NEW ZEALAND

New zealand

NORTH ISLAND

SOUTH ISLAND

COOK STRAIT

The population rouds about 4,428,016 people.

Wellintong is the capital of New Zealand.

MAORIS(Glimpse - New Zealand Maori culture.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uIiDHgrDh0&feature=related

KAPA HAKA: It´s a traditional maori performance art form. It includes: HAKA: it´s a posture dance POI: it´s a dance accompampained by song and rhythmic movements. WAIATA-A-RINGA: are action songs Since 1972 there has been a regular competition TE MATANINI organizated by The Aotearoa Traditional Maori perfonming arts society. .............................................................................................................................. TOHUNGATANGA: It´s the maoris religionn, the believe in TE AO MAORI. The british colonised under european rules and their christian believes. ………………………………………………………………………………………........ Maori have been involved in new zealand politics since the declaration of independence of new zealand(1835) to the signing of the threaty of waitangi in 1840. Maori have reserved seats in the parliament since 1868.

THE TREATY OF WAITANGI It was a treaty of the british and the maoris.

It promes to protect Maori land if Maoris recognize british rule.

Dutch navigator, explored New Zealand in 1642.

ABEL TASMAN

He traveled 3 times to the New Zealand island, beginning in 1769. Britains annexed the islands in 1840.

JAMES COOK

Traveling to new zealand… •  Go hiking: •  New Zealand is a country of

spectacular and diverse beauty.

•  You can walk through rainforest, along golden-sand beaches, at the foot of mountains and up mountains.

Traveling to new zealand… •  Go kayaking. •  Paddle the dark waters of an

ancient fiord or the sun-filled calmness of a South Island Sound. Lift your adrenalin with a whitewater rush or lift your soul with a pod of dolphins.

Travelling to new zealand… •  Go scuba diving. •  See the world of beauty

and wildlife underwater that is so different but no less spectacular than the world above the water.

Travelling to new zealand… •  Go bungy jumping. •  It’s New Zealand most

traditional thing too do.

AUCKLAND

Auckland is New Zealand's largest urban area with a population of over 1.5 million people. It is not the capital, it was at one time, but the capital was moved to Wellintong. Auckland is the centre of commerce and industry. Auckland is the biggest polynesian city in the world, and this cultural influence is reflected in many aspects of life.

WELLINTONG THE CAPITAL OF NEW ZEALAND

As the capital city, Wellington acts as the country's cultural, administrative and political hub. It is the storehouse for the nation's historic, cultural and artistic treasures.

CHRISTCHURCH Christchurch enjoyed the largest collection of Gothic architecture in the country, with Christchurch Cathedral, the Canterbury Museum, Christ's College School, and the former University of Canterbury, which was converted to the cultural centre of Christchurch, the Arts Centre.