2007-05-03 21:59:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Australia ➔ Other - Australia
Depends on who you ask - these countries could be kazillions of years old!
Well - if you mean as a nation:
"The Commonwealth of Australia was formed in 1901 when six independent British colonies agreed to join together and become states of a new nation." -1
"New Zealand was granted limited self-government in the 1850s, and by the late 19th century was a fully self governing country in most senses. In 1893 it became the first nation in the world to give women the vote. In 1907, New Zealand became an independent Dominion, and a fully independent nation in 1947 when the Statute of Westminster (1931) was ratified, although in practice Britain had ceased to play any real role in the government of New Zealand much earlier than this." -2
2007-05-03 22:25:08 · answer #1 · answered by Pearl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Australia has some of the oldest rocks on the planet 4 billion years.
New Zealand is on the boundary of 2 tectonic plates, and in geological terms, was formed yesterday.
Human population? Australia was first inhabited 60,000 / 40,000 years ago. NZ probably less than 1,00.
2007-05-04 05:54:35 · answer #2 · answered by iansand 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Australia was founded in 1888, however indigenous Australians have been there for much longer of course.
New Zealand's first Europeans landed in 1642, but apparently Eastern Polynesians were the first to settle there somewhere between 800 and 1300 AD.
Hope that helps.
2007-05-04 05:27:40 · answer #3 · answered by happyprecious 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NZ was found by the Maori people a few hundred years ago. The Southern Alps in the South Island are some of the oldest pieces of land formed.
2007-05-05 03:00:28 · answer #4 · answered by nicksname 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well people were living in australia before nz if thats what you mean....
people were in aus around 60,000 years ago and nz...im not sure not as much as that
2007-05-05 00:32:14 · answer #5 · answered by Blitzkrieg 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋