New Zealand - Economy, Trade, Agriculture

New Zealand

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Introduction & Quick Facts
Land
- Relief
- Drainage
- Soils
- Climate
- Plant and animal life
People
- Ethnic groups
- Languages
- Religion
- Settlement patterns
- Demographic trends
Economy
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing
- Resources and power
- Manufacturing
- Finance
- Trade
- Services
- Labour and taxation
- Transportation and telecommunications
Government and society
- Constitutional framework
- Local government
- Justice
- Political process
- Security
- Health and welfare
- Housing
- Education
Cultural life
- Cultural milieu
- Daily life and social customs
- The arts
- Cultural institutions
- Sports and recreation
- Media and publishing
History
- Discovery
- Early European settlement
- Annexation and further settlement
  - Responsible government
  - Ethnic conflict
- Development of the colony
  - Fluctuation of the economy
  - The Liberal era (1891–1912)
- New Zealand since 1900
  - Nationalism and war
  - World War II and the postwar decades
  - The late 20th and early 21st centuries
    - The David Lange government and Labour’s changing leadership (1984–90)
    - The James Bolger and Jennifer Shipley governments (1990–99)
    - The Helen Clark government (1999–2008)
    - John Key’s first term as prime minister (2008–11)
    - John Key’s second term as prime minister (2011–16)
    - The Bill English government (2016–17)
    - The Jacinda Ardern government (2017–23)
    - The Chris Hipkins government (2023– )
Prime ministers of New Zealand

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New Zealand’s economy is developed, but it is comparatively small in the global marketplace. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, New Zealand’s standard of living, based on the export of agricultural products, was one of the highest in the world, but after the mid-20th century the rate of growth tended to be one of the slowest among the developed countries. Impediments to economic expansion have been the slow growth of the economy of the United Kingdom (which formerly was the main destination of New Zealand’s exports) and its eventual membership in the European Community (later the European Union) ...(100 of 19117 words)

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