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Tourism plays a significant role in the economy, contributing $12.9 billion (or 5.6%) to New Zealand's total GDP and supporting 7.5% of the total workforce in 2016. [279] In 2017, international visitor arrivals were expected to increase at a rate of 5.4% annually up to 2022. [279] Wool has historically been one of New Zealand's major exports.
Security features on the Series 7 five-dollar note include a large transparent window containing intricate details, such as the denomination of the note and a detailed border with ferns and koru patterns. When held up to the light, small puzzle pieces on the front and back of the note form a complete number 5 (the denomination of the note).
The National Certificate of Educational Achievement, the current national secondary school qualifications, uses standard-based assessment.Assessment for Achievement Standards uses a four-grade system, the lowest being a failing grade, while Unit Standards use a simple achieved/not achieved (pass/fail) grade system.
In 1933, 8.5% of the unemployed were organised in work camps, while the rest received work close to their homes. Typical occupations in relief work included road work (undertaken by 45% of all part-time and 19% of all full-time relief workers in 1934, with park improvement works (17%) and farm work (31%) being the other two most common types of ...
It is a long and narrow country, extending 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) along its north-north-east axis with a maximum width of 400 kilometres (250 mi). [5] The land size of 268,680 km 2 (103,740 sq mi) makes it the sixth-largest island country. [3] New Zealand consists of a large number of islands, estimated around 600. [6]
This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (September 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Hector's dolphins at Porpoise Bay, in the Catlins Prior to human settlement, the mammals of New Zealand consisted ...
30 November 1957 [fn 5] 92.90% 21 January 1958 28 October 1960 80: La 41 Na 39: 33rd: 1960: 26 November 1960 [fn 5] 89.80% 29 June 1961 25 October 1963 80: Na 46 La 34: 34th: 1963: 30 November 1963 [fn 5] 89.60% 10 June 1964 29 October 1966 80: Na 45 La 35: 35th: 1966: 26 November 1966 [fn 5] 86.00% 26 April 1967 24 October 1969 80: Na 44 La 35 ...