1. New Zealand Aotearoa “the land of the long white cloud”
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Class: 3 MEDIA
Subject: Geography
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2. New Zealand

3. New zealand: in Māori aotearoa
NZ is located in the continent of Oceania.
The country geographically comprises two main lands: the North Island and the South Island, and around 600 smaller islands
Capital: New Zealand’s capital is Wellington
Language: English is the predominant language in New Zealand, spoken by 96.1% of the population. While Māori was declared official languages in 1987 and it is spoken by 3.7% of the population
Currency: New Zealand Dollar
Religion: Christianity is the predominant religion in New Zealand

4. COMPARISON BETWEEN NZ and australia

5. Geography The North Island
It is marked by volcanism. The highly active Volcanic Zone has formed a large volcanic plateau. The plateau also hosts the country’s largest lake, Lake Taupo
It has the great majority of the national population (Auckland & Wellington)
The South Island
Southern Alps: characterised by sharp mountain peaks, with 18 peaks over 3,000 metres. The highest is Mount Cook (3,754 metres)
Fiordland: a geographic region in the South West, with steep mountains, deep ocean floors and deep lakes. The area records the extensive ice age glaciations. Today, Fiordland contains the greatest extent of unmodified vegetation in NZ and threatened animals

6. North island

7. South island

8. The current flag
The flag of NZ is blue with the Union Flag in the canton and four red stars with white borders to the right. The stars’ pattern represents the Southern Cross in the constellation of Crux
NZ became a British colony in 1840
The current flag was adopted as New Zealand’s national flag in 1902

9. The new proposed flag In 2016 a referendum on a flag change took place
The proposed flag:
A white fern on a black/blue background, with sport connotations. To the right of the fern, there are four stars, in the formation of the Southern Cross constellation.
The country voted to keep the existing flag by 57% to 43%

10. Flags: new zealand and australia

11. History of the area
New Zealand was discovered by the Polynesians between and 1300 AD
The first European to reach NZ was the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman and his crew in 1642
The first was a hostile encounter and Europeans didn’t revisit NZ until James Cook in 1769

12. history
From the 19th century, Christian missionaries began to settle NZ, converting most of the Māori
The Māori population declined to around 40% during the 19th century because of the diseases introduced by the Europeans
Il followed a period of war, that ended with the Treaty of Waitangi in signed between the UK and the Māori: a dubious document that stated the Independence of NZ under the sovereignty of the UK

13. HISTORY WITH THE UK
Annexed by Great Britain in 1840, it was an UK crown colony
A self-governing colony (1856)
A dominion (1907)
It did became fully independent in 1947, when it adopted the Statute of Westminster
It is still a member of the Commonwealth

14. Culture
Kiwi is the nickname used internationally for people from NZ. The name derives from the kiwi, a flightless bird, which is native to the land, and the national symbol of the country
Because of its remoteness, it was one of the last lands to be settled by humans. During its long period of isolation, NZ developed a distinct culture: the Māori culture

15. Culture
-The Māori people have their own language and tribal customs
- They have belief in many different gods and have their own legends about how the Earth was formed 
 - Tattoos are important in Māori culture. Tā moko is the permanent body and face tattoo, considered inviolable and sacred

16. Māori MUSIC
- Māori music is more than just aggressive chants and bellicose dances.
- Their traditional performance, a fusion of song and dance, is known as kapahaka
The songs are accompanied by traditional instruments

17. THE HAKA
Haka is the generic name for Māori dance. A very famous Haka is the one played during the rugby matches