New Zealand Facts

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New Zealand

New Zealand's national anthem

New Zealand: general presentation

New Zealand: fun facts

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Typical New Zealand food

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Kahoot New Zealand Cities

The Maori: basic facts

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• Oceania, next do Australia.
• Medium-sized country country.
• Has about 5 million people.
• Wellington is the capital.
• Auckland is the bigger and most populated city.

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• English, Maori and New Zealand Sign Language.
• New Zealand dollar.
• Constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy.

King Charles III

Chris Hapkins

Cindy Kiro

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• 1642- Abel Tasman discovered the islands.
• 1769- James Cook, found the land and started colonizing it.

• 1840- it was signed the Treaty of Waitangi.
• 1852- New Zealand achieved self-government.

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• 1883- Krakatoa volcano had its most powerful explosion.
• 1893- women gained the right to vote.
• 1902- the flag is recognized.

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• 1915- entering World War 1.
• 1984- became the first country nuclear-free.

Swim with dolphins and watch whales:

• Auckland Harbour;
• Northland;
• Bay of Islands, Kaikōura.

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Watch penguins:

• Otago Peninsula- south of Dunedin and round the Catlins region.
• Marlborough Sounds, Akaroa Harbour, Oamaru, Dunedin and Stewart Island.

Watch seals:

• Cape Palliser
• Abel Tasman National Park
• Catlins Coast

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See glow worms:

• Waitomo Caves

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Horse riding:

• Northland

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Ziplining:

• Waiheke Island;
• Rotorua;
• West Coast tree tops;
• Queenstown;
• West Coast;

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Heli-skiing:

• Queenstown

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Canyoning:

• Auckland;
• Coromandel;
• Nelson;
• Canterbury;

• Wanaka.

Rafting:

• Rotorua;
• Lake Taupō;
• West Coast;
• Queenstown.

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Bungy- jumping:

• Queenstown;
• Auckland Harbour Bridge;
• Taupo Bungy.

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Sky diving:

• Wanaka;
• Queenstown;
• Lake Taupo;
• Auckland;

• Bay of Plenty.

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• Rotorua’s.

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• First country to give women the right to vote.
• First country to introduce minimum wage.
• Only 4000 covid cases.

• Second safest country in the world.

1 th most developed country.

• Least corrupt country in the world.

2 th richest country 1 th happiest.

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Jacinda Ardern:

• Great prime-minister.
• Improved the quality of life of New Zealand people

Jacinda Ardern

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Sophie Pascoe

• Sophie Pascoe in 2008, paralympic games:
• 11 gold.
• 7 silver.
• 1 bronze.

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Steven Adams:

• NBA player

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Edmund Hillary, on 29 May 1953:

• Reached the summit of Mount Everest.

Edmund Hillary

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Ernest Rutherford

Ernest Rutherford:

• Father of nuclear physics;
• Invented dating rocks method.
• Proposed Rutherford atomic model.

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Keneti James Apa:

• Plays Archie Andrews, in Riverdale.

KJ Apa

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Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin:

• X-men series.

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The All Blacks

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Known by kiwis, a national bird.

Māori culture- intimidating but friendly and spiritual.

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30% of the country is a national reserve

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Coromandel Peninsula

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Able Tasman park

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Fiordland Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve

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Fiordland National Park

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10 sheep for every person leaving there

2000000000000 people oceania small

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The famous pavlova has origins in New Zealand

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City with the longest name

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Lord of the Rings saga was filmed in New Zealand

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It's possible to visit Hobbiton and pay with hobbit money while exploring Middle Earth.

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