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General information

History

Culture

Commons stereotypes

Famous personalities

Important landmarks

General information

Population

New Zealand’s estimated resident population was 5,338,900 at 31 March 2024

Language

New Zealand has three official languages: English, Māori and New Zealand Sign Language

Geography

New Zealand is a remote, mountainous group of islands located off the southeast coast of Australia.

Government system

New Zealand's system of government is a constitutional monarchy.

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history

New Zealand was one of the last land areas to be populated by human beings. Māori were the first inhabitants. According to them, the first explorer to reach New Zealand was their intrepid ancestor, Kupe, the great navigator, around 1000 years ago. Using the stars and ocean currents as his navigational guides, he ventured across the Pacific on his voyaging canoe, from his ancestral Polynesian homeland. They remained isolated in New Zealand until the arrival of European explorers.

The first European to sight New Zealand was Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1642. His mission was considered unsuccessful because he hadn't found ‘no treasures or matters of great profit’. By the time British naval captain James Cook visited the country in 1769, the Māori population was not much greater than 100,000. They had no name for themselves but eventually adopted the name Māori (meaning “normal”) to distinguish themselves from the Europeans, who, after Cook´s voyage, began to arrive with greater frequency. The country gained its independence from Britain in 1947. Today it is a member of the Commonwealth.

culture

MAIORI CULTURE

Māori culture is an integral part of life in Aotearoa, New Zealand.

FOOD

With more than 14,000 kilometres of coastline, New Zealand is home to some of the best seafood in the world.

SPORTS

Rugby is the favorite sport and nearly everyone cheers on the national team, the All Blacks. Many Kiwis also enjoy cricket.

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New Zealanders, or "Kiwis" as they are called, have been shaped by their isolation. The Maori named the country, Aotearoa, "The Land of the Long White Cloud."

WAIKATO

Hobbiton, the authentic village that was created for Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movie series, including The Hobbit.

important landmarks

GREAT BARRIER ISLAND (Dark Sky Sanctuary)

Dark, clear skies, unique celestial features and otherworldly landscapes make stargazing in New Zealand a breathtakingly magical experience. With no light pollution and very a small community on the island, this is a great spot to see the Aurora Australis.

HOT WATER BEACH

World-famous Hot Water Beach, where we can dig our own natural hot pool.

WAIPOA FOREST

The largest remaining tract of native forest in Northland, an ancient green world of towering trees and rare birds.Tāne Mahuta, a kauri tree growing in the Waipoua Forest, is New Zealand’s oldest and tallest tree – perhaps, the oldest, tallest tree in the world. 2,500–3000 years, 51 metres hight.

famous personalities

Peter Jackson is a film director, screenwriter and producer. He made history with The Lord of the Rings trilogy, becoming the first person to direct three major feature films simultaneously.

Nigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill is an actor. he is regarded as one of the most versatile actors of his generation.

Niki Caro is a film director and screenwriter. Whale Whisperer is one of her famoust movies.

common stereotypes

New Zealanders are friendly and down-to-earth people who embrace the spirit of manaakitanga, or hospitality.New Zealanders are distinctive for their twangy dialect of English and propensity to travel long distances, and are quickly associated with the All Blacks rugby team and the haka.The name 'kiwi' comes from the curious little flightless bird that is unique to New Zealand. Just like the bird, New Zealanders are unique, adaptable and a little quirky.

"There are more sheep than people in New Zealand""Kiwis hate to be called kiwis.""New Zealanders are adrenaline junkies."

references

https://www.newzealand.com/nz/ https://www.britannica.com/https://www.kiwilanders.com/https://pt.wikipedia.org/https://www.imdb.com/list/ls052034348/https://andshetravels.com/2018/04/18/five-stereotypes-of-new-zealand/

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ENGLISH

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English is the predominant language of New Zealand. Almost the entire population speak it either as native speakers or proficiently as a second language.The Māori language of the indigenous Māori people was made official language in 1987. New Zealand Sign Language has been an official language since 2006. Many other languages are used by New Zealand's minority ethnic communities, like Hindi, and Mandarin Chinese.

Kapa haka - traditional Māori performing arts

Toi, or Māori art, centers around four primary art forms; raranga (weaving), whakairo (carving), tā moko (tattooing) and peitatanga (painting).

A marae is a fenced-in complex of carved buildings and grounds that belongs to a particular tribe/family. It's used for meetings, celebrations and other important tribal events.

A pōwhiri is a Māori welcoming ceremony, involving whaikōrero (formal speech) , waiata (singing) and kai (food).

New Zealand's food:

• Crayfish and seafood
• New Zealand lamb
• Hāngī - food cooked under the ground
• Fish and chips
• Kiwi summer BBQ
• New Zealand pavlova and fruit salad
• Humble New Zealand pies

New Zealand's system of government is known as a constitutional monarchy. It is made up of democratically elected representatives (the MPs) who form the House of Representatives. The Government advises the Head of State, the King.

Because of its remote location, New Zealand is rich in unusual wildlife not seen anywhere else in the world. Nearly all the land animals are birds and many of these species have lost the ability to fly. The most famous is the kiwi bird.

At 31 March 2024:

• New Zealand’s estimated resident population was provisionally 5,338,900
• there were 2,680,900 females and 2,658,000 males
• the median age of females and males was 38.9 and 37.1 respectively.

New Zealand ethnic composition

New Zealand has two main islands, North and South Islands. Australia, it's the nearest neighbor, and is 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) away. The islands were created 23 million years ago when land was thrust out of the ocean by volcanic forces. New Zealand has more than 50 volcanoes, some of which are still active today, no less than 775 lakes, dazzling fjords and glaciers, snowy peaks, long sandy beaches, rocky shores, and pastures creating a majestic landscape.

CAPITAL: WellingtonAREA: 103,883 square miles (269,055 square kilometers)New Zealand is largely antipodal to the Iberian Peninsula of Europe.