- sole surviving dinosaurs (tuataras)
- first country to allow women to vote
- waitangi treaty
- narnia/middle earth
- flightless parrot (kakapo)
- moa, kiwi, kea, pukeko
- much more aware of indigenous culture (didn’t just take random haka to use for rugby, actually made one instead to avoid cultural appropriation)
pls add more this was just off the top of my head