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Not [[Australia (country)
'''New Zealand''' (''Aotearoa'', "The Land of the Long White Cloud" in Māori) was a former British colony, becoming fully independent in 1947, although it had been a self-governing Dominion since 1907.
Residents of New Zealand are called New Zealanders or Kiwis (named after the bird). The word Pakeha is often used to identify New Zealanders of European descent, although it sometimes is also used to refer to non-Maori New Zealanders, or just non-Māori, generally.
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Māori, New Zealand Sign Language, and English (the de facto language) are its three main languages. Extra languages likely to be found on signs in airports and other touristy places are Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, as well as Tongan, Samoan, and other Pasifika languages depending on the location.
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The founding document of New Zealand is the Treaty of Waitangi, which was signed in 1840 between the British and representatives of Māori iwi and hapu (tribes and subgroups). This is viewed as the founding of New Zealand as a country. There is much controversy in what the Treaty actually said, as two versions were signed, one in te reo Māori and one in English, and the two said slightly different things about whether or not the Māori gave up their sovereignty to the British Crown and exactly how much of New Zealand the Māori were entitled to. Naturally, the English version is the one that is usually followed currently.
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New Zealand set itself up proper thanks to farming (especially exporting meat overseas once refridgeration got going), hence why [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|sheep]] also have Kiwiana status. As a consequence of this and the prevalence of sheep farming in Australia as well, good-natured ribbing about [[But You Screw One Goat!|bestiality]] occurs in both countries.
* [[Freelance Animators New Zealand]], a studio in Auckland, did a number of episodes of ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'', ''[[Animaniacs]]'', and ''[[Taz-Mania]]''. They also helped out on some stuff for [[Walt Disney Animation Australia]] as well.▼
* ''[[The Almighty Johnsons]]''▼
* Weta FX has spearheaded NZ's digital special effects industry, particularly with [[The Lord of the Rings (film)|The Lord of the Rings]] trilogy.▼
* ''[[Bad Taste]]''▼
* ''[[Black Sheep (2006 film)|Black Sheep]]''▼
* ''[[The Bone People]]''▼
* ''[[Bro Town]]''▼
* [[Braindead]]▼
* ''[[Digital Magic]]''▼
* ''[[Eagle vs. Shark]]''▼
* ''[[Footrot Flats]]''▼
* ''[[Go Girls]]''▼
* ''[[Heavenly Creatures]]''▼
* ''[[The New Zealand Story]]'' (although very loosely, apart from the place names)▼
* ''[[Once Were Warriors]]''▼
* ''[[Outrageous Fortune]]''▼
* ''[[Owls Do Cry]]''▼
* [[Amanda Palmer]], after writing "Map Of Tasmania," was asked by a Kiwi fan "where's our fucking song?" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6kUAn_mzQA This] is what she came up with.▼
* ''[[The Piano]]''▼
* ''[[Rain]]''▼
* ''[[Siones Wedding]]''▼
* ''[[The Tribe]]''▼
* ''[[Utu]]''▼
* [[Zoe Bell]]
* [[Russell Crowe]] (born in NZ, moved to Australia, now the Kiwis [[Took a Level in Jerkass|aren't sure whether they want him back]])
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* Charles Upham
=== New Zealand in Animation ===▼
'''Film:'''
* ''[[Bro Town]]''. New Zealand's first prime time animated show.▼
▲* [[Freelance Animators New Zealand]], a studio in Auckland, did a number of episodes of ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'', ''[[Animaniacs]]'', and ''[[Taz-Mania]]''. They also helped out on some stuff for [[Walt Disney Animation Australia]] as well.
▲* Weta FX has spearheaded NZ's digital special effects industry, particularly with [[The Lord of the Rings (film)|The Lord of the Rings]] trilogy.
▲=== Films/series shot in New Zealand ===
* ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]'': ''The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe''
* ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]''▼
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film)|The Lord of the Rings]]''
'''Live-Action TV:'''
▲* ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]''
* ''[[Power Rangers]]'' (from ''[[Power Rangers Ninja Storm|Ninja Storm]]'' on)
* ''[[Spartacus: Blood and Sand]]''
* ''[[The Tribe]]''
* ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]''
{{examples|New Zealand in fiction}}
== Film ==
▲* ''[[Bad Taste]]''
▲* ''[[Black Sheep (2006 film)|Black Sheep]]''
▲* ''[[Braindead]]''
▲* ''[[Eagle vs. Shark]]''
▲* ''[[Heavenly Creatures]]''
▲* ''[[Once Were Warriors]]''
▲* ''[[Outrageous Fortune]]''
* ''[[Rain (2001 film)|Rain]]''
▲* ''[[Utu (film)|Utu]]''
== Literature ==
▲* ''[[The Bone People]]''
▲* ''[[Owls Do Cry]]''
== Live-Action TV ==
▲* ''[[The Almighty Johnsons]]''
▲* ''[[Go Girls]]''
== Music ==
* ''[[Flight of the Conchords]]''
▲* [[Amanda Palmer]], after writing "Map Of Tasmania," was asked by a Kiwi fan "where's our fucking song?" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6kUAn_mzQA This] is what she came up with.
== Newspaper Comics ==
▲* ''[[Footrot Flats]]''
== Video Games ==
▲* ''[[The New Zealand Story]]'' (although very loosely, apart from the place names)
==UNSORTED==
▲* ''[[Digital Magic]]''
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