1. THE AUSTRAL REALM II (NEW ZEALAND)
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2. 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

3. NEW ZEALAND’S RELATIVE LOCATION (ASTRIDE PLATE BOUNDARIES)

4. THE IMPACT

5. CLIMATE
CONTROLS?

6. 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

7. LAND-USE
PATTERNS

9. 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

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

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

12. THE AUSTRAL REALM II (NEW ZEALAND)
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