1. New Zealand

2. Geographical position
New Zealand is an island country in the southwest of the Pacific Ocean. It belongs to a large island group called Polynesia. The country is situated on two main islands – The North Island and The South Island and a dozen of smaller islands.

3. Sights of new Zealand
The war historical museum
Sky-Tower
Lincoln’s University
Christmas in New Zealand

4. New Zealand state Capital Wellington Official languages English (98%)3
Māori (4.2%)3
NZ Sign Language (0.6%)3
Area
Water
268,680 km²
2.1%
Population
Head of State
Governor-General
Prime Minister
HM Queen Elizabeth II
Anand Satyanand
Helen Clark

5. History of new Zealand
The country was discovered by Europeans in 1642, but they didn’t start to settle in the islands until the beginning of the 18th century. The first people who settled in New Zealand were a brown – skinned people called Maoris. Maoris make up 12 % of the country’s population.