​New Zealand was the first country to give women the right to vote

Since the 1980s, New Zealand has had a strict anti-nuclear policy.  It even led to tension with the US and a breaking of military ties when in 1985 New Zealand refused to allow a US military vessel to dock in Auckland.

Manuka Honey was used in World War II for healing wounds and is still kept in hospitals today.

New Zealand is the only country where sheep outnumber humans.  There are 30 million sheep to 5 million human beings.

New Zealand it was the first country to domesticate and commercially farm wild deer, starting in the 1970s. Today, New Zealand is the world’s largest exporter of venison and a major producer of deer velvet, which is used in traditional medicine and health supplements.