of the colony of New South Wales, and it became a separate colony in November 1840.
New Zealand was involved in a Constitutional Convention in March 1891 in Sydney, New South Wales, along with the Australian colonies.
New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_Zealand   (5039 words)

  
 New Zealand - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
The population of New Zealand is mostly of European descent, with the indigenous Māori as the largest minority.
Elizabeth II is the Queen of New Zealand and is represented in the country by a non-political Governor-General.
New Zealand was involved in a Constitutional Convention in March 1891 in Sydney, New South Wales, along with the then-colonies of Australia.
www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/n/e/w/New_Zealand_2311.html   (4258 words)

  
 New Zealand
New Zealand is responsible for the self-governing states of the Cook Islands and Niue and administers Tokelau and the Ross Dependency.
New Zealand was involved in a Constitutional Convention in March 1891 in Sydney, New South Wales, along with the then-Australian Colonies.
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, cycling and a variety of water sports, particularly sailing.
new-zealand.ask.dyndns.dk   (2717 words)

  
 New Zealand Glass from the Glass Encyclopedia
By 1902 there was such a desperate shortage of bottles in New Zealand that the Government took action in 1903 by putting bottles on the free import list.
There is a wealth of glass with commemorative messages from New Zealand events like the New Zealand International Exhibition of 1907, the Dunedin Exhibition of 1925, and local events like the Hawera Show of 1917.
In 1980 the New Zealand Society of Artists in Glass was founded, and in 1981 another international workshop was organised.
www.glassencyclopedia.com /NewZealandglass.html   (801 words)

  
 Change to 'New Zealand Day': 1974   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
A new Labour administration under Norman Kirk made the most of Waitangi Day 1973, with Kirk announcing that from 1974 it would be a national holiday known as New Zealand Day.
The change was simply an acceptance that New Zealand was ready to move towards a broader concept of nationhood.
For some years overseas diplomatic posts had marked the day, and it seemed timely in view of the country's increasing role on the international stage that the national day be known as New Zealand Day.
www.nzhistory.net.nz /Gallery/treaty/nzday1974.htm   (351 words)

  
 Forklore: New Zealand, Day 1
We shared the roasted carrot salad: thin long slices of roasted carrot, thin long slices of baby zucchini, thin round slices of cucumber, kalamata olives, arugula, feta (more like chevre, as it was creamy rather than crumbly), croutons, and roasted plum tomato, with a vinaigrette.
From there, we went to the apartment where Cathy and Anthony are staying, the upper floor of an Elam gallery, where photography students were having a exhibition of their work.
New World Food is an enormous supermarket and very expensive, even by American standards.
www.nyu.edu /classes/bkg/forklore/archives/2004/06/new_zealand_day.html   (500 words)

  
 New Zealand Day Out travel guide - Audio Guides for your PDA, iPod or MP3 Player
This means that their positions are specified by coordinates on the New Zealand map grid.
New Zealand Accommodation (lodging) types covered are: bed and breakfast, backpacker, motel, backpacker lodge, camping site, holiday park, Doc (Department of Conservation) campsites, hotel, campervan, motor home.
New Zealand cities, towns and resorts include:- Whangarei, Auckland, (Aukland), Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Rotorua, Bay of Islands, Paihia, Russell, Hanmer, (Hamner), Queenstown, Nelson, Blenheim, Napier, Oamaru, Tauranga, Te Anau, Milford, Geraldine, Lake Tekapo.
www.dayout.co.nz   (881 words)

  
 Governor-General of New Zealand - About New Zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
'Waitangi Day' is a day set aside by the New Zealand Government as a 'public holiday' to be observed throughout the country as a 'national day of thanksgiving in commemoration of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi’; in 1840 between Mäori and the British Crown.
Waitangi Day has been commemorated since Governor-General Bledisloe gave the Treaty House and grounds to the nation in 1932.
In the last 25–30 years the style and mood of the commemorations have been influenced by debate surrounding the status of the Treaty of Waitangi in modern-day New Zealand.
www.gg.govt.nz /aboutnz/waitangiday.htm   (180 words)

  
 New Zealand 2006: Day 1
New Zealand 2006: [Day 1: Auckland] [Day 2: Matamata/Waitomo] [Day 3: Waiheke Island] [Day 4: Bungy] [Day 5: Rotorua] [Day 6: Napier] [Day 7: At Sea] [Day 8: Cruising] [Day 9: Dunedin] [Day 10: Christchurch] [Day 11: Wellington] [Day 12: At Sea] [Day 13: Auckland]
Here are some lovely blooms on a Pohutukawa tree, also called the New Zealand Christmas Tree since it is in bloom in December.
There are no more photos from this day, because we went back to the Carlton Hotel, had a little room service, and slept for 11 hours straight.
www.bundlings.com /newzealand01.htm   (638 words)

  
 World Smokefree Day - New Zealand
The World Smokefree Day Group aims to strengthen tobacco control activities in New Zealand by helping different groups collaborate, and by providing local and national Smokefree workers with the tools and resources needed to spread the World Smokefree Day message.
World Smokefree Day – 31 May – was first held by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1988, and first observed nationally in New Zealand in 1998.
Prior to this, New Zealand organisations with an interest in tobacco control had marked the day in various ways, but 1998 was the first year that the day was nationally co-ordinated.
www.worldsmokefreeday.org.nz   (142 words)

  
 Wines and Wineries of New Zealand
New Zealand is a small, green and beautiful country.
Located in the South Pacific to the east of Australia, New Zealand consists of two main islands, the north and the south islands.
New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir wines are considered amongst the best in the world.
www.winesofnz.com   (411 words)

  
 13 Day New Zealand Highlights   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
You can visit Scott Base, New Zealand's station in Antarctica, view the continent from outer space and discover the secrets of this last great wilderness.
The next two days are all about having fun in an environment which is quite different from what you are used to.
This is on a clear day a truly wonderful site as you will see the clear reflection of Mt Cook and Mt Tasman in the lake.
tours.travelnet-nz.com /tours/13day_newzealand_highlights.html   (5917 words)

  
 Fathers day new zealand
and related to is fathers day in new zealand.
Father's Day is celebrated in the US on Sunday, June 19, 2005, when is fathers day in australia Other Countries celebrate throughout the year, when is fathers day in australia nz fathers day.
Father's Day is a day of commemoration and celebration of Dad.
fathers-day.besoft.org /fathers-day-new-zealand.html   (887 words)

  
 New Zealand Day Tours Directory
New Zealand's dramatic scenery has starred in many famous movies and television shows and this trip will show you why.
This full day tour includes visit to the boiling mud pools and mighty geysers at Te Puia, the Rainbow Springs Nature Park, the New Zealand Farm Show, a guided tour of The Buried Village of Te Wairoa and a visit to the Rotorua Museum.
New Zealand is one of the last areas in the world to be discovered as a major surfing destination.
www.activities.nz.com /day-tour   (4217 words)

  
 NORML New Zealand - J Day Report 2003
J Day is part of the MMM celebrations happening in over 200 cities around the world.
J Day at Frank Kits Park, Wellington was cancelled due to no volunteers coming forward to help organise it but Missy wrote to tell us that "a scattering of small groups staging their own small smoke-ins.
The New Zealand government, by changing its purchase agreement with the police, could pursuade them not to prosecute medical cannabis offences anymore; thus allowing the ceation of a regulated means of supply to patients upon doctor's approval.
www.norml.org.nz /article216.html   (3107 words)

  
 Australia & New Zealand 20 day
The city is known as the City of Sails because of its spectacular waterfront location, and is New Zealands largest city.
The remainder of the day is free in Auckland.
Flights depart two days prior to tour departure dates; persons taking these flights will be met by a Tour representative outside the customs area and transferred to the hotel.
escortedaustraliatours.com /deluxetours/dayaustraliaandnewzealand.htm   (1640 words)

  
 New Zealand - Day by Day - Introduction
The following internet pages will enable you to take a virtual tour of New Zealand along with us by following the day by day itinerary and clicking on the activities that interest you.
It helps offer a sense of not only what we saw and enjoyed in New Zealand each day, but also how the attractions were spread out over the two-week period that we stayed there.
If you wish, write down which day you left off and go to the next day of your virtual tour some other time.
www.icwhen.com /ncc14/topics/daybyday   (262 words)

  
 New Zealand Day 1 - 10 New Zealand, New Zealand
New Zealand Day 1 - 10 New Zealand, New Zealand
The first day we walked round Auckland and did the Skytower.
The following day we got a phonecall from an old friend of my Dad's that lives in Auckland.
www.traveljournals.net /stories/6416.html   (584 words)

  
 spas new zealand spas australia, new zealand, nz, au, usa, uk.spas
New tiles, sometimes new header course and of course new #m plaster to totally...
New Zealand has a large amount of geothermal activity.
Because New Zealand is located on the edge of two massive tectonic plates of the Earth's crust, it has a large amount...
www.enterthere.co.nz /spas.htm   (825 words)

  
 Day of Defeat NZ - New Zealand's Day of Defeat Community
New Zealand's very own Ca-Chicken-Soup has recently released their own custom map for Source - dod_vililance_b2.
You'll still see me come and go on the servers once every now and then, Day of Defeat will always be in my blood, and I will continue the dream of going back in time to play the original Omaha map with my recoilless Garand.
Known as a balanced level set in winter (in German, Kalt means "cold"), Kalt is also a good choice for players who are new to Day of Defeat.
www.dod.co.nz   (1214 words)

  
 New Zealand Escorted Coach Tours | 15 Day New Zealand Explorer
A sightseeing tour visits the Agrodome to see a display featuring New Zealand’s various sheep breeds and sheep shearing, Rainbow Springs to see rainbow and brown trout and native birds including the Kiwi.
Cross Auckland’s Harbour Bridge and drive north along the Hibiscus Coast to Matakohe and the Kauri museum telling the story of the Kauri tree and the regions early settlement, the displays are superb and their story fascinating.
Many travellers choose to spend an extra day or two in New Zealand immediately before or after their tour to more fully explore the gateway cities.
www.relaxingjourneys.co.nz /escorted_tours/kirra/sx.htm   (1294 words)

  
 New Zealand Day Spas : Health and Beauty in New Zealand
New Zealand offers a variety of day spas, and health and beauty treatments where you can relax and rejuvenate while pampering yourself.
Take one tired and stressed out body, transport it to a soul day spa, lightly steam in aromatherapy mist, awaken with an invigorating vichy shower, transfer to the massage couch for an incredible rub down.
New Zealand’s first-ever location for experiencing the profoundly relaxing and revitalising effects of Ayurveda • Ayurvedic herbal medication • massage with therapeutic oils • traditional Shirodhara • herbal baths and aromatherapy • Ayurvedic natural face and body peeling • listening therapy • yoga and meditation.
tourism.net.nz /attractions-and-activities/day-spas--health-and-beauty   (1121 words)

  
 NORML New Zealand - J-Day 2000
New Zealand's shocking cannabis arrest rate is the highest in the world on a population basis.
NORML New Zealand are not responsible for the content of comments.
This site © 1998-2006 NORML New Zealand, except all logos, trademarks and articles in this site are property of their respective owner and all comments are property of their authors.
www.norml.org.nz /article9.html   (674 words)

  
 WebFetch.com - Web Search: day mother new zealand
Winner New Zealand Interflora Florist of the Year 2004...
New Zealand Mothers Day gift baskets and gift boxes from The Gift Barn...
New Year's Day (The 'Seventies) (1924) -- text -- zip; The Old Maid (The 'Fifties) (1924) -- text -- zip...
www.webfetch.com /uk.webfetch/search/web/day+mother+new+zealand   (341 words)

  
 New Zealand 14 day tour
This is a suggested 14 day tour covering both islands of New Zealand.
This once over lightly itinerary provides a snapshot view of New Zealand, and takes in the most significant sights and attractions.
Throughout the country there are vineyards and inspired restaurants to discover, while the cities present you with cultural entertainments and the chance to buy quality, locally-made clothing, art works and home wares.
www.ki-wi.co.nz /tour14.htm   (330 words)

  
 14 Day New Zealand Highlights
The day begins with a ride on the Skyline Gondola and breakfast with sparkling wine overlooking Rotorua.
Visit Te Papa, New Zealand’s National Museum, and explore the fascinating exhibits at your leisure.
Take in the scenery of Mt Cook National Park, home of New Zealand’s highest mountain where you have the chance to take an optional scenic flight (weather permitting, flight own expense).
www.qantasvacations.com /new-zealand-escorted-tour-highlights.htm   (846 words)

  
 NEW ZEALAND '96 Day 6.
That was also a good explanation for the slippery front end the day before.
We rode very carefully to the nearest service station, and since the air seemed to stay in we kept riding on.
The guy in Holeshot's had thrown the old tyre repair kit away saying that he would buy a new one for us.
koti.mbnet.fi /maajussi/nz_96/nz96_6e.htm   (731 words)

  
 12 Day New Zealand Train Odyssey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Learn about traditional Maori crafts at the Maori Arts and Crafts Institute, before traveling to the New Zealand Farm Show.
Today travel to New Zealand’s capital city of Wellington.
Day 9 excursion subject to road and weather conditions.
www.qantasvacations.com /new-zealand-independent-train-odyssey.htm   (592 words)

  
 New Zealand - Day by Day - Day 8
New Zealand - Day by Day - Day 8
Enjoy a day of incredible scenery as we travel along the West Coast, through a world of mountains and glaciers, limestone landscapes, tranquil lakes, raging rivers and rare bird and plant life.
Follow the shores of Lakes Wanaka and Hawea to the action packed alpine resort of Queenstown.
www.icwhen.com /ncc14/topics/daybyday/index08.html   (189 words)

  
 Webshots - Images of New Zealand - Day 2
Community > world travel > oceania > new zealand
Last Day in the U.S.A. QB @ Central
Day 2 of 8 in NZ Page 1 of 2.
community.webshots.com /album/136127193duSafN   (61 words)

  
 New Zealand 28 day tour
This is a suggested 28 day tour covering both islands of New Zealand.
This extensive itinerary provides a total view of New Zealand, and takes in all the most significant sights and attractions.
By the end of your holiday, you’ll know New Zealand from top to toe.
www.ki-wi.co.nz /tour28.htm   (358 words)

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