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New Zealander

British

/ ˈziːləndə /

noun

a native or inhabitant of New Zealand

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McCullum has regularly been asked about his future, and after England's loss in the World Cup semi-finals the New Zealander said he wants to continue.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Along with Jorgensen, New Zealander Ioane Moananu crossed twice on debut after switching from the Canterbury Crusaders where he struggled for game time last season behind first-choice hookers George Bell and Codie Taylor.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

Senior England player Jos Buttler on Tuesday backed under-fire Brendon McCullum, saying the New Zealander was "as sharp a coach as I've ever worked with".

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

She added that Mansfield, a native New Zealander, was “hard & cheap.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Early the following morning Edmund Hillary, a rangy New Zealander, and Tenzing Norgay, a highly skilled Sherpa mountaineer, set out for the top breathing bottled oxygen.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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