Fun Facts about New Zealand

• In 1893, New Zealand become the first country to allow women the right to vote.
  
  
• New Zealand has won more Olympic gold medals per capita than any other country in the world.
  
  
• The Hector's dolphin is the world smallest marine dolphin, growing only up to 1.5 metres long. This species of dolphin can only be found in New Zealand waters
  
  
• Even though the size of New Zealand is roughly the same size as Japan, the population is just over 5 million which makes it the least populated country in the world. 
  

• New Zealand is also the home of the only flightless parrot in the world, the Kakapo.
  
  
• Although rugby remains the most popular spectator sport in New Zealand, golf is the most participated sport in New Zealand with having more golf courses per capita than any other country in the world.
  
  
• The first person to climb Mount Everest in 1953 was a New Zealander named as Sir Edmund Hillary.
  
  
• The world's first commercial bungee jumping was based in Queenstown, New Zealand at 43 metres high. 
  
  
• Kiwis are not only referred to New Zealand's native flightless bird but also to the people of New Zealand. ​
  
  
• Auckland has the largest number of boats per capita than any other city in the world.
  
  
• New Zealand has more golf courses per capita than anywhere else in the world.
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• Kiwifruits did not originate from New Zealand, it's actually from China, but they named it after the native kiwi bird in New Zealand
  
  
• The steepest street in the world is Baldwin Street located in Dunedin. It has a gradient of approximately 38 degrees.
  
  
• New Zealand has a very small human population percentage, only making up to 5%. The rest of the populations are surrounded by animals. 
  
  
• There are approximately 9 sheep per person in New Zealand. The highest ratio in the world.
  
  
• The Maori name for New Zealand is Aotearoa. It can be translated as “long white cloud”