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New Zealand was an important part of the British Empire due to its location. Due to its location, it served as a major port for imports and exports. This helped to secure Britain's place as a world leader.

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"Wanted' may be too strong a word. New Zealand never had been claimed by any nation. Australia had been claimed by the British, who used it - especially the part called New South Wales - mostly as a penal colony. In 1788 the document appointing a new Governor for New South Wales simply included the territories of New Zealand as part of that colony. Some 60 years later New Zealand was made a separate colony, although from the very beginning on it had a high degree of autonomy and Britain left it mostly alone.

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because we import and export from there and we got our soldiers from there too.

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The British Empire has been replaced by the British Commonwealth, or more simply The Commonwealth.

NZ still belongs to this.

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Not exactly sure but could be because they were part of the biggest empire ever to rule and they had a good trading program with them.

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Captain James Cook - a British explorer arrived in New Zealand in 1769. He claimed the islands in the name of the British monarchy.

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