New Zeeland

New Zeeland (Dutch: Nieuw-Zeeland) is a parliamentary democracy located in Oceania on Sahul Island, to the northeast of Australia and to the west of Austeroa. With the Dutch Oceania Act of 1892, the Dutch allowed Nieuw Zeeland to become a dominion within the Dutch Crown Nations. Eventually, the country gained full autonomy in ____ (~1970).

Pre-European colonization
Prior to Dutch and British colonization, the region was inhabited by Aboriginal peoples for thousands of years.