Is New Zealand a separate country from Australia?

Australia and New Zealand are separate countries because at the 1890 Constitutional Convention that was discussing the path to federation, the New Zealand representatives made it clear that New Zealand wished to pursue its own destiny – although the door has been left open for New Zealand to join.

Does New Zealand have states?

Unlike the UK, USA, Australia, Canada and many other countries, New Zealand does not have state or provincial governments. There are just two tiers of government in New Zealand – Central government and Local government.

Are Australia and New Zealand connected?

Australia and New Zealand have always had a close relationship. But for a few months in 1840–41 our connection was even closer – New Zealand was formally made an extension of the New South Wales colony. However, before this official relationship, the two British outposts had had a decades-long association.

Is Auckland a state or city?

New Zealand
Auckland, city, north-central North Island, New Zealand. The country’s most-populous city and its largest port, Auckland occupies a narrow isthmus between Waitemata Harbour of Hauraki Gulf (east) and Manukau Harbour (southwest).

Is Auckland a state or province?

Is Sydney a state?

Sydney, city, capital of the state of New South Wales, Australia. Located on Australia’s southeastern coast, Sydney is the country’s largest city and, with its magnificent harbour and strategic position, is one of the most important ports in the South Pacific.

Is New Zealand a state in Australia?

As you can see, New Zealand was considered a state in the new Commonwealth of Australia, even without the New Zealand government’s agreement. A cartoon from 1900 depicting “King Dick’s” snub of joining the Australian Federation. Photo credit: NZHistory

Do You Think New Zealand and Australia would make a partnership?

New Zealand and Australia would make a wonderful partnership. It will never happen. When each of the states of Australia were discussing federations in the 1890′s New Zealand was a major part of that process. New Zealand and Western Australia were both unhappy about the number of seats they would get in Federal Parliament.

Why didn’t New Zealand want to join Australia?

Dr Barnes says New Zealand prime ministers had shown little enthusiasm for joining Australia since it was first suggested and Seddon’s ego alone was not the only explanation. “There was some concern at losing influence, at becoming just one of seven states – bigger than Tasmania, but certainly less important than New South Wales or Victoria.

What is the relationship like between Australia and New Zealand?

Flags of Australia and New Zealand flying side-by-side. Australia–New Zealand relations, also referred to as Trans-Tasman relations (“relations across the Tasman Sea”), are extremely close and important. Both countries share a British colonial heritage as Antipodean Dominions and settler colonies, and both are part of the wider Anglosphere.