Place details
Place nameNew Zealand
Other namesAotearoa, Nieuw-Zeeland, Nieuw Zeeland, Neuseeland, Nouvelle-Zélande, Nouvelle Zélande, Nueva Zelandia, Nova Zelândia, NZL, NZ, ISO554, NZ00, Dominion of New Zealand, Staten Landt
Latitude-42
Longitude174
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Comprises mountainous islands; Polynesian settlements 1st cen. BC, Māori of SE Asia mid-14th cen.; charted by Dutch Tasman 1642, by British Cook 1769; colonised by European whalers & missionaries; wars between British immigrants & Māori mid-19th cen.; official languages are English (de facto), te reo Māori, & New Zealand Sign Language [Edited Getty Research Institute TGN note to correct reference to Māori and official languages, 26 May 2021]