God Defend New Zealand

Summary

God Defend New Zealand is a national anthem^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of national_anthem entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (738 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• God Defend New Zealand is in the country of New Zealand^[3].
• God Defend New Zealand's instance of is recorded as national anthem^[4].
• God Defend New Zealand's composer is recorded as John Joseph Woods^[5].
• God Defend New Zealand's genre is poetry^[6].
• God Defend New Zealand's Commons category is recorded as God Defend New Zealand^[7].
• God Defend New Zealand's language of work or name is recorded as New Zealand English^[8].
• God Defend New Zealand's language of work or name is recorded as Māori^[9].
• God Defend New Zealand's country of origin is recorded as New Zealand^[10].
• 1977 marks the founding of God Defend New Zealand^[11].
• God Defend New Zealand was published on 1870^[12].
• God Defend New Zealand's lyricist is recorded as Thomas Bracken^[13].
• God Defend New Zealand's lyricist is recorded as Thomas Henry Smith^[14].
• God Defend New Zealand's tonality is recorded as G major^[15].
• God Defend New Zealand's topic's main category is recorded as Category:God Defend New Zealand^[16].
• God Defend New Zealand's heritage designation is recorded as Memory of the World Aotearoa New Zealand Ngā Mahara o te Ao^[17].
• God Defend New Zealand's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'God of Nations at Thy feet,'}^[18].
• God Defend New Zealand's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'mi', 'text': 'E Ihowā Atua,'}^[19].
• God Defend New Zealand's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'God defend New Zealand.'}^[20].
• God Defend New Zealand's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'mi', 'text': 'Aotearoa'}^[21].
• God Defend New Zealand's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[22].
• God Defend New Zealand's form of creative work is recorded as poem^[23].

Product Details

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• Release type: Song^[24]

• Community tags: national anthems^[25]

• MusicBrainz ID: d60c962e-f217-3323-8670-2dc5af723e69^[26]

Why It Matters

God Defend New Zealand ranks in the top 5% of national_anthem entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (738 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]