- If everyone lived as densely as they do in Manhattan, the human race could fit in New Zealand.
- New Zealand was undiscovered and completely devoid of human beings no more than 800 years ago.
- The longest place name in the world is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu, a Hill in Hawkes Bay.
- Only 5% of NZ’s population is human- the rest are animals.
- NZ is the least corrupt nation in the world (tied with Denmark), according to the Corruptions Perception Index.
- Blue Lake, in Nelson Lakes National Park, has the clearest water in the world.
- New Zealand is home to the world’s smallest dolphin species.
- Sign Language is one of three official languages of New Zealand.
- New Zealand is the fastest country in the world to start a business: just one day.
- Of modern countries currently independent, New Zealand was the first to allow women the vote.
- There are no terrestrial (land) snakes in New Zealand.
- Organized commercial bungee jumping first began in New Zealand.
- The first man to climb Mt. Everest, Sir Edmund Hillary, was a Kiwi.
- The steepest street in the world is Baldwin St. in Dunedin, New Zealand, with a 38° gradient.
- NZ is home to more species of penguins than any other country.
- New Zealand’s Ninety-Mile Beach is only 55 miles long.
