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New Zealand

Before people arrived about 700 years ago, New Zealand was a land of birds. With no mammals hunting them, many, like the kiwi, gave up flying.

Where its story happens

Wellington, at 41.29°S, 174.78°E. It's the place the game marks on the globe once the country is found. See it on a map.

Five things to know about New Zealand

In Geodar these are the five clues to this country, and it counts as one of the easy countries. The game asks the hardest clue first. Here the easiest comes first.

  1. Where it is. It's New Zealand, two main islands in the Pacific, southeast of Australia. See New Zealand on a map.
  2. The Lord of the Rings films were shot here, and its people call themselves Kiwis.
  3. Sheep outnumber people here several times over.
  4. It has no native land mammals except bats.
  5. In 1893 it became the first country where women could vote in national elections.

Every line on this page is a clue or a fact from Geodar, drafted with AI and checked against a source. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.