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NEW ZEALAND TWO MAJOR ISLANDS (NORTH AND SOUTH) AND MANY SMALLER MOUNTAINOUS ENVIRONMENTS POPULATION OF 4.0 MILLION, OF WHICH 85% ARE EUROPEAN MAORI HERITAGE (POLYNESIAN ROOTS), BUT A MINORITY TODAY OF LESS THAN 400,000 ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

NEW ZEALAND’S RELATIVE LOCATION (ASTRIDE PLATE BOUNDARIES)

THE IMPACT

CLIMATE CONTROLS?

POPULATION OVERVIEW 4.0 MILLION PEOPLE MAORI MINORITY OF ABOUT 10% ARITHEMETIC DENSITY: 38/SQ MI PHYSIOLOGIC DENSITY: 22/SQ MI 77% URBANIZED GNP: $18,530

LAND-USE PATTERNS

COMMONALITIES (AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND) BRITISH HERITAGE PASTORAL ECONOMIES SMALL INTERNAL MARKETS CHALLENGES OF DISTANCE AND REMOTE LOCATION HIGH % URBANIZATION PERIPHERAL DEVELOPMENT CONCERNS WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES EXCELLENT QUALITY OF LIFE FOR MOST

Highly Urbanized on Coastal Margins AUCKLAND, NORTH ISLAND Highly Urbanized on Coastal Margins

THE MAORI FACTOR Land and Fishing Rights Lack of Integration Treaty of Watangi, 1840 Land and Fishing Rights Lack of Integration

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