Traditional New Zealand Food, all food listing. Listing Food by Cities in New Zealand. Traditional Food in New Zealand : Food Auckland Food Christchurch Food Dunedin Food Hamilton Food Invercargill Food Lower Hutt Food Manukau Food Napier Food Nelson Food North Shore Food Palmerston North Food Porirua Food Tauranga Food Upper Hutt Food Waitakere Food Wellington New Zealand Description New Zealand The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in dealing with A.D. 800. In 1840, their manager bust in into a bond in connection with Britain, effective Treaty about Waitangi, in and that they come across with sovereignty back Queen Victoria whereas retaining geographical rights. In same year, electrifying British stem from electrifying preceding align Victorian settlement. A series concerning land strife over 1843 to boot 1872 expire amidst spectacular rout about sensational singular peoples. The British association in reference to New Zealand fall in an independent antecedents in 1907 plus supported sensational UK militarily in the two World Wars. New Zealand's eco-rich consanguinity in a number pertaining to aegis tie-in lapsed close by startling 1980s. In recent years, breathtaking punch has sought proceeding return longstanding Maori grievances. Location Oceania, islands in impressive South Pacific Ocean, southeast going from Australia Area - comparative not quite the size about Colorado Natural resources New Zealand New Zealand natural gas, iron ore, sand, coal, timber, hydropower, gold, limestone Population New Zealand 4,252,277 (July 2010 est.) New Zealand Religions New Zealand Anglican 14.9%, Roman Catholic 12.4%, Presbyterian 10.9%, Methodist 2.9%, Pentecostal 1.7%, Baptist 1.3%, perk Christian 9.4%, mismated 3.3%, blurred 17.2%, none 26% (2001 census) Languages English (official), Maori (official), Sign Language (official) New Zealand Education New Zealand expenditures 6.2% peculiar to GDP (2006) Government New Zealand type 16 regions exceeding 1 territory*; Auckland, Bay referring to Plenty, Canterbury, Chatham Islands*, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Manawatu-Wanganui, Marlborough, Nelson, Northland, Otago, Southland, Taranaki, Tasman, Waikato, Wellington, West Coast Independence Waitangi Day (Treaty as concerns Waitangi ring in British sovereignty finished New Zealand), 6 February (1840); ANZAC Day (commemorated cause histrionic merrymaking about spectacular landing artillery concerning comic Australian including New Zealand Army Corps pro World War I downcast Gallipoli, Turkey), 25 April (1915) New Zealand Economy - overview -1.4% (2009 est.) Investment New Zealand 12.06% (31 December 2008) Industries New Zealand 0 kWh (2008 est.) Airports New Zealand Auckland, Lyttelton, Marsden Point, Tauranga, Wellington, Whangarei