- Although Christmas falls in the middle of the New Zealand summer, Christmas cards featuring snow and reindeer are common
- In 1893 New Zealand was the first country to give women the right to vote
- The world’s first commercial bungee jump location was in Queenstown, New Zealand in 1988
- New Zealand outlawed nuclear arms and power in the 1980s
- There are more golf courses and book shops per capita in New Zealand than any other country
- Like Ireland, New Zealand has no snakes
- “Jandals” is the New Zealand word for flip-flops or sandals
- New Zealand is one of only 3 countries to have 2 official national anthems – God Save the Queen, and God Defend New Zealand
