New Zealand, a South Pacific country of about 4.2 million people, is occasionally mentioned in the script of "Coronation Street". A handy place to send characters so that viewers don't expect to see them again, or to dredge up "long-lost" relatives without having to explain why they have not been mentioned before.
It has also produced the occasional actor or other production worker.
New Zealand was an island nation located near Australia.
Journalist James Stevens was originally from New Zealand, and emigrated from it in the 1960s. (MA: Who Killed Kennedy)
During the Cyberman invasion of 1986, the crew of Zeus Probe IV mention that the were over the South Island of New Zealand. (DW: The Tenth Planet)
In Christmas 2008, when Astrid called Earth beautiful, the Doctor stated that the Pyramids of Egypt and New Zealand were beautiful, not the street of London they were standing on. (DW: Voyage of the Damned)
Due to the Myloki conflict of 2066-8, Japan invaded New Zealand. (PDA: The Indestructible Man)
Sam Becket, a crew member aboard the weather station on the moon during another Cyberman invasion, was a New Zealander. (DW: The Moonbase)
New Zealand was a nation-state comprised of a group of islands, dominated by two large islands, in the South Pacific Ocean on Earth. The ancient native people of New Zealand were the Maori, descendants of which continued to live in reservations well into the 24th century, though New Zealand's population was predominantly descended from European colonists. (TNG video game: Away Team)
By the 24th century, the New Zealand Penal Settlement - a Federation penal colony - was established in New Zealand. Among the more notable inmates to serve time at the settlement were James Leyton, Tom Paris, and Richard Bashir. (DS9 novel: Hollow Men; DS9 episode: "Doctor Bashir, I Presume?"; VOY episode: "Caretaker")
The Pennington School for writers was based in Wellington, New Zealand. (DS9 episode: "Explorers")
New Zealand is a country whose OFLC (Office of Film and Literature Classification) rating system is sometimes considered to be slightly harsher than that of the Australian OFLC. For example, Australians can play Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas at the age of 15, while New Zealanders must be over 18 to purchase or rent the game. It should, however, be noted that New Zealand has an 18+ rating for games -- Australia lacks this outright, meaning that particularly violent or sexually explicit games may be refused classification and banned from sale. New Zealand sells the full version of Grand Theft Auto IV, while Australia has a censored version.
New Zealand is a island country in the South Pacific Ocean. Its nearest large neighbour is Australia.
The population is just over 4,300,000 and the capital is Wellington.
Broadcast by TV2 - a free to air channel owned by TVNZ.
When: Wednesdays at 9.30pm local time.
According to TVNZ’s 2005 annual report Season 1 was a "smash hit" for the broadcaster. Although ratings varied for Seasons 2 & 3, it was still a top-rating show for TV2, and was third only to the channel's other ABC hits "Desperate Housewives" and "Grey's Anatomy". The series continued to receive respectable ratings throughout Season 4 though not quite as high as earlier seasons.
Lost almost filmed in New Zealand
Producers of top-rating television series Lost short-listed New Zealand as a potential shoot location for the drama, news agency Australian Associated Press (AAP) has reported...Read More
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New Zealand is a multi-island nation-state in the South Pacific on Earth. (This area is sometimes referred to as Oceania or Australasia.) Things originating from New Zealand are described as New Zealander. People from New Zealand are named New Zealander or New Zealandic or affectionately nicknamed "Kiwis".
New Zealand is also called Aotearoa, for which Aotearoa class is named.
Christchurch is the largest city on the South Island, one of New Zealand's main islands, while Wellington is the capital, located at the southern end of the North Island. Auckland is its most populous city, also located on the North Island.
Starfleet captains Noel Turner and Thekla Lawless were born and raised in New Zealand in the 20th and 23rd centuries respectively. (Star Trek: The Cantabrian Expeditions: "Catalyst, Part One", "The Fire In Which We Burn")
In the 24th century, New Zealand was the location of a Federation penal settlement, near Auckland. (VOY: "Caretaker"; Pathways; Star Trek: Pendragon)
Both manuka and pōhutukawa are plants native to New Zealand. (Star Trek: The Cantabrian Expeditions: "Catalyst, Part One")
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