<P> According to the New Zealand High Commission in London, Britain is the third largest source of tourists to New Zealand . </P> <P> London has the highest density of people born in New Zealand of all British regions, 47% of them choosing to live there according to the 2001 census . </P> <P> Several popular sports in New Zealand find their origins in English sporting history such as rugby union, rugby league and cricket . The first interclub rugby union match in New Zealand, in Nelson, took place in 1870 and was inspired by a teacher returning from England with a knowledge of the new game . The London New Zealand Cricket Club is a popular cricket team which plays in the United Kingdom . </P> <P> New Zealand and Britain are both members of a number of international bodies, including the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations and the OECD . Defence arrangements involving both Britain and New Zealand include the Five Power Defence Arrangements, and the UK - USA Security Agreement for intelligence sharing . Since 2006, New Zealand has been a party to the ABCA interoperability arrangement of national defence forces, which has always included Britain . ANZUK was a tripartite force formed by Australia, New Zealand and Britain to defend the Asian Pacific region after Britain withdrew forces from the east of Suez in the early seventies . The ANZUK force was formed in 1971 and disbanded in 1974 . The SEATO anti-communist defence organisation also extended membership to both countries for the duration of its existence from 1955 to 1977 . </P>

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