Why Isn't New Zealand a Part of Australia? (Short Animated Documentary)

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It might seem odd to ask why New Zealand is an independent nation but in the late nineteenth century, its inclusion in Australia was seen as a certainty. Yet, as you'll know, it never joined the Commonwealth of Australia. But why? To find out watch this short and simple animated documentary. https://twitter.com/HistMattersYT Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4973164 Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/history-matters-store-2 A special thanks to all of these Patrons below, without whom the show wouldn't be possible: Kevin Sanders Ian Jensen Mickey Landen Kevin Phoenix Richard Wolfe אורי פרקש Robert Brockway Can’t Think Of A Name Mr Sandman SirAlpaka Connor Glaze D. Mahlik Björnosaurus Porkmeister David archaeologist jdk anon sharpie660 Dragan Mcfeld Andreas Mosand Qi Xiao Ainar Garipov John Bisges Southside Mitch Wolf Rod D. Martin Dexter_McAaron Jeremy Ryan Haber Chris Fatta Adam Stalter Mantodea Andrew Niedbala Riley davidson John Garcia Andrew Patane Nathan Perlman Paul McGee Bernardo Santos Heytun SkyEye Yick Chung Tristan Kreller Mik Scheper Jane Sumpter Chris Dolan Christopher Godfrey Warren Rudkin Nicu Merge Prin Soare Robert Woodward Erik Martin Chris Hall Perry Gagne Joooooshhhhhh Danny Anstess Shaun Pullin Darnell Barbour Alen Magdalena Reinberg-Leibel bas mensink Henry Rabung Joshua A Bishop Caelen Hadwin Tsar Roman II Clay Carroll I'm Not In The Description Vilelmus_veliki William Wold Noremac_Cameron Gregory Priebe Joker 54 FF Nelly Chach Cap Mark Ploegstra Liam Gilleece Blake Dryad Craig Cunningham Sytze de Witte Ciege Engine JAY ALAN EDELMAN Luke Robinson Haydn Noble Jeffrey Schneider Kinfe85 Alteredcorgi Matthew O'Connor Chrisaztec TooMuchWaterYouDie Thomas Wang Spencer Smith Josh Cornelius Harley Raptopoulos Piotr Wojnowski The Roger Luna Colm Boyle HelloAgainThere Phillip Gathright Björn Wittmann Dakota Brunell Arthur Hosey Jr. Alex Adorno Colin Steele Serius_Loyola SmythProductions Konstantin Bredyuk Dennis the Cat Richard Manklow Franco La Bruna Donald Weaver Matthew Hogan mohd Liam Mahon Alan Romero Steve Bonds João Santos Christian S. Trenk Pierre Le Mouel Christine Purvis Seth Reeves Sources: A Concise History of Australia by Stuart Macintyre. A Concise History of New Zealand by Philippa Mein Smith. Breed, culture, and economy: The New Zealand frozen meat trade, 1880-1914 by Rebecca J. H. Woods