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Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu – wondering what’s this? This is the name of a place in New Zealand and yes, it’s the longest one in the world.

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If you love cheese, you’re in luck. Dairy farmers in New Zealand produce 65 kg cheese each year for each person.

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Scared of snakes? New Zealand doesn’t have any!

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New Zealand has the highest car ownership in the world – 2.5 million cars for a country with a population of just 4 million people.

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Apart from English and Mãori, New Zealand has a sign language which is also its third official language.

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Do you know that New Zealand has two national anthems?

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From all over the globe, the sun rises in New Zealand the first.

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New Zealand has no nuclear power stations.

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Women in New Zealand were the first to get the right to vote.

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Harold Gillies, the father of modern plastic surgery, was a Kiwi.