New Zealand and Australia

New Zealand and Australia

Australia is a country in Oceania situated south of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. The country is the worlds 6. largest on the basis of surface area and there are 21,3 million inhabitants settled there. The name "Australia" is derived from the Latin word "Australis", meaning "southern". People associate the country with kangaroos, the Great Barrier Reef and their wild nature. The indigenous people from Australia is named Aboriginals.

New Zealand is an independent state in the south-west of the pacific ocean. The Maoris called the country for Aotearoa, which mens "The long white clouds land". The Maoris are the indigenous people from New Zealand. The capital of New Zealand is Wellington. Most people associate the country with hunting, kiwi birds, their landscape, lakes and animals. Their landscape is similar to the Norwegian landscape.

During the first world war, there was a division called "The New Zealand and Australian Division". This was created  under the battle of Gallipoli in 1915. At the commencement of the was, New Zealand did not have enough infantry battalions to be able to form their own division, while Australia did not have enough to form a second division, so the countries separate brigades were set together. After Gallipoli, the Australian 4th brigade were transferred to" the newly formed Australian 4th division", while New Zealand formed their own division, "the New Zealand Division".

Both nations adhere to secular common law legal systems acknowledging the rule of law; and the
separation of powers.

Politically the two countries have got a good relationship, but the relationship between the individuals are a little bit more tense. It is like the relationship between Norway and Sweden. A Norwegian would have been offended if someone had thought that he or her was Swedish  The people are not suppressing each other, men they are laughing of each other, such as we make fun of Swedes by telling Swedish jokes.