Australia/New Zealand

Australia/New Zealand is an uncommon between the Oceania characters, Australia and New Zealand. The pairing otherwise goes by the name OzNz or AusNZ. OzNZ is the most popular, and comes from the word Aussie, a demonym for Australians, being pronounced as 'Ozzie' combined with with the two capital letters in New Zealand. Sometimes OzZea or AusNZ are used, but not frequently. Many fans try to not use 'Aus', due to the fact that it can be confused for Austria. NewStralia is another term a few have used.

Relationship
When they were younger, England appointed New Zealand to take care of Australia because he seemed very responsible and could keep an eye on him. Australia has a high-strung and impulsive attitude, making New Zealand sometimes become irritated with his actions and for once, once asking for England's permission to hit him. He doesn't want Australia behave strangely and reflect on himself. He also at one point encourages Australia, hoping that he won't make England worry about them.

It is also proven that he is very competitive with Australia when it comes to sports and hates losing to him. On occasions, he'll call the latter Oz and Aussie and have petty quarrels with him. Australia also calls him Kiwi.

Personalities
Australia is wild, impulsive and meanwhile New Zealand has a carefree personality and can be too big-hearted. When these two clash, they'll reflect on each other and become very close. Most manga appearances involving one of them usually also has the other one.

Historic Sources
Australia-New Zealand Relations

Fans Speculations
(WIP)

Webcomic World☆Stars

 * 268: Italy's No Exception
 * 269: The Messing With NZ Continues...
 * 227: Effort Pays Off