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NEW ZEALAND
NEW ZEALAND
Topics:
• History;
• Languages;
• Food;
• Sports;
• Maori Tattoos.N
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• Capital :
Wellington
• Largest city:
Auckland
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HistoryNEW ZEALAND
Abel Tasman - 1642 1769
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• Government :
Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
• Monarch :
Elizabeth II
• Governor General :
Sir Jerry Mateparae
• Prime Minister :
John Key
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Elizabeth II
Sir Jerry Mateparae
John Key
• Language – English, Maori, sign
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Culture
A tradition Maori greeting - the hongi
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• North Island volcanism
• South Island Southern Alps
• Approximately 76% of New Zealand’spopulation lives in the North Island.
• Cook Strait is a 20 kilometers wide strait that separates the North and South Islands.
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Lake TaupōNEW ZEALAND
New Zealand’s largest Lake.
Lake TaupōNEW ZEALAND
Lake TaupōNEW ZEALAND
• Maori rock carvings at Mine Bay on Lake Taupō, over 10meters high and are only accessible by boat or kayak.
Food
• Influences from:
– Europe;
– Asia;
– Pacific islands of Polynesia.
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FoodCasual Kiwi cuisine
• Kiwi barbecues - featuring New Zealand beef,lamb and seafood - are a big part of theculture, and typify the laid-back nature of NewZealanders.
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FoodCasual Kiwi
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Food
Casual Kiwi cuisine
• Fish and chips (fries) may not be high on thehealthy eating scale, but no New Zealandcuisine experience is complete withoutenjoying this traditional New Zealandtakeaway meal, served wrapped in paper.
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Māori hangi
Cooked in an underground pit filled with hotstones, a hangi feast typically includeskumara/sweet potato, pumpkin, chicken, pork,lamb, and seafood.
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Māori hangi
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Food
Festivals
• Wildwood festival (NZ wild foods);
• Wine and food festival.
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Wildwood Festival
• Everything from sheep's eyes to bug larvae, wild highland beef, curried Hoki Tikka, pesto ice-cream, mountain merino and venison tongue are all on the list of things we can try.
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Wine and food festival
• These unique festivals bring a range of different wines and food together, highlighting how well wine can complement all sorts of different New Zealand cuisine and food.
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Sports
• Rugby :
– Contry’s national idetity
• Cricket;
• Horse Racing;
• Extreme sports:
– Bungee jumping;
– Mountaineering …
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Sports
• Rugby :
– Contry’s national idetity
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Sports
• Cricket;
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Sports
• Horse Racing;
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Sports• Extreme sports: Bungee jumping;
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SportsNEW ZEALAND
• Extreme sports: Mountaineering …
Maori Tattoos
The Maori tattoos arevery famous and populardemand in the studios tohave a whole meaningbehind what makes thesesymbols carry a multitudeof history and memorablemoments.
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