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The New Zealand Electronic Text Collection ( NZETC; Māori: Te Pūhikotuhi o Aotearoa) is a freely accessible online archive of New Zealand and Pacific Islands texts and heritage materials that are held by the Victoria University of Wellington Library. It was named the New Zealand Electronic Text Centre until October 2012.
e. New Zealand English ( NZE) is the variant of the English language spoken and written by most English-speaking New Zealanders. [3] Its language code in ISO and Internet standards is en-NZ. [4] It is the first language of the majority of the population. The English language was established in New Zealand by colonists during the 19th century.
E-text. e-text (from " electronic text "; sometimes written as etext) is a general term for any document that is read in digital form, and especially a document that is mainly text. For example, a computer-based book of art with minimal text, or a set of photographs or scans of pages, would not usually be called an "e-text".
God Defend New Zealand. " God Defend New Zealand " ( Māori: "Aotearoa", [ a] meaning 'New Zealand') is one of two national anthems of New Zealand, the other being "God Save the King". Legally the two have equal status, but "God Defend New Zealand" is more commonly used. Originally written as a poem, it was set to music as part of a competition ...
History of New Zealand. The Treaty of Waitangi ( Māori: Te Tiriti o Waitangi ), sometimes referred to as Te Tiriti, is a document of central importance to the history of New Zealand, its constitution, and its national mythos. It has played a major role in the treatment of the Māori people in New Zealand by successive governments and the wider ...
Aotearoa ( Māori: [aɔˈtɛaɾɔa]) [1] is the Māori-language name for New Zealand. The name was originally used by Māori in reference only to the North Island, with the whole country being referred to as Aotearoa me Te Waipounamu (North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) and South Island (Te Waipounamu)). [2] In the pre-European era, Māori did not ...
Landlines. New Zealand landline phone numbers have a total of eight digits, excluding the leading 0: a one-digit area code, and a seven-digit phone number (e.g. 09 700 1234), beginning with a digit between 2 and 9 (but excluding 900, 911, and 999 due to misdial guards). There are five regional area codes: 3, 4, 6, 7, and 9.
List of ethnic origins of New Zealanders. In the most recent New Zealand census, in 2018, 70.2 per cent of the population identified as European and 16.5 per cent as Māori. Other major pan-ethnic groups include Asians (15.1 per cent) and Pacific peoples (8.1 per cent). Middle Eastern, Latin American and African ethnicities constitute a small ...