CAPITAL: Wellington FLAG: The flag has two main features: the red, white, and blue Union Jack in the upper left quarter and the four-star Southern Cross in the right half. On the blue state flag the stars are red outlined in white. On the red national...

Helen Elizabeth ClarkPrime Minister (pronounced "HEH-len ee-LIZ-ah-beth CLARK") "My hopes for the future are simply expressed: a world where no child goes hungry or homeless, where all communities experience peace and decent...

New Zealand POPULATION 3,908,037 ANGLICAN 17 percent PROTESTANT 21 percent ROMAN CATHOLIC 15 percent MAORI CHRISTIAN (RATANA AND RINGATU) 1.5 percent OTHER CHRISTIAN 5 percent BUDDHIST 1 percent HINDU 1 percent ISLAM. 5 percent OTHER 1 percent...

New Zealand New Zealand is a South Pacific island nation, located some 2,000 kilometers (1,250 miles) to the southeast of Australia. The country consists of two main inhabited islands (the North and South Islands) and a number of smaller islands. New...

Asia, particularly East Asia, has recently become one of New Zealand's most important focuses of trade and diplomatic relationships. This international tie is bound to become even more important in the future. The Asia that New Zealanders...

New Zealand is a country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two large islands (the North Island and the South Island) and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands. The indigenous MÄori named New...