God Defend New Zealand

one of two national anthems of New Zealand
MusicRecording national_anthem Q202137
God Defend New Zealand
John Joseph Woods · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

God Defend New Zealand is a national anthem[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of national_anthem entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (938 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].

Why It Matters

God Defend New Zealand ranks in the top 5% of national_anthem entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (938 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . unescomow.nz. Retrieved . unescomow.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · LM.CR · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status → public domain
    Composer → John Joseph Woods
    Country of origin → —
    Lyricist → Thomas Bracken, Thomas Henry Smith
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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