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HISTORICAL NOTES The Maoris –the first people; Abel Tasman discovered the western coast; Rediscovered in 1769 by Capitan James Cook; The war - since 1860 by 1871; 1907 – the status of a Dominion.

GEOGRAPHY  Cook Strait (North Island and South Island) and a small island (Stewart Island);  The North Island – springs, geysers, watering places; he South Island – fertile plains, high mountains, the Southern Alps;  Mount Cook – 3,764 m;  Rivers: the Wanganui, the Waikato;  L Lake Taupo.

 Natural gas, coal, high-grade ironsands;  Expensive forests;  Population: 3,145,000 in 1976;  90% - British, 10% - Maoris. GEOGRAPHY

THE NATIONAL ECONOMY Industry plays an important role; GRASS – is “the green gold” of New Zealand; Food Industry (butter, cheese), milk powder factories, meat works, meat canneries; Mainly farm machinery and equipment.

THE NATIONAL ECONOMY Imports:  industrial products, plant, machinery;  motor vehicles, metal goods, raw materials;  semi-processed materials, components, some foodstuffs. I - The world’s biggest exporter of meat and dairy products! II - The second largest exporter of wool!

THE SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT The House of Representatives; Governor General – Executive Council – the Prime Minister; Two big parties: the National Party and the Labour Party.

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