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| 4 August 1914 (in support of Britain) |
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| Self-governing dominion within the British empire (1907) |
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| William Ferguson Massey: prime minister, 1912-25 |
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| 1.1 million (including 50,000 Maoris) (1916) |
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| 25,000-strong part-time militia (1911). In December 1914, the New Zealand Expeditionary Force and the Australian Imperial Force combined to form the Australia and New Zealand Army Corps, or Anzac. A total of 124,000 New Zealanders joined the army during World War I |
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| 1 battle-cruiser, three cruisers, several torpedo boats. New Zealand's small navy was taken under UK Admiralty control when the war started. |
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| 17,000 dead, 40,750 wounded |
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