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Māori are the indigenous Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand. The Māori are descended from East Polynesian settlers who arrived in New Zealand in...

Sir Nigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill (born 14 September 1947) is a New Zealand actor. His career has included leading roles in both dramas and blockbusters...

The South Island (official alternative name Te Waipounamu, from Māori) is the larger of the two main islands of New Zealand by surface area, the other...

The areca nut, also called betel nut, is the seed of a palm belonging to the areca genus (Areca catechu). The palm is originally native to the Philippines...

Napier (/ˈneɪpi.ər/ NAY-pee-ər; Māori: Ahuriri) is a city in the Hawke's Bay region on the eastern coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is a beachside...

The United Australia Party (UAP), formerly known as Clive Palmer's United Australia Party and the Palmer United Party (PUP), is an Australian political...

Arthur Phillip (11 October 1738 – 31 August 1814) was a British Royal Navy officer who served as the first governor of the Colony of New South Wales. Phillip...

The New Zealand Police (Māori: Ngā Pirihimana o Aotearoa, lit. 'The Police Officers of New Zealand') is the national police service and principal law enforcement...

The Queensland Labor Party, officially known as the Australian Labor Party (State of Queensland) and commonly referred to as Queensland Labor or simply...

The Darling Downs is a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland, Australia. The Downs are to the west of...

The New South Wales Police Force, commonly abbreviated as NSW Police Force, is the primary law enforcement agency in the Australian state of New South...

Adrian Karl Quist (23 January 1913 – 17 November 1991) was an Australian tennis player. Adrian Quist was born in Medindie, South Australia. His father...

Andrew Gary Johns (born 19 May 1974), also known by the nickname Joey, is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s...

Cameron Wayne Smith AM (born 18 June 1983) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a hooker, spending his entire career...

Bankstown is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 19 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district...

Whyalla /waɪˈælə/ is a city in South Australia. It was founded as Hummock's Hill, and was known by that name until 1916. It is the fourth most populous...

Peter Burling MNZM (born 1 January 1991) is a New Zealand sailor. He is a three-time winning helmsman of the America's Cup for Emirates Team New Zealand...

The laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) is a bird in the kingfisher subfamily Halcyoninae. It is a large kingfisher with a whitish head and a brown...

The 1916 VFL season was the 20th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest-level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria...

Neville Kenneth Wran (11 October 1926 – 20 April 2014) was an Australian politician who was the Premier of New South Wales from 1976 to 1986. He was the...