======New Zealand======
=====Location Information=====
  * **Type:** Country
  * **Location:** Oceania, southwestern Pacific Ocean
  * **Owner/Residents:** Unnamed [[witch]], [[Moutohora Macaws]] (Pottermore)
  * **Key Features:** Known to have a wizarding population and a professional [[Quidditch]] team.
=====Description and History=====
New Zealand is a sovereign island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean with a known, albeit small, wizarding community. Its existence within the magical world is confirmed early in the series, establishing that the wizarding population is global and not confined to Europe.
The first canonical mention of New Zealand occurs when [[Rubeus Hagrid]] is introducing [[Harry Potter]] to the concept of [[magic]]. To illustrate that [[magic]] is real and widespread, [[Hagrid]] mentions, "//Some old witch in New Zealand had a pet cat that did tricks, and she didn't even have a [[wand]].//" This brief anecdote confirms the presence of at least one [[witch]] in the country and suggests that wandless [[magic]], while perhaps rudimentary, is possible there.
Further details about magical New Zealand come from supplementary materials, which reveal that the country is home to a famous [[Quidditch]] team, the [[Moutohora Macaws]]. This team is based in the magically concealed town of Moutohora. The town is protected from [[Muggle]] discovery by dense, magical mists, which cause any non-magical visitors who approach to develop a sudden and urgent need to leave the area (Pottermore).
=====Role in the Story=====
New Zealand's role in the primary narrative of the *Harry Potter* series is minimal but significant in its context. [[Rubeus Hagrid]]'s reference to the New Zealand [[witch]] in *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone* serves as one of the first pieces of evidence for [[Harry Potter]]—and the reader—that the wizarding world is a global phenomenon. It helps to broaden the scope of the magical world beyond the immediate setting of [[Great Britain]] and illustrates that [[magic]] and magical beings exist all over the planet.
=====Known Areas Within=====
  * **Moutohora:** A magically-concealed wizarding settlement and the hometown of the [[Moutohora Macaws]] [[Quidditch]] team. It is protected by enchantments that create persistent mists to deter [[Muggle]] visitors (Pottermore).
=====Behind the Scenes=====
Almost all information regarding the magical community in New Zealand beyond the single mention in the first novel comes from the Pottermore (now Wizarding World) website, particularly in relation to the sport of [[Quidditch]].
The line spoken by [[Rubeus Hagrid]] in the book is retained in the film adaptation, //Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone// (film).