N.Z.
abbreviation
New Zealand.
N.Z.
American
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N. Zeal.
abbreviation
NZ
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British
abbreviation
NZ
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British
abbreviation
nz
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British
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This year, another group, led by comparative psychologist Damian Scarf of the University of Otago in Dudenin, N.Z., decided to see if pigeons could be just as mathematically adept.
From Time ● Dec. 28, 2011
Task Force 43 is Dufek's strong right arm, and for his assault on Antarctica he selected Christchurch, N.Z., 2,250 miles distant, as his staging base.
From Time Magazine Archive
Born in Wellington, N.Z. in 1910, the son of a pharmacist, Pickering went to Caltech to study electrical engineering, and stayed to join the faculty.
From Time Magazine Archive
The virus responsible for the current outbreak is called A/Port Chalmers/1/73 because it was first isolated in 1973 in Port Chalmers, N.Z.
From Time Magazine Archive
A., N.Z. c. oceans 29.5 Sooty-brown; white ring almost round eye; bill black; f., sim.
From An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use by Leach, John Albert
The most recent data from Stats NZ showed 48,000 people had moved from New Zealand between November 2024 and the same month in 2025.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
Both employment and unemployment increased in the fourth quarter, Stats NZ said Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
Partridge Jewellers said the locket will be returned to Fabergé, Radio NZ reported.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2025
"As this is an active investigation, NZ Police are not in a position to provide further details, however, we are being assisted by partner agencies, both domestically and internationally."
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2025
Exploitation of offshore oil and gas reserves is playing an ever-increasing role in the energy supplies of Australia, NZ, China, US, and Peru.
From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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