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Countries Closest to New Zealand
Which countries are closest to New Zealand?
Excludes external territories
Countries marked red do not appear in the Countries of the World quiz, but do appear in the Countries 197 to 205 quiz
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Last updated: February 11, 2021
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| First submitted | August 9, 2014 |
| Times taken | 3,447 |
| Average score | 75.0% |
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scambigol
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Level 76
Aug 9, 2014
Nice quiz! How did you work out the distances?
Akula
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Level 78
Oct 5, 2014
Nice quiz this one.
APHill
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Level 75
Nov 11, 2014
I was really hoping that Chile would show up by going close to Antarctica. Looks like it just misses out (~4,600 miles).
stubart409
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Level 67
May 23, 2016
Did you include Norfolk Island? It is a part of Australia(currently, though there has emerged in the last couple of years a popular independence movement), and is 1072 km from Auckland, and would be even closer to the tip of the North Island. Keep an eye on the independence movement. The natives are growing very restless. And jetpunk will have to rewrite all it's smallest country, newest country quizzes.
TenThousand
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Level 76
May 23, 2016
We didn't - that closest point is Lord Howe Island, in the Tasman Sea, which is a part of New South Wales. We've added an "excludes external territories" line to the instructions.
Nathaniel2002
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Level 52
Dec 26, 2016
Niue isn't an official country
TenThousand
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Level 76
Dec 26, 2016
Niue ceased to be a territory of NZ, and adopted self-rule, in 1974. When I, a NZ passport holder, travelled there in 2016, we had to clear customs in Auckland as we left on the direct flight to Niue, and had to clear customs as we arrived in Niue, complete with an entry stamp allowing us to stay for 30 days only, employment prohibited. See the Government of Niue website for more information.
TenThousand
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Level 76
Apr 23, 2018
Kahikatea has added: Niue and the Cook Islands are every bit as independent as Palau and the Marshall Islands. Niue and the Cook Islands are 'independent countries in free association with New Zealand', and Palau and the Marshall Islands are 'independent countries in free association with the USA'
Meowo1
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Level 22
Nov 25, 2021
Tokelau should be added too then
TenThousand
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Level 76
Nov 25, 2021
Tokelau is a dependent territory of NZ. It has twice held referendums, in 2006 and 2007, on whether to become self-governing in free association with New Zealand (like Niue and Cook Islands are), but each time the proposal was defeated.
Asterix74
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Level 48
Feb 3, 2017
Niue and Cook Islands should not be on this list, since they are not independent. If they were they should be added on the world countries quiz as well ...
TenThousand
+1
Level 76
Feb 3, 2017
See answer to Nathaniel2002 just above, and also the instructions to this quiz. Adding Niue and Cook Islands to the Countries of the World quiz would be an excellent idea.
Kahikatea
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Level 76
Apr 23, 2018
Niue and the Cook Islands are every bit as independent as Palau and the Marshall Islands. Niue and the Cook Islands are 'independent countries in free association with New Zealand', and Palau and the Marshall Islands are 'independent countries in free association with the USA'
Glidingenigma
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Level 61
Mar 28, 2017
Why is Singapore or Brunei not on the list . I would have thought them closer than Malaysia.
TenThousand
+1
Level 76
Jan 31, 2019
The whole province of Sabah is closer than Singapore or Brunei.
Pierre
+1
Level 28
Jan 31, 2019
Should accept usa.
TenThousand
+1
Level 76
Jan 31, 2019
It already does.
blizzrd33
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Level 79
Nov 10, 2019
I think Japan is missing from this quiz. The distance between Cape Reinga and Minamitori Island is 6819 km. The co-ordinates I used to calculate this were 24.28, 153.98 (Minamitori) and -34.42, 172.68 (Cape Reinga)
CatcoolH
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Level 65
Dec 6, 2019
Could you put the country that owns the overseas territories as type in. Cause people except that to be, so they don't guess it.
NebbyWebby
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Level 29
Jul 27, 2021
Dang it! Forgot the Phillipines!
Jimbobthequizzer
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Level 40
Feb 8, 2023
in the same way that Niue and the Cook Islands are here in red couldn't you do a similar thing for New Caledonia/France which ever one you want to call it because it is defiantly close to NZ . other than that good quiz.
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