New Zealand By Kalan Law

Contents A General Survey Society and Culture Economy and Education 2 3 5 4 Contents 1 Society and Culture Economy and Education Customs and Festivals Sports and Etiquette

01 New Zealand A General Survey

Location New Zealand is located in the Southern Hemiphere,in the southwest corner of the Pacific Ocean,nearly 1,600 kilometers southeast of Australia.With a total landmass of about 270,000 square kilometers,New Zealand is the largest in the islands of Polynesia,an island group in the central and southern Pacific Ocean. New Zealand

Location The First Country to Get a New Day in the World

Geography Stewart Island

Mt. Cook (3,764 m) The Highest Mountain in New Zealand Geography Dormant Volcano Active Volcano Mt. Cook (3,764 m) The Highest Mountain in New Zealand Volcanic Mountains in North Islands

Geography Geothermal Resources

Geography The Longest River in New Zealand The Waikato River The Largest Lake in New Zealand Lake Taupo Rivers in New Zealand are not very long but they run swiftly.

Climate September-November December-February March-May June-August

Population Three fourth of the population in New Zealand live in North Island. The population in New Zealand is about 4.03 million.

History 800 years ago Mr. Kupe, the great Maori explorer, first discovered the islands of New Zealand. So, the Maori people became the natives of the islands. In 1840 With the Waitangi Treaty signed , New Zealand became a British colony. In 1917 New Zealand claimed to be independent, but was still a member state of the Commonwealth of Nations.

Other National Emblem National Flag of New Zealand

Other God Defend New Zealand National Anthem Maori Version E Ihowa Atua, (Ihoa) O ngä iwi mätou rä, Äta whakarongona; Me aroha noa. Kia hua ko te pai; Kia tau tö atawhai; Manaakitia mai Aotearoa. English Version God of Nations, at thy feet. In the bonds of love we meet. Hear our voices, we entreat, God Defend our free land. Guard Pacific's triple star, From the shafts of strife and war. Make her praises heard afar, God defend New Zealand.

Other National bird kiwi

02 New Zealand Society and Culture

Society of New Zealand Different cultural backgrounds Slow rhythm Complete social welfare system Different cultural backgrounds Slow rhythm High life standard Favor equality Society of New Zealand

Environment in the Pubic Places Society Environment in the Pubic Places

convenient transport system Society convenient transport system

Culture Symphony orchestra Real Corps De Ballet 模板来自于 http://docer.wps.cn 20

Culture Place for the production of movie

03 Economy and Education New Zealand

Advanced economic Industry Agriculture Natural resources Tourism The others Foreign trade Advanced economic

Resources Natural Resources

The largest city—Auckland Cities Tourism＆Famous Cities Capital—Wellington The largest city—Auckland Christchurch Queenstown

Industry Shipbuilding Machinofacture Chemical Plant Tele-communication

Education Equal Education Easy to get in, but difficult to graduate College High School Elementary School Infancy Easy to get in, but difficult to graduate Junior Senior 6 years For 3-4 year old children

Customs and Festivals 04 New Zealand

Maori Tools and Weapons

Maori Clothes

Hangi Maori Traditional Cooking

Maori Hongi By touching the noses, not only the sincere welcome is expressed, but also the breath is felt, which means the hosts and the guests share the life.

Maori The Tattoo Tradition The tattoo of the Maori people is not only a kind of decoration, but also a sign of social status.

Maori Meeting Place Marae

National Day February 6th Festivals National Day February 6th On Feb 6th, 1840, the Treaty of Waitangi was signed by Maori people and British settlers.

Festivals Halloween Halloween in New Zealand is the same as in other western countries, such as the UK. Wearing Masks Pumpkin Lights Dressing like Ghosts

Festivals Christmas Christmas is the most important festival in New Zealand. Cards sending, Christmas shopping and wagon watching are a series of activities for this day.

New Zealand 05 Sports and Etiquette

Sports Rugby Rugby is the most popular and widespread sport in New Zealand. All Blacks from New Zealand VS Springboks from South Africa

Sports Swimming New Zealand has several coastal areas where you can enjoy a breathtaking close encounter with friendly dolphins.

Sports Hunting New Zealand has vast land with sparse population and most of the hills are covered with greens all the year around. So, it offers some of the finest big game trophy hunting in the world.

Sports Mountain Biking New Zealand is a mountainous country and mountain biking is an adventure sport that has come of age in this country.

Sports Caving Caving opportunities abound in New Zealand, which has extensive areas of karst limestone landscape.

Sports Sky Diving New Zealand has some truly awesome locations for skydiving, with views so startling that you almost forget where you are.

Meeting and greeting Etiquette In New Zealand, when people meet, they like saying “Good day!”. At the first meeting, people will shake hands with each other or raise oneself slightly to bow. At greeting, it is appropriate to call names at any time. Some greeting ways are not same as in China, you’d better use their usual ways.

Etiquette Invitation Usually it is the hostess who invite guests to have dinner at home. When you receive an invitation, you have to reply immediately. No matter what kind of party you are leaving, you should express gratitude to the hostess.

Etiquette Dining It’s unnecessary to put down the knife and fork during a talk, otherwise the hostess will probably consider that you have eaten up the course. Sitting in a chair, you should keep upright, instead of leaning against the back of the chair. At the dinning table, don’t clean your teeth, whether you use your finger or a toothpick or even your tongue.

Etiquette In public In the New Zealand’s stores, almost all the goods are marked with clear price and there is no custom of bargaining. In the theatre, people should wear their best clothes, that is, they often wear suits. Those who go to church usually bring money with them so as to donate, which is a routine at each church.

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