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  • N.Z.
    N.Z.
    abbreviation
    New Zealand.
  • NZ
    NZ
    abbreviation
    New Zealand (international car registration)
  • nz
    nz
    abbreviation
    New Zealand

N.Z.

American  
Or N. Zeal.

abbreviation

  1. New Zealand.


NZ 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. New Zealand (international car registration)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

NZ 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. New Zealand

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

nz 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. New Zealand

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Completely new additions to the chain were rising at Lahore and Rawalpindi in Pakistan, Nicaragua's Managua, and Auckland, N.Z.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

An example of the impact of legislative annotation took place as far back as a year ago, when conservative blogger N.Z.

From Time Magazine Archive

His Geology of the Provinces of Canterbury and Westland, N.Z., was published in 1879.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

It's unclear whether the bill will pass, as both National Party's coalition partners -- the libertarian ACT party and NZ First -- have said they oppose it.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

The motorcycle is thought to be a DKW NZ 350-1 model, the organisation said, which was produced specifically for wartime use from 1944.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon -- whose National Party governs in a coalition with NZ First -- has condemned Peter's "inappropriate attention-seeking" comments.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

Find insight on crude oil prices, Beach Energy, Mercury NZ and more in the latest Market Talks covering Energy and Utilities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

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 1994 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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