Five weird facts you probably didn't know about New Zealand
- Publish date
- Monday, 30 Jan 2017, 12:09PM

1. Only 5% of NZ’s population is human- the rest are animals.
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2. More people die in New Zealand each year playing lawn bowls than scuba diving.
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3. There are more vending machines in Japan than there are people in New Zealand.
4.In 1990, the NZ prime minister appointed a National Wizard.
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5. New Zealand is the only country with the right to put Hobbit-related images on its currency.
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