List of New Zealand–related topics explained

New Zealand

See main article: New Zealand.

• History of New Zealand
• Politics of New Zealand
• Geography of New Zealand
• Economy of New Zealand
• Demographics of New Zealand
• Culture of New Zealand
• Pākehā
• Māori
• New Zealand English
• Cinema of New Zealand
• New Zealand literature
• Music of New Zealand
• Sport in New Zealand
• Lists of New Zealanders

History

See main article: History of New Zealand.

• Timeline of New Zealand history
• Natural history of New Zealand
• Archaeology of New Zealand
• Māori history
• European settlers in New Zealand
• Economic history of New Zealand
• Political history of New Zealand
• Independence of New Zealand
• First voyage of James Cook
• New Zealand Wars
• Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
• List of years in New Zealand

Settlement and early history

• Treaty of Waitangi
• Colony of New Zealand
• Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand
• Musket Wars
• Provinces of New Zealand

Twentieth-century history

• Dominion of New Zealand
• Realm of New Zealand
• Military history of New Zealand
• New Zealand nuclear-free zone
• Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior
• Māori protest movement
• Air New Zealand Flight 901
• 1981 South Africa rugby union tour of New Zealand
• Rogernomics

Historical figures

• James Cook
• William Hobson
• Hongi Hika
• James Mckenzie
• George Grey
• Kate Sheppard
• Michael Joseph Savage
• Robert Muldoon
• David Lange
• Keith Park
• Edmund Hillary

Government and politics

Executive

See main article: New Zealand Government.

• Cabinet of New Zealand

Parliament

• New Zealand Parliament
• New Zealand House of Representatives

Elections

See main article: Elections in New Zealand and Electoral system of New Zealand.

• New Zealand electorates
• List of New Zealand by-elections
• Electoral reform in New Zealand
• Royal Commission on the Electoral System
• Electoral Commission (New Zealand)

Political parties

See main article: List of political parties in New Zealand.

• New Zealand Labour Party
• New Zealand National Party
• New Zealand Social Credit Party
• Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
• ACT New Zealand
• New Zealand First
• Te Pāti Māori
• The Opportunities Party

Office holders

See main article: New Zealand order of precedence and Ministers in the New Zealand Government.

• Monarchy of New Zealand
• Governor-General of New Zealand
• Prime Minister of New Zealand
• Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand
• Speaker of the House of Representatives
• Leader of the Opposition
• List of ambassadors from New Zealand to other countries

Military

See main article: New Zealand Defence Force and Military history of New Zealand.

• New Zealand Army
• Royal New Zealand Air Force
• Royal New Zealand Navy
• Air Force Museum of New Zealand
• New Zealand Special Air Service
• Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment
• Māori Battalion
• History of the Royal New Zealand Navy
• Royal New Zealand Navy plans

Law and law enforcement

See main article: Law of New Zealand and Constitution of New Zealand.

• Supreme Court of New Zealand
• Chief Justice of New Zealand
• High Court of New Zealand
• Environment Court of New Zealand
• New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990
• New Zealand Police
• Capital punishment in New Zealand
• Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi
• Resource Management Act 1991
• Official Information Act 1982
• Gun law in New Zealand

Overseas territories

See main article: Realm of New Zealand.

• Cook Islands
• Niue
• Tokelau
• Chatham Islands
• Kermadec Islands
• Ross Dependency
• New Zealand Subantarctic Islands

Other articles

• Abortion in New Zealand
• Climate change in New Zealand
• Foreign relations of New Zealand
• Christian politics in New Zealand
• Republicanism in New Zealand
• Socialism in New Zealand
• Structural discrimination in New Zealand
• LGBT rights in New Zealand

Geography and geology

See main article: Geography of New Zealand and Geology of New Zealand.

• Climate of New Zealand

Islands

See main article: List of islands of New Zealand.

• North Island
• South Island
• Stewart Island/Rakiura
• Waiheke Island
• Chatham Islands
• Great Barrier Island/Aotea
• Kapiti Island
• Whakaari / White Island
• Rangitoto Island

Regions

See main article: Regions of New Zealand, Provinces of New Zealand and Territorial authorities of New Zealand.

• Northland
• Auckland
• Waikato
• Bay of Plenty
• Gisborne
• Hawke's Bay
• Taranaki region
• Manawatū-Whanganui
• Wellington
• Marlborough
• Nelson
• Tasman
• West Coast
• Canterbury
• Otago
• Southland
• Chatham Islands

Main centres

See main article: List of towns in New Zealand, List of cities in New Zealand and List of New Zealand urban areas.

• Whangārei
• Auckland (largest city)
• Hamilton
• Tauranga
• Rotorua
• Gisborne
• Napier
• Hastings
• New Plymouth
• Whanganui
• Palmerston North
• Wellington (capital city)
• Nelson
• Christchurch
• Timaru
• Queenstown
• Dunedin
• Invercargill

Lakes and rivers

See main article: List of rivers of New Zealand and List of lakes in New Zealand.

• Lake Rotorua
• Lake Taupō
• Lake Benmore
• Lake Dunstan
• Lake Wakatipu
• Lake Wānaka
• Lake Manapouri
• Lake Te Anau
• Waikato River
• Clutha River
• Shotover River
• Whanganui River
• Waitaki River

Hills and mountains

See main article: List of mountains of New Zealand by height.

• Aoraki / Mount Cook
• One Tree Hill
• Mount Herbert / Te Ahu Patiki
• Mount Aspiring / Tititea
• Mount Taranaki / Egmont
• Mount Ruapehu
• Mitre Peak
• Mount Sefton
• Mount Tasman
• Southern Alps

Volcanism and earthquakes

• List of earthquakes in New Zealand
• Volcanism of New Zealand

Ecology and environment

See main article: Biodiversity of New Zealand, Conservation in New Zealand and Timeline of the New Zealand environment.

Plants

See main article: Flora of New Zealand and List of trees native to New Zealand.

• Kauri (Agathis australis)
• Totara (Podocarpus totara)
• New Zealand Tree Fern (Dicksonia squarrosa)
• Silver fern (Cyathea dealbata)
• Rimu (Dacrydium cupressinum)
• Cordyline australis (Cabbage tree)

Animals

See main article: Birds of New Zealand and Fauna of New Zealand.

• Invasive species in New Zealand
• List of extinct animals of New Zealand
• List of birds of New Zealand
• Kiwi
• Tuatara
• Wētā

National parks

See main article: National parks of New Zealand.

• Fiordland National Park
• Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
• Rakiura National Park
• Tongariro National Park

Economy

See main article: Economy of New Zealand.

Companies

See main article: List of companies of New Zealand.

• Telecom New Zealand
• Air New Zealand
• SkyCity
• Auckland Airport
• Carter Holt Harvey
• Contact Energy
• Fletcher Building
• Fisher & Paykel
• Sky Television

Tourism

See main article: Tourism in New Zealand.

• Tolkien tourism

Culture

See main article: Culture of New Zealand.

Literary

See main article: New Zealand literature.

• Once Were Warriors
• Katherine Mansfield
• Bridget Williams Books

Arts

See main article: New Zealand art.

• Haka
• Māori traditional textiles
• Performing arts in New Zealand
• Photography in New Zealand

Music

See main article: Music of New Zealand.

• Kiri Te Kanawa
• Split Enz
• Neil Finn
• Lorde
• Jemaine Clement
• Bret McKenzie
• The Brunettes
• Shihad

Movies

See main article: Cinema of New Zealand and List of New Zealand films.

• The Piano
• Heavenly Creatures
• Once Were Warriors (film)
• Whale Rider
• Eagle vs Shark
• Goodbye Pork Pie
• Bad Taste
• The Price of Milk
• Sione's Wedding
• The Lord of the Rings
• King Kong (2005 film)
  • River Queen

Architecture

See main article: Architecture of New Zealand.

• Buildings and structures in New Zealand
• Bill Alington

Sports

See main article: Sport in New Zealand.

• Association football in New Zealand
• Australian rules football in New Zealand
• Caving in New Zealand
• Cricket in New Zealand
• Thoroughbred racing in New Zealand
• Dirt track racing in New Zealand
• Netball in New Zealand
• Rugby league in New Zealand
• Rugby union in New Zealand
• Skiing in New Zealand
• Sport New Zealand
• New Zealand at the Olympics
• Tramping in New Zealand

Mass media

See main article: Mass media in New Zealand.

• List of free-to-air channels in New Zealand
• List of print media in New Zealand

Television

• Shortland Street
• Flight of the Conchords
• Outrageous Fortune (TV series)

Society

• Social class in New Zealand
• LGBT in New Zealand
• Prostitution in New Zealand

Health

See main article: Health care in New Zealand.

• COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand
• HIV/AIDS in New Zealand
• McKenzie method

Food and drink

• New Zealand cuisine
• Alcohol in New Zealand

Celebrities

• Peter Jackson
• Lorde
• Sam Neill
• Taika Waititi
• Karl Urban
• Jemaine Clement
• Phil Keoghan

Māori

See main article: Māori people.

• Haka
• Iwi
• Māori culture
• Māori language
• Māori music
• Māori mythology
• Māori politics
• Māori religion
• Māori Television
• Māori traditional textiles
• Marae
• Waka

Travel and communications

See main article: Transport in New Zealand and Ministry of Transport (New Zealand).

Roads

• New Zealand state highway network
• Transit New Zealand
• New Zealand State Highway 1
• List of motorways and expressways
• Central Motorway Junction
• Queen Street, Auckland
• Great South Road
• Transmission Gully Motorway
• Lambton Quay

Ports

• Auckland
• Napier
• Wellington
• Picton
• Bluff
• Lyttelton
• Port Chalmers

Rail

See main article: Rail transport in New Zealand.

• Auckland One Rail
• Great Journeys New Zealand
• List of railway lines in New Zealand
• List of New Zealand railway museums and heritage lines
• List of Auckland railway stations
• List of Wellington railway stations
• Locomotives of New Zealand
• New Zealand Railways Corporation
• New Zealand Railways Department
• KiwiRail
• Taieri Gorge Railway (Dunedin Railways)
• Toll New Zealand
• Tranz Metro
• Tranz Rail
• Transdev Auckland
• Transdev Wellington

Air travel

• List of airports in New Zealand
• List of airlines of New Zealand
• List of busiest airports in New Zealand
• Air New Zealand
• Air New Zealand Flight 901
• Royal New Zealand Air Force

Education and science

See main article: Education in New Zealand.

Universities

See main article: Tertiary education in New Zealand and List of universities in New Zealand.

• Auckland University of Technology
• Lincoln University
• Massey University
• University of Auckland
• University of Canterbury
• University of Otago
• University of Waikato
• Victoria University of Wellington
• University of New Zealand (dissolved in 1961)

Schools

See main article: Lists of schools in New Zealand.

Scientists

See main article: List of New Zealand scientists.

• Ernest Rutherford
• Alan MacDiarmid
• Archibald McIndoe
• Maurice Wilkins
• Vaughan Jones
• Brian Barratt-Boyes
• Neil Cherry
• Beatrice Tinsley
• William Hayward Pickering

Lists

• List of New Zealanders
• List of disasters in New Zealand by death toll
• List of museums in New Zealand

See also

See main article: New Zealand.

• Outline of New Zealand
• Lists of country-related topics – similar lists for other countries