New Zealand
The land of the long white cloud
Passport card
New Zealand
New Zealand
- Capital
- Wellington
- Continent
- Oceania
- Currency
- New Zealand dollar
- Languages
- English, Māori and NZ Sign Language
- People
- About 54 lakh
- Size
- About 2.7 lakh km²
- Leader
- Prime Minister Christopher Luxon
- Māori name
- Aotearoa
- Time
- 6½ hours ahead of India in winter: at 12 noon in India, it is 6:30 pm in Wellington, and 7:30 pm in summer
⭐ In 1893 New Zealand became the first country where women could vote in national elections.
Your New Zealand stamp
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Two ways to learn
Learn about New Zealand
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to New Zealand
Turn the globe with your finger. New Zealand has no neighbours on land. Its nearest neighbours are across the sea.
Compare with India
New Zealand and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 12 times the size of New Zealand.
- PeopleIndia has about 270 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 54 lakh in New Zealand.
- DistanceWellington is about 12,600 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeNew Zealand is 6½ hours ahead of India in winter. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 6:30 pm in Wellington, or 7:30 pm in summer.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on New Zealand, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on New Zealand
- A fresh mix from the country's 108 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn New Zealand's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put New Zealand back on the map
New Zealand and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 4 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map. Places too tiny to see are shown as circles.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free New Zealand worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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