Is new zealand part of the australian continent?

New Zealand is not part of any continent. New Zealand consists of a group of islands in the western Pacific Ocean, separated from Australia by the Tasman Sea. New Zealand is part of Oceania, which is a global region, not a continent. New Zealand consists of two big islands and several smaller ones, some of which are not inhabited. read more

New Zealand is not part of the continent of Australia, but of the separate, submerged continent of Zealandia. New Zealand and Australia are both part of the Oceanian sub-region known as Australasia, with New Guinea being in Melanesia. read more

Zealandia ( / z iː ˈ l æ n d i ə /), also known as the New Zealand continent or Tasmantis, is an almost entirely submerged mass of continental crust that sank after breaking away from Australia 60–85 million years ago, having separated from Antarctica between 85 and 130 million years ago. read more