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    New Zealand is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean consisting of two main islands. It has a population of over 4.5 million people and its capital and largest city is Wellington. The country has two official languages, English and Maori, and uses the New Zealand dollar as currency. Key points in New Zealand's history include the arrival and settlement of the indigenous Maori people beginning in the 13th century, European exploration in the 17th-18th centuries, the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 establishing British sovereignty, and the development of New Zealand into an independent nation during the late 19th-early 20th centuries.

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    New Zealand is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean consisting of two main islands. It has a population of over 4.5 million people and its capital and largest city is Wellington. The country has two official languages, English and Maori, and uses the New Zealand dollar as currency. Key points in New Zealand's history include the arrival and settlement of the indigenous Maori people beginning in the 13th century, European exploration in the 17th-18th centuries, the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 establishing British sovereignty, and the development of New Zealand into an independent nation during the late 19th-early 20th centuries.

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    New Zealand is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean consisting of two main islands. It has a population of over 4.5 million people and its capital and largest city is Wellington. The country has two official languages, English and Maori, and uses the New Zealand dollar as currency. Key points in New Zealand's history include the arrival and settlement of the indigenous Maori people beginning in the 13th century, European exploration in the 17th-18th centuries, the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 establishing British sovereignty, and the development of New Zealand into an independent nation during the late 19th-early 20th centuries.

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    New Zealand

    „Aotearoa“
    Fast facts
    Form of government: parliamentary democracy

    Capital city: Wellington (southes capital city in the world)

    Population: 4,545 mil.

    Official languages: English/Maori

    Money: New Zealand Dollar (NZD)

    National symbol: Kiwi


    Geography
    • 2 main islands (Nort and South)

    • Area: 269 055 km²

    • More than 50 volcanos

    • Diverse landscape

    • Highest mountain: Mount Cook („Cloud


    Piercer“) 3 754 m high
    History

    1. Maori arrival and settlement

    2. Early European exploration

    3. Treaty od Waitangi (1840)

    4. European settlement and conflict

    5. Development of a nation

    6. Contemporary era
    From Polynesia

    1. Maori
    arrival and 13 th century
    settlement
    Tribal groups, unique culture,
    strong oral tradition, carving,
    tattooing
    17th – 18th century

    2. Early
    European Abel Tasman 1642
    exploration „explored“ New Zealand

    James Cook mapped


    and explored the islands
    Signed between the British
    Crown and various Maori
    chiefs
    3. Treaty of Aiming to establish a legal
    Waitanagi framework for British settlers +
    to protect Maori land rights
    (1840)
    misunderstandings, leading to
    ongoing issues
    19th century

    4. Euroepan Fights over land and resources


    settlement and between Maori and English
    settlers
    conflict
    Brits take control over New
    Zealand
    5. Development of a
    nation • Late 19th century – early 20th century

    • 1852 – New Zealand became a self-


    governing colony

    • Gold rush in 1860s brought prosperity


    and diverse population

    • 1907 Dominion status (self governing)


    6. Contemporary era

    • 1947 independent
    Culture
    • Blend of Maori and European culture

    • Arts, filmmmaking, music, literature

    • Kiwi lifestyle
    Cuisine
    • Cuisine – diverse, seafood, lamb, dairy
    (national food Fish and chips)
    Māori culture
    • Māoritanga – „Māori way of life“

    • Traditional art – curving (whakairo),


    weaving (raranga), group
    perfomramce (kapa haka), oratory
    (whaikōrero), tattoos (tā moko)

    • Language – te reo Māori

    • Haka (all blacks haka)


    Language

    • English and maori

    • new zealand idioms

    Without a doubt
    Karawhiua

    I have no idea Aua hoki.

    Give it a go Kāore e kore!

    Piece of cake (easy) Maramara keke


    Sports
    • All blacks

    • Rugby (2nd most succesful team in history)

    • Rowing

    • Sailing
    Interesting facts

    The first country in the world to grant women the right to vote (1893)

    Home of the Hobbit and Middle-Earth

    No native snake species

    Southern hemisphere stargazing

    Pilot whales, humpback whales, orcas visit the islands often


    Places to visit
    – Mt Taranaki
    Places to visit –
    Waitomo glow
    worm caves
    The End.
    Sources:
    https://chat.openai.com/c/625625f8-7760-496d-bfd2-beae67d1067b
    https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/geography/countries/article/new-zealand
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand
    https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fstock.adobe.com%2Fcz%2Fsearch%3Fk%3Dkiwi.bird&psig=AOvVaw0X5hKcjPrvUShn58ZD7Kem&ust=170146
    2041489000&source=images&cd=vfe&opi=89978449&ved=0CBMQjhxqFwoTCPiPvpbG7IIDFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE

    https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.radynacestu.cz%2Fmagazin%2Fwellington%2F&psig=AOvVaw2k_RkZsm5TQWJkz-1BJefe&ust=17014621
    02893000&source=images&cd=vfe&opi=89978449&ved=0CBMQjhxqFwoTCPit2rPG7IIDFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE

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