NEW ZEALAND

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New Zealand coat of arms explained

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Location
New Zealand is an island country in the
southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main
landmasses—the North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) and
the South Island (Te Waipounamu)—and more than
700 smaller islands.
New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and
its most populous city is Auckland.

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 The name New Zealand comes from the
Dutch 'Nieuw Zeeland', the name first given to us by a
Dutch mapmaker.
New Zealand is part of the Ring of Fire-the
circum-Pacific seismic belt marked by frequent
earthquakes and considerable volcanic activity.
Numerous earthquakes occur annually,
including hundreds that can be felt by New Zealanders.
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People
• Contemporary New Zealand has a majority of people of European origin, a significant
minority of Maori, and smaller numbers of people from Pacific islands and Asia.

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Official Languages
• The two official languages of New Zealand are Māori and New Zealand Sign Language.

• New Zealand English is similar to Australian English, and many speakers from the Northern
Hemisphere are unable to tell the accents apart.

Famous Things
• Rugby
• Manuka Honey • Haka: a traditional war dance or challenge that is an
• Wine integral part of Maori culture. Haka was originally
• Lord of the Rings performed before a battle to intimidate the enemy and is
also used as part of welcome ceremonies and other special
events.

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Cities
Auckland
Auckland, the "City of Sails" is New
Zealand's largest city and the most
populous Polynesian city in the
world. Blond- and black-sand
beaches, rain forest hiking trails,
picturesque coves, islands, and
volcanoes surround the city, making
it a perfect base for day trips and
wilderness adventures.
Wellington
Famous for a vibrant creative culture
fuelled by great food, wine, craft beer,
coffee and events, Wellington is a
cosmopolitan city with an energetic
personality.
Being the 'Windy City‘/'City of
Gales', and the local rugby team is
fittingly called the Hurricanes.
Queenstown
“the Adventure Capital of the
World”
Queenstown was carved out of
the land by glaciers, rivers and
lakes, but it has been shaped by
innovative adventurers and
pioneers from all over the world
who made this place home.
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Places
• Coromandel Peninsula • Bay of Islands

• Lake Taupo and

Tongariro National
Park

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 • Fiordland National Park and
Milford Sound
A World Heritage Site, protects some of the most
spectacular scenery in the country. Glaciers sculpted
this dramatic landscape, carving the famous fjords of
Milford, Dusky, and Doubtful Sounds.
• Rotorua
Rotorua is one of the most active geothermal regions
in the world. This is a land where the earth speaks.
Boiling mud pools, hissing geysers, volcanic craters,
and steaming thermal springs betray the forces that
birthed much of New Zealand's dramatic
topography.
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• Waitomo Caves
The Waitomo Caves are far from being the
most interesting caves in New Zealand. They
are merely the most heavily and successfully
marketed. They are very much set up for ease
of access, with lighting, paved paths and steps.
• Napier In Hawke’s Bay
Gourmet food and Art Deco – These two things
define the Napier region, one of the best places
to visit in New Zealand to take a peek in the
Maori World. Spanish Mission style
architecture and Art Deco design buildings line
this city.
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Food
• Kina: Kina is the local • L&P: L&P stands for
name for a type of sea urchin “Lemon & Paeroa”. It is as
with a hard spiky outer shell common as any soft drink
and thin fleshy (and edible) in New Zealand, tasting a
insides. It has been a New bit more lemony and sweet
• Pavlova: Either way, than Sprite.
Zealand delicacy for centuries!
pavlova is a much-loved
dessert in New Zealand made
with meringue, whipped
cream and fruit.

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 Fun Facts
• “TAUMATAWHAKATANGIHANGAKOAUAUOTAMATEAPOKAIWHENUAKITANATAHU”. This epic word is
actually the name of a 300 metre high hill in the beautiful Hawke’s Bay. What’s so special about it, as you may have
guessed, is that it is the longest place name in any English speaking country in the world.

• The world’s first commercial bungee jump was a 43 metre leap off the Kawarau Bridge in Queenstown in 1988.

• In 1893, New Zealand became the first country to give women the right to vote.

• Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to climb Mount Everest in 1953, was a New Zealander.

• The Maori name for New Zealand is ‘Aotearoa’. It means “the land of the long white cloud”.

• Of New Zealand’s entire living population, only 5% are human.

• New Zealand is home to more different species of penguin than anywhere else in the world.

• A clock in Dunedin has been running since 1864 and has never been wound up

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Quote and Image Slide

“ Quotes:
-”There's a real purity in New Zealand that doesn't exist in the states. It's actually not an
easy thing to find in our world anymore. It's a unique place because it is so far away from
the rest of the world. There is a sense of isolation and also being protected.”
Elijah Wood

-”Whenever I get stressed I just want to hop on a plane to Queenstown.”

John Travolta

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THANK YOU

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