Did you know? In 1990, New Zealand became the first country in the modern world to appoint an Official National Wizard.
Awesome, isn’t it? With its stunning national parks, dynamic Māori culture, incredible hiking trails, and world-class skiing and surfing, New Zealand is not only one of the most gorgeous countries on Earth But also a country filled with many weird and awesome facts.
Crazy Facts about New Zealand
1. There is a law in New Zealand that states that every high school may hold one pound of uranium and one pound of thorium, for conducting nuclear experiments.
And If a nuclear explosion occurs, they will be fined $1,000,000.
2. New Zealand is famous for its kiwi fruit, But actually, It comes from China. However, it was named after the kiwi bird.
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3. For every one person, there are 9 sheep in New Zealand.
4. One of the craziest facts about New Zealand is that of all the population in the country, only 5% is human. The rest are animals, making it the highest animal to humans ratio on Earth.
5. What’s even more crazier is that New Zealand is bigger than the UK, yet it has one-fourteenth of its human population.
Awesome Facts about New Zealand
6. New Zealand is the least corrupt nation in the world (tied with Denmark) according to the Corruptions Perception Index.
7. One of the most awesome things about New Zealander’s is Sign Language is one of their three official languages. With English and Maori being the other two.
8. Unlike their neighbor, Australia, There are no snakes in New Zealand.
An Aussie man once tried to sell his neighbor, New Zealand, on eBay. From a starting price of A$0.01, the price had risen to $3,000 before eBay closed the auction.
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10. If you move to Australia as an NZ citizen you will not automatically get permanent residency status in Australia. However, you will have a Special Category visa which means you can live, study and work in Australia for as long as you like, But this does not mean you have permanent residency.
Magical Facts about New Zealand
11. According to the 2001 New Zealand census, 53,715 people listed their religion as “Jedi.” That was more than the number of Buddhists and Hindus in the country. Sadly, by 2006 the “religion” declined to about 20,000 members.
And to all those 20,000 members, May the force be with you.
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12. All Lord of the Rings (LOTR) films were entirely shot in New Zealand.
13. And, the filming of the Lord of the Rings movies pumped about $200,000,000 into New Zealand’s economy. The New Zealand government even created a Minister for Lord of the Rings, to ensure the most money could be made from the films.
14. The home of Lord of the Rings also broadcasted the first weather report in the Elvish language in 2012.
15. Sir Edmund Hillary, the man who discovered the proton, and Sir Ernest Rutherford, The first to conquer Everest, were New Zealanders.
Sadly, they are often mistaken for being British, but they are Kiwis through and through.
In fact, They both have the honor of appearing on New Zealand’s $5 and $100 notes respectively.
That’s it for this post guys, I hope you had fun while reading about 15 Mind-Blowing facts about New Zealand that everyone must know.
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