New Zealand was the last country in the world to be discovered and settled by humankind. It was also the first to introduce full democracy. Between those events

Over a thousand years ago, the wind, sea currents and stars brought people to the islands that became known as Aotearoa, the land of the long white cloud. Navig

With its closest neighbor some 1,200 miles away, New Zealand is one of the most geographically isolated countries in the world. Its remoteness led to its relati