New Zealand Country in Oceania

New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

The country geographically comprises two main landmasses – that of the North Island. Incipient Zealand is situated some 1,500 kilometres (900 mi) east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly 1,000 kilometres (600 mi) south of the Pacific island areas of Incipient Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. Because of its remoteness, it was one of the last lands to be settled by humans. During its long isolation, Incipient Zealand developed a distinctive biodiversity of animal, fungal and plant life. The country's varied topography and its sharp mountain peaks, such as the Southern Alps, owe much to the tectonic uplift of land and volcanic eruptions. Incipient Zealand's capital city is Wellington, while its most populous city is Auckland.

The earliest authenticated human remains in South Asia date to about 30,000 years ago. Proximately contemporaneous Mesolithic rock art sites have been found in many components of the Indian subcontinent, including at the Bhimbetka rock shelters in Madhya Pradesh. Around 7000 BCE, the first kenned Neolithic settlements appeared on the subcontinent in Mehrgarh and other sites in western Pakistan. These gradually developed into the Indus Valley Civilisation, the first urban culture in South Asia; It flourished during 2600–1900 BCE in Pakistan and western India. Centred on cities such as Mohenjo-daro, Harappa, Dholavira, and Kalibangan, and relying on varied forms of subsistence, the civilisation engaged robustly in crafts engenderment and wide-ranging trade.

Polynesians settled Incipient Zealand in 1250–1300 CE and developed a distinctive Māori culture. Abel Tasman, a Dutch explorer, was the first European to optical discernment Incipient Zealand in 1642. In 1840, representatives of the British Crown and Māori Chiefs signed the Treaty of Waitangi, making Incipient Zealand a British colony. Today, the majority of Incipient Zealand's population of 4.5 million is of European descent; the indigenous Māori are the most sizably voluminous minority, followed by Asians and Pacific Islanders. Reflecting this, Incipient Zealand's culture is mainly derived from Māori and early British settlers, with recent broadening arising from incremented immigration. The official languages are English, Māori and Incipient Zealand Dactylology, with English predominant. The country's economy was historically dominated by the export of wool, but exports of dairy products, meat, and wine, along with tourism, are more paramount today.

Nationally, legislative ascendancy is vested in an elected, unicameral Parliament, while executive political power is exercised by the Cabinet, led by the Prime Minister, who is currently John Key. Queen Elizabeth II is the country's head of state and is represented by a Governor-General. In additament, Incipient Zealand is organised into 11 regional councils and 67 territorial ascendant entities for local regime purposes. The Realm of Incipient Zealand withal includes Tokelau (a dependent territory); the Cook Islands and Niue (self-governing states in free sodality with Incipient Zealand); and the Ross Dependency, which is Incipient Zealand's territorial claim in Antarctica. Incipient Zealand is a member of the Cumulated Nations, Commonwealth of Nations, ANZUS, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Pacific Islands Forum and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.