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New Zealand (Māori: Aotearoa, pronounced [aɔˈtɛaɾɔa] ^ⓘ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It comprises two main landmasses—the North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) and the South Island (Te Waipounamu)—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island country by area and lies east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps (Kā Tiritiri o te Moana), owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland.

A developed country, New Zealand was the first to introduce a minimum wage and to give women the right to vote. Recognised as a middle power, New Zealand ranks very highly in international measures of quality of life and human rights and has one of the lowest levels of perceived corruption in the world. It retains visible levels of inequality, including structural disparities between its Māori and European populations. During the 1980s, New Zealand underwent major economic changes that transformed it from a protectionist to a liberalised free-trade economy. The service sector dominates the country's economy, followed by the industrial sector, and agriculture; international tourism is also a significant source of revenue. New Zealand and Australia have a strong relationship and are considered to share a strong Trans-Tasman identity, stemming from centuries of British colonisation. The country is part of multiple international organisations and forums. (Full article...)

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The Highlanders (Māori: Kahupeka; formerly the Otago Highlanders) is a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Dunedin that compete in Super Rugby. The team was formed in 1996 to represent the lower South Island in the newly formed Super 12 competition, and includes the Otago, North Otago and Southland unions. The Highlanders take their name from the Scottish immigrants that founded the Otago, North Otago, and Southland regions in the 1840s and 1850s.

Their main ground through the 2011 Super Rugby season was Carisbrook in Dunedin, with home games occasionally being played in Invercargill and Queenstown. The Highlanders moved into Carisbrook's replacement, Forsyth Barr Stadium at University Plaza, for the 2012 season; the stadium opened in time for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, but after the Super Rugby season. (Full article...)

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The following are images from various New Zealand-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1Hinepare of Ngāti Kahungunu, is wearing a traditional korowai cloak adorned with a black fringe border. The two huia feathers in her hair, indicate a chiefly lineage. She also wears a pounamu hei-tiki and earring, as well as a shark tooth (mako) earring. The moko-kauae (chin-tattoo) is often based on one's role in the iwi. (from Culture of New Zealand)
Image 2The Waikato River flowing out of Lake Taupō (from Geography of New Zealand)
Image 3An aerial view of the Auckland urban area, showing its location on the Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana (from Geography of New Zealand)
Image 4Fiordland is dominated by steep, glacier-carved valleys. (from Geography of New Zealand)
Image 5Rural landscape close to Mt Ruapehu (from Geography of New Zealand)
Image 6Kapa haka is performed at a School Strike for Climate in Christchurch 2019. (from Culture of New Zealand)
Image 7An annotated relief map (from Geography of New Zealand)
Image 8Topography of Zealandia, the submerged continent, and the two tectonic plates (from Geography of New Zealand)
Image 9Men of the Māori Battalion, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, after disembarking at Gourock in Scotland in June 1940 (from History of New Zealand)
Image 10Scorching Bay, Wellington, in summer (from Geography of New Zealand)
Image 11Cook Island dancers at Auckland's Pasifika Festival, 2010 (from Culture of New Zealand)
Image 12"First Scottish Colony for New Zealand" – 1839 poster advertising emigration from Scotland to New Zealand. Collection of Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, Scotland. (from History of New Zealand)
Image 13One of the few extant copies of the Treaty of Waitangi (from History of New Zealand)
Image 14The first Government House in Auckland, as painted by Edward Ashworth in 1842 or 1843. Auckland was the second capital of New Zealand. (from History of New Zealand)
Image 15A beach barbecue – an established part of New Zealand culture (from Culture of New Zealand)
Image 16The Original All Blacks during the "haka", 1905 (from Culture of New Zealand)
Image 17Art deco in Napier (from Culture of New Zealand)
Image 18The scalloped bays indenting Lake Taupō's northern and western coasts are typical of large volcanic caldera margins. The caldera they surround was formed during the huge Oruanui eruption. (from Geography of New Zealand)
Image 19A 1943 poster produced during the war. The poster reads: "When war broke out ... industries were unprepared for munitions production. To-day New Zealand is not only manufacturing many kinds of munitions for her own defence but is making a valuable contribution to the defence of the other areas in the Pacific..." (from History of New Zealand)
Image 20Knox Church, a Presbyterian church, in Dunedin. The city was founded by Scottish Presbyterian settlers. (from Culture of New Zealand)
Image 21A modern wharenui (meeting house of a marae) exhibited at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (from Culture of New Zealand)
Image 22Michael Joseph Savage, Labour Prime Minister 1935–1940. This portrait was hung on the walls of many supporters. (from History of New Zealand)
Image 23New Zealand Division in 1916 (from History of New Zealand)
Image 24New Zealand is antipodal to points of the North Atlantic, the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco.
Image 25Scottish Highland family migrating to New Zealand, 1844, by William Allsworth. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington. (from History of New Zealand)
Image 26Tribute to the Suffragettes memorial in Christchurch adjacent to Our City. The figures shown from left to right are Amey Daldy, Kate Sheppard, Ada Wells and Harriet Morison (from History of New Zealand)
Image 27Lorde as part of the 2014 Lollapalooza lineup (from Culture of New Zealand)
Image 28The 1935 Labour Cabinet. Michael Joseph Savage is seated in the front row, centre. (from History of New Zealand)
Image 29Māori whānau (extended family) from Rotorua in the 1880s. Many aspects of Western life and culture, including European clothing and architecture, were incorporated into Māori society during the 19th century. (from History of New Zealand)
Image 30Richard Seddon, Liberal Prime Minister from 1893 to his death in 1906, pictured here in 1905 (from History of New Zealand)
Image 31Elizabeth II and Muldoon's Cabinet, taken during the Queen's 1981 visit to New Zealand (from History of New Zealand)
Image 32Vigil in Wellington for the victims of the Christchurch mosques attacks (from History of New Zealand)
Image 33George V with his prime ministers at the 1926 Imperial Conference. Standing (left to right): Monroe (Newfoundland), Coates (New Zealand), Bruce (Australia),Hertzog (Union of South Africa),Cosgrave (Irish Free State). Seated: Baldwin (UK), King George V, King (Canada). (from History of New Zealand)
Image 34Water pollution sign on the Waimakariri River (from Geography of New Zealand)
Image 35A meeting of European and Māori inhabitants of Hawke's Bay Province. Engraving, 1863.
Image 36Residents of Dunedin celebrate the news of the Armistice of 11 November 1918. (from History of New Zealand)
Image 37Poet Selina Tusitala Marsh, 2019 (from Culture of New Zealand)
Image 38The Forty-Fours viewed from the north; the leftmost islet is the easternmost point of New Zealand. (from Geography of New Zealand)
Image 39Prime Ministers John Key and Helen Clark (from History of New Zealand)
Image 40A Māori ancestor (tekoteko) depicted in a wood carving at the Tamatekapua Meeting House in Ohinemutu (c. 1880) (from Culture of New Zealand)
Image 41Children's and young adult author Margaret Mahy, July 2011 (from Culture of New Zealand)
Image 42HMS North Star destroying Pomare's Pā during the Northern/Flagstaff War, 1845, Painting by John Williams. (from History of New Zealand)
Image 43Pavlova, a popular New Zealand dessert, garnished with cream and strawberries (from Culture of New Zealand)
Image 44Zealandia rejecting Australian Constitution in 1900 (from History of New Zealand)
Image 45Aoraki / Mount Cook, as seen from Hooker Valley (from Geography of New Zealand)
Image 46The Māori are most likely descended from people who migrated from Taiwan to Melanesia and then travelled east through to the Society Islands. After a pause of 70 to 265 years, a new wave of exploration led to the discovery and settlement of New Zealand.
Image 47The Mission House at Kerikeri, completed in 1822, is New Zealand's oldest surviving building. (from History of New Zealand)
Image 48Central Plateau in winter (from Geography of New Zealand)
Image 49Tekoteko from the gable of a wharenui, Te Arawa (20th century) (from Culture of New Zealand)
Image 50Percentages of people reporting affiliation with Christianity at the 2001, 2006 and 2013 censuses; there has been a steady decrease over twelve years. (from Culture of New Zealand)

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The Waikato River passing through Hamilton

The Waikato River is the longest in New Zealand, running for 425 kilometres (264 mi) through the North Island. It starts on the eastern slopes of Mount Ruapehu, joining the Tongariro River system and flowing through Lake Taupō, New Zealand's largest lake. It then drains Taupō at the lake's northeastern edge, creates the Huka Falls, and flows northwest through the Waikato Plains. It empties into the Tasman Sea south of Auckland, at Port Waikato. It gives its name to the Waikato region that surrounds the Waikato Plains. The present course of the river was largely formed about 17,000 years ago. Contributing factors were climate warming, the reestablishment of forests in the river headwaters, and the deepening, rather than widening, of the existing river channel. The channel was gradually eroded as far upriver as Piarere, leaving the old Hinuera channel through the Hinuera Gap high and dry. The remains of the old course are seen clearly at Hinuera, where the cliffs mark the ancient river edges. The Waikato's main tributary is the Waipā River, which converges with it at Ngāruawāhia.

The name Waikato comes from the Māori language and translates as flowing water. The Waikato River has spiritual meaning for various local Māori tribes, including the large Tainui, who regard it as a source of their mana, or pride. The widely respected marae of Tūrangawaewae is close to its banks at Ngāruawāhia. (Full article...)

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The Waimakariri River is one of the largest rivers in Canterbury, on the eastern coast of New Zealand's South Island. It flows for 151 kilometres (94 mi) in a generally southeastward direction from the Southern Alps across the Canterbury Plains to the Pacific Ocean. (Full article...)

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