Museum Entrance Population culture wildlife geography Welcome to the Museum of New Zealand of New Zealand Curator’s Offices Random facts

Curator’s Office Contact me at My last name means from Seggern, in German. I have a good sense of humor. I am just shy of 6 feet tall. I am a Christian, a gamer, and a dog person who is in love with a cat person. Andrew T. vonSeggern Note: Virtual museums were first introduced by educators at Keith Valley Middle School in Horsham, Pennsylvania. This template was designed by Dr. Christy Keeler. View the Educational Virtual Museums website for more information on this instructional technique.Keith Valley Middle SchoolDr. Christy KeelerEducational Virtual Museums Return to Entry

Room 1 Return to Entry The flag of New Zealand

Room 2 Return to Entry Coat of arms

Room 3 Return to Entry Geography

Room 4 Return to Entry The Kiwi bird

"New Zealand." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 28 Nov Web. 28 Nov Capital: Wellington National Anthem: God Defend New Zealand Largest city: Auckland Population: 4,445,436 Currency: NZD (New Zealand Dollar) GDP per Capita: $36,648 Return to Exhibit Population facts

"New Zealand." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 28 Nov Web. 28 Nov Official Languages: English 95.6% Māori 4.2% NZ sign 0.6% Most Māori carvings feature human figures, generally with three fingers and either a natural-looking, detailed head or a grotesque head. Musical influences are jazz, blues, country, rock and roll, hip-hop, many of these genres mixed with a unique New Zealand interpretation Soccer and Rugby attract the most attention of the English origin sporting events Return to Exhibit Culture

"New Zealand." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 28 Nov Web. 28 Nov Return to Exhibit Geography Size 103,483sq mi/ 268,021 sq km Two Main Islands separated by the Cook Strait Approximately 9,404 miles of coast line 18 peaks over 9,800ft high, the highest is Aoraki/ Mount Cook at 12,316ft The island straddles the Pacific and Indo- Australian tectonic plates

"New Zealand." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 28 Nov Web. 28 Nov Before the arrival of humans on NZ, approximately 80% was covered in Forrest The lack of predatory mammals lead to flightlessness in some birds like the Kiwi  Many kinds of sea mammals live near NZ Many of the natural wildlife on NZ has become extinct or is an endangered species Return to Exhibit wildlife

"New Zealand." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 28 Nov Web. 28 Nov Unemployment peaked to over 10% in 1991 and 1992 Tourism supports about 9.6% of the total workforce, about $15 billion Wool made up over 1/3 of the total export revenues in the late 19 th century, but is no longer profitable because of the world market 31% of NZ energy comes from renewable resources like hydroelectric and geothermal power Return to Exhibit Random Facts