Can New Zealand be part of Australia?

On 1 July 1841 the islands of New Zealand were separated from the Colony of New South Wales and made a colony in their own right. This ended more than 50 years of confusion over the relationship between the islands and the Australian colony.

Why Australia and New Zealand are different countries?

New Zealand began as a colony administered from/as part of New South Wales, becoming a separate colony in 1841, and a self-governing colony in 1852. NZ declined to join the federation of Australia in 1901 and instead became, like Australia, a Dominion (and so effectively a nation) in 1907.

Is there a bridge between New Zealand islands?

Unfortunately, there is no bridge or tunnel connecting the islands, the distance is too great. However, there is an Interislander Ferry or Bluebridge Cook Strait car ferry that you can hop aboard.

Are Australia and New Zealand rivals?

They acknowledge two distinct maritime boundaries conclusively delimited by the Australia–New Zealand Maritime Treaty of 2004. In 2017, a major poll showed that New Zealand was considered Australia’s “best friend”, a position previously held by the United States.

Who is New Zealands greatest ally?

Australia
New Zealand’s final alliance, that with Australia, is the closest and the most important of the alliance relationships. It is, more than any of the other relationships, ‘inevitable’, given the two countries’ geo-strategic location, economic interdependence, similar cultures and shared histories.

Why doesn’t New Zealand want to be part of Australia?

Because Australia was formed by various colonies coming together consensually, not by New South Wales becoming Australia, New Zealand got to decide whether or not it wanted to be a part of Australia. All of the states but New Zealand chose to be a part of Australia.

When will New Zealand join Australia?

The Australian constitution does allow for New Zealand to join the country any time they want as they were once part of the Colony of New South Wales, however this is unlikely.

How long was New Zealand part of New South Wales before Australia?

Then 1 1/2 years later, in 1841, New Zealand was declared a separate colony. TL/DR: New Zealand was effectively part of New South wales for 1 1/2 years, before there was a political entity called Australia for New South Wales to be part of.

What is the history of Australia as a country?

Australia, as a political entity was formed by the merger of six British colonies in 1901. The people who negotiated this merger proposed that New Zealand and Fiji should also be part of it, but the governments of New Zealand and Fiji rejected the proposal on the grounds of cultural difference, so they did not become part of it.