- In the same year as Cook's first visit, French explorer Jean de Surville conducted the first Christian service in New Zealand waters on Christmas Day.
- The Pacific Islands region is generally divided into three subregions: Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia, with New Zealand being part of Polynesia.
- New Zealand (or Aotearoa – land of the long white cloud), truly is one of the most picturesque and photogenic places on earth.
- Aotearoa (often translated as "land of the long white cloud")[11] is the current Māori name for New Zealand, and is also used in New Zealand English.
- New Zealand, island country in the South Pacific Ocean, the southwesternmost part of Polynesia.
- We cannot wait to give you all a warm, New Zealand welcome when the time is right. Here are some of the first things we’d say to you.
- Volunteer journalist Guy Williams visits small-town New Zealand to investigate what he thinks are the most interesting stories in New Zealand...today.Season ...
- Milford Sound is a fjord in the south-west of New Zealand; Milford Sound is best experienced by boat that gives you a wonderful view of the fjord.
- Featured New Zealand stories. So far almost 100,000 tonnes of earth has been moved as work continues to repair State Highway 1 over the Brynderwyns.