11Dawn Raids
The Dawn Raids in Auckland, New Zealand back in the mid-'70s to early 1980s involved special police squads conducting raids on the homes and workplaces of overstayers throughout New Zealand usually at dawn. Overstayers and their families were often prosecuted.
12Baldwin Street
The world's steepest street is Baldwin Street in Dunedin, New Zealand. At its maximum slope, it measures 19° or 35%.
13Marmageddon
The 2011 Christchurch earthquake caused a shortage of Marmite sandwich spread in New Zealand for more than a year. The crisis was named "Marmageddon."
14Gisborne Airport
Gisborne Airport in New Zealand is one of the very few airports in the world that has an active railway line intersecting the runway.
15Jedi
On the 2001 New Zealand census, 53,715 people listed their religion as “Jedi.”
16Bob Semple tank
New Zealand's first tank was the Bob Semple tank. It used corrugated iron armor on a tractor base, with 6 machine guns as armament. After public ridicule, Bob Semple stood by his design, saying "I don’t see anyone else coming up with any better ideas."
17Whanganui River
As of 2017, Whanganui River, New Zealand's third-largest river is legally a person.
