New Zealand Ivan Varga APIN 23.11.2016

Content 1.History 2.Culture 3.Economy 4.Politics 5.Natural beauty

history One of the last major landmasses settled by humans First settled by Eastern Polynesians between 1250 and 1300 Māori - divided into Iwi and Hapū The first Europeans known to have reached New Zealand were Dutch explorer Abel Tasman and his crew in 1642 revisited in 1769 when British explorer James Cook mapped almost the entire coastline

History The Māori population declined to around 40% of its pre-contact level during the 19th century William Hobson declared British sovereignty over all of New Zealand on 21 May 1840 gained a representative government in 1852 and the first Parliament met in 1854. Early in the 20th century, Involvement in world affairs, fighting in the First and Second World Wars and suffering through the Great Depression

Culture adapted the tropically based east Polynesian culture The British and Irish immigrants brought aspects of their own culture Art: Ta moko Weaving Painting

Literature pre-literate culture until contact with Europeans in the early 19th Century The oral tradition of story telling and folklore has survived and the early missionaries collected folk tales Poetry- Māori sung poems or waiata Writers - Robin Hyde, Janet Frame, Patricia Grace

Sports British origins Rugby union is considered the national sport Golf, netball, tennis and cricket Around 54% of New Zealand adolescents participate in sports for their school

Economy advanced economy nominal gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of US$36,254. New Zealand was ranked sixth in the 2013 Human Development Index heavily dependent on international trade vulnerable to international commodity prices and global economic slowdowns

Politics New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy Elizabeth II is the Queen of New Zealand and the head of state The Queen is represented by the Governor-General, whom she appoints on the advice of the Prime Minister

Politics legislative power consists of the Queen and the House of Representatives Judges and judicial officers are appointed non-politically and under strict rules regarding tenure to help maintain constitutional independence from the government one of the world's most stable and well-governed nations John Key

Local government and external territories divided into provinces, which had a degree of autonomy government was centralized and the provinces were abolished in 1876 In 1989, the government reorganized local government into the current two-tier structure of regional councils and territorial authorities The regional councils' role is to regulate "the natural environment with particular emphasis on resource management"

Natural Beauty Mount taranaki Situated in the region of the same name, on the North Island's western coast, Taranaki is a 2518m volcanic cone that last erupted in the mid-19th century

Fox Glacier cave The South Island's Westland National Park is home to this glacier and its spectacular ice caves. In 13km, the Fox drops from the peaks of the Southern Alps to rainforest along the coast

The southwestern coast of the South Island is cut by numerous fjords The southwestern coast of the South Island is cut by numerous fjords. Milford Sound is the best known, and is the country's most popular tourist attraction Stormy Milford Sound

New Zealand's tallest mountain range contains 20 peaks over 3,000m, the highest being Aoraki/Mt. Cook at 3,750m. It's a great starter range for mountaineering Southern Alp peaks

Tongariro Alpine Crossing The Tongariro Crossing trail runs for 19km through volcanic terrain in the center of the North Island. It passes the base of Mt. Ngauruhoe, known to a lot of the world as Mt. Doom. The national park is the country's oldest Tongariro Alpine Crossing

Sources http://www.newzealand.com/int/trips-and-driving-itineraries/ https://www.govt.nz/ https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Tourism-g255104-New_Zealand-Vacations.html http://www.tourismnewzealand.com/ http://matadornetwork.com/trips/photo-gallery-22-natural-destinations-in-new- zealand/

Quiz: What is Ta moko? Tattoo Painting Hena Ritual

What is waiata? Fairytales Sung Poems Writen Poems Novels

what was the name of the first settlers? Māori Iwi Hapū Polynesians

Who is the head of a state? John Key House of Representatives Elizabeth II Parliament