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NEW ZEALAND
English Form 7Valtu School Tiina Tunnel
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New Zealand• Country name: New Zealand
Abbreviation: NZ• The Maori name for NZ: Aotearoa
( “Land of the Long White Cloud”)
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History• New Zealand was
discovered and named in the 1600's by Abel Tasman.
• The first explorer to fully document and map New Zealand was Captain James Cook.
Abel Tasman
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Capital City• Capital:
Wellington• Largest city:
Auckland.
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Geography I
• Location: Oceania,
islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Australia.
• Area: 268,021 sq km
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Flag
• Blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant with four red five-pointed stars; the stars represent the Southern Cross constellation.
• Officially adopted in 1902.
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•Coat of Arms •New Zealand dollar
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National Anthems • New Zealand has
two national anthems of equal standing –
• 'God Defend New Zealand'
and• 'God Save The
Queen'. http://www.nz.com/new-zealand/guide-book/music/
God Defend New Zealand God of nations at Thy feet, In the bonds of love we meet, Hear our voices, we entreat, God defend our free land. Guard Pacific's triple star, From the shafts of strife and war, Make her praises heard afar, God defend New Zealand.
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The Kiwi
•...is the symbol of New Zealand.Anything "New Zealand" is referred to as "kiwi". • New Zealanders are proud to be known as
kiwis.• The Kiwis are the national rugby league
football team.
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• ...a fruit that was first cultivated in New Zealand for international trade is now known throughout the world as kiwi fruit.
But a real kiwi is one of the most unique birds of the world - there is nothing like it anywhere else.
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People
• Population: 4,3 million ( 2010)• Nationality: New Zealander(s)• The aboriginals of NZ are the Maori.
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Language• The official languages of New Zealand are
English and Maori, although only less than 5 percent speak Maori fluently
• Some Maori Words kia ora – hello ae - yeshaere-mai - welcome kaore - nokai – food korero -
speakhaere-ra – goodbye kei te pai -
good
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Maori• The aboriginals of NZ are the Maori.• Their culture has survived through the
years, and is an important part of New Zealand.
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Maori art• Maori art in
Rotorua• Maori carving
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Government I• Independence: 26 September 1907 ( from UK )
• National holiday: Waitangi Day(Treaty of Waitangi established British
sovereignty over NZ, 6 Feb 1840)
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CHIEF OF STATE• Chief of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor General Sir Anand Satyanand since 23 August
2006.
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Government II
• Head of government:
Prime Minister JOHN KEY( since 19 Nov 2008).
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Parliament
• Their Parliament is called the “BEEHIVE” because it looks like a beehive.
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Islands
• NZ is made up of two main islands -
the North Island and
the South Island.
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Nature• They have a
huge mixture of natural features.
beech forest
farm land
olives
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geysers
hot springs
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fiords beaches
Fiordland andMilford Sound
Lonely Bay, The Coromandel
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Lake Wakatipu
Lake Taupo is the biggest lake in New Zealand.
Lake Pukakilakes
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Rivers• The Whanganui
river is New Zealand's longest navigable river.
• The Shotover River is a popular river for Jet Boating and Bungee jumping.
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glaciers
hills
Franz Joseph Glacier
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Mount Cook or Aoraki is the highest mountain in New Zealand at a height of 3754m.
mountains
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Rotorua- one of the world's most active volcanic zones.
bubbling mud
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Wildlife
• KIWIS - flightless birds only found in New Zealand.
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• The world's only flightless parrot the KAKAPO is one of New Zealand’s unique ‘treasures’.
•THE KEA is the worlds only mountain parrot.
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• Another animal only found in NZ is the TUATARA - a lizard said to be a relative of the dinosaurs!!!
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Whales and dolphinsDolphins are found throughout New Zealand’s
waters.
Whale watching is one of New Zealand’s most popular tourist activities.
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More birds• There are lots of different species of SEABIRDS .
Northern Royal Albatross/ Toroa Whakaingo
Cape Pigeon/ Teara
Blue penguin/Korora
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Yellow-eyed Penguin (Hoiho)
New Zealand's favourite penguin• The yellow-eyed
penguin is thought to be the world's rarest penguin. It is unique to New Zealand, and is one of the most threatened species.
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Sheep• There are LOTS and LOTS of SHEEP in fact, there are more sheep than
people there!!!
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Flora• New Zealand is
home to a large variety of beautiful flora.
Pohutukawa trees The Koru
The Mount Cook Lily is unique to the Mount Cook National Park.
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New Zealand’s tallest tree
• New Zealand has 112 native forest-tree species, including the kauri.
Tane Mahuta – New Zealand’s tallest kauri.
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Cabbage Trees are native to New Zealand.
Rata Trees are one of the best known native trees in New Zealand.
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Famous New Zealanders• Sir EDMUND HILLARY
First man to reach the top of Mount Everest was a New Zealander - Sir Edmund Hillary.
20 July 1919 –
11 January 2008
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Film actor
RUSSELL CROWE
Soprano
Dame KIRI TE KANAWA
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PETER JACKSON’s “The Return of the King”won Oscars for the BEST:
• Picture• Director• Visual Effects• Costume Design• Song• Writing Music• Sound
• Film Editing• Make-up• Art Direction
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• The Lord of the Rings was made entirely in New Zealand and almost entirely by New Zealanders.
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Sports• New Zealand’s
national sport is RUGBY.
• Their national team colours are usually black with a little white.
• Probably their most famous team is the All Blacks.
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More Kiwi SportsCricket Yachting and
boating
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SurfingSnowboarding
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New Zealand Adventure
• New Zealand is considered one of the hiking and adventure capitals of the world. The wide diversity of landscapes lends to a wide variety of activities and adventures. Rafting, Okere Falls
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• Skydiving. Gliding. Bungee-jumping. Rafting. Kayaking. Sailing. 4-wheeling. Mountain biking. Mountain boarding. Rope & rock climbing.
Jet boating. Paragliding. Skiing (water and snow). Ballooning. Scuba-diving.
NB! Bungee-jumping was invented in New Zealand.
•Lake Taupo - New Zealand adventure playground.
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Great Walks• Walking in the wilderness is very
popular in New Zealand. The local name for this activity is "tramping“.
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Kiwi language• wellies - gumboots• sunnies -
sunglasses• big smoke – large
town• chuddy – chewing
gum• flicks - movies• sarnie - sandwich• pakeha - non-maori
person
• Hooray! - goodbye• choice - very good• rack off – go away• pinky – little finger• sprog - child• wally - loser• yoo- hoo! - Hello,
I’m here. May I come in?
• oldies - parents
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Thank you! / Ta!
Goodbye!Hooray!