New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (commonly called the North Island and the South Island), and numerous smaller islands.

New Zealand is notable for its geographic isolation: it is situated about 2,000 km (1250 miles) southeast of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and its closest neighbors to the north are New Caledonia, Fiji and Tonga. During its long isolation New Zealand developed a distinctive fauna dominated by birds, a number of which became extinct after the arrival of humans and the mammals they introduced.

The majority of New Zealand's population is of European descent; the indigenous Māori are the largest minority. Asians and non-Māori Polynesians are also significant minority groups, especially in urban areas. The most commonly spoken language is English.

Harry Turtledove based much of the fauna of his fictional Atlantis on that of New Zealand. New Zealand has not played a role in any of the published works of that series.

New Zealand in Days of Infamy
New Zealand and Australia were both endangered by Japanese expansion after the fall of Hawaii in 1941.

New Zealand in In the Presence of Mine Enemies
New Zealand, as an island in the Pacific, fell under the domination of the Empire of Japan.

New Zealand in "Les Mortes d'Arthur"
By the Twenty-second Century New Zealand along with Australia had joined together in a political alliance called the Anzac Federation.

New Zealand in The Two Georges
New Zealand was a kingdom within the British Empire ruled by the king-emperor (or queen-empress) as a constitutional monarch.

New Zealand in Worldwar
New Zealand survived the war against the Race's Conquest Fleet despite the conquest of its much larger neighbor Australia due to the Race's tendency to avoid invading islands. The Race recognized the country's sovergnity at the Peace of Cairo because of its isolated location and its ties with Britain and the United States who would undoubted provide strong political support for the Anglophone nation as they did for Canada. Australia and South Africa could not be vouched for in this manner since they were already occupied by the Race and contained more valuable land for colonization.