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Helen Thayer (née Nicholson; born 12 November 1937) is a New Zealand-born explorer who lives in the United States. [1] In 2009, Thayer was named one of the most important explorers of the 20th century by the National Geographic Society .
However, on a per capita basis, New Zealand is a significant emitter, the sixth highest within the Annex I countries, whereas on absolute gross emissions New Zealand is ranked as the 24th highest emitter. [26] [27] More than half (53%) of New Zealand's gross greenhouse gas emissions are from agriculture, mainly methane from sheep and cow belches.
In the 2018 census, 27.4% of people counted were not born in New Zealand, up from 25.2% in the 2013 census. Over half (52.4%) of New Zealand's overseas-born population lives in the Auckland Region. [333]
The month of July 2023 was the hottest month on record globally. [21] September 2023 was the most anomalously warm month, averaging 1.75 °C (3.15 °F) above the preindustrial average for September. [ 22 ]
New Zealand released its list of banned baby names for 2023. The country has strict naming laws. Prince, King, Bishop, Major and Royal were declined most often.
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Date and time notation in New Zealand [refresh] Full date 17 February 2025 All-numeric date 2025-02-17 17/02/2025 Time 04:41 4:41 am Date and time notation in New Zealand most commonly records the date using the day-month-year format (17 February 2025), while the ISO 8601 format (2025-02-17) is increasingly used for all-numeric dates, such as date of birth. The time can be written using either ...
New Zealand has very high sunshine hours with most areas receiving over 2000 hours per year. The sunniest areas are Nelson/Marlborough and the Bay of Plenty with 2,400 hours per year. [59] The table below lists climate normals for the warmest and coldest months in New Zealand's six largest cities. North Island cities are generally warmest in ...