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New Zealand Region #12

Open bradietilley opened 2 years ago

bradietilley commented 2 years ago

Great dataset - very thorough!

Possibly a bit controversial to some geographers, but New Zealand is Polynesian not Australian: regions.js

Excerpt from Oceania > Boundaries between subregions:

Depending on the definition, New Zealand could be part of Polynesia, or part of Australasia with Australia.[125] New Zealand was originally settled by the Polynesian Māoris, and has long maintained a political influence over the subregion.[126][127] Through immigration and high Māori birth rates, New Zealand has attained the largest population of Polynesians in the world,[128] while Australia has the third largest Polynesian population (consisting entirely of immigrants).

I've never considered Kiwis as Australian. What are your thoughts?

Sonatrix commented 1 year ago

I am not much aware of geographics but going through this https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/polynesian-countries.I will update