1. A BRIEF GEOGRAPHICAL INTRODUCTION TO NEW ZEALAND!

2. MOUNTAINS The tallest mountain in NZ is Mount Aoraki (A.K.A Cook). This mountain is in the South island. Mount Cook is 3754 metres tall. The tallest mountain in the north island is Mount Ruapehu. The main mountain range in New Zealand is the Southern Alps in the South island. The Southern Alps are over 600 kilometers in length. Three quarters of the surface of New Zealand consists of hills and mountains. New Zealand's largest glacier is the Tasman glacier at 29 kilometers long.

3. LAKES New Zealand's largest lake is Lake Taupo. This lake is 616 square kilometers in size. New Zealand has over 775 lakes that are over 0.5 kilometers long. The Maori name for lake is Roto so many lakes start with that e.g. Rotoiti. Lake Taupo is an old volcano crater called a caldera. There are over 60 artificial lakes in New Zealand. Lake Benmore is the largest with an area of 74 square kilometers. Lake Rotorangi near Whanganui is 46 kilometers long and is New Zealand's longest lake. These artificial lakes are used to make hydro electricity.

4. RIVERS The longest river in New Zealand is the Waikato river at 425 kilometers in length. The Clutha river in the South island is the river with the most amount of water flowing through it every minute. The Clutha river is also the biggest river in the South island.

5. VOLCANOES The largest volcano in New Zealand is Lake Taupo. New Zealand is on the edge of the Indo Australian plate and the Ring of fire so a lot of volcanoes occur through the middle of New Zealand. The volcano that has erupted most recently is Tongariro. The largest eruption Known in New Zealand is the Taupo eruption thousands of years ago. This is a volcano erupting.

6. CLIMATE January and February are the warmest months. July is the coldest. The driest areas in New Zealand are Central Otago and Canterbury. The wettest areas in New Zealand are Fiordland and Westland. Central Otago and Eastern North Island have the warmest temperatures. South Canterbury and Central Otago have the coldest temperatures. The sunniest areas are in the Bay Of Plenty, Gisbourne, Hawkes Bay, Blenheim and Nelson. This picture shows how the climate can change.

7. CITIES The largest city in New Zealand is Auckland. Auckland has ¼ of New Zealand's population. The capital city of New Zealand is Wellington. The largest city in the South Island is Christchurch. The capital city is the third largest city in New Zealand. The reason Wellington is the capital of New Zealand is that it is in the middle and fairly easy to get too. This is Auckland

8. TOWNS There are around 600 towns in New Zealand. Huntly is a town found in Hamilton. Huntly has a population of over 7000 people. The amazing Waikato river runs through many towns including Huntly. Huntly was called Rahui Pokeka when migrants settled the town some time in the 1850s. The Huntly name was adopted in the 1870s when the postmaster named it after Huntly, Aberdeenshire in Scotland. He used an old 'Huntley Lodge' stamp to stamp mail from the early European settlement. This is Huntly!

9. A BRIEF HISTORICAL INTRODUCTI ON TO NEW ZEALAND!

10. WAHINE DISASTER The sinking of the Lyttelton–Wellington ferry Wahine on 10 April 1968 was New Zealand’s worst modern maritime disaster. 51 people died on that day and another 2 died later in hospital. The ferry was overcome by the worst storm ever recorded in New Zealand. There was no rescue possible straight away as the seas were too rough. The ship had been hit by an old cyclone that carried 100 knot winds. Only four life boats made a successful journey to shore. The ship had run aground on the Barrett reef and lost all steering and power.

11. THE TREATY OF WAITANGI The treaty of Waitangi is a treaty that lets Pakeha buy Maori land and in return the British will not attack Maori people. Hone Heke was the first one to sign the Treaty.

12. THE GREAT LAND MARCH

13. FAMOUS NEW ZEALANDERS Ernest Rutherford was the first man to split the Atom. Ernest one a Nobel prize for his excellence in chemistry and was called the father of Nuclear physics. Edmund Hillary was the first man to climb all the way to the summit of Mount Everest. Jean Batten was the first woman to fly solo across the English channel. Jack lovelock was a NZ runner and he broke the Olympic record at the time. Jack fell onto train tracks, probably as a result of one of the dizziness attacks after falling from a horse when he was young. He was killed by an oncoming train.

14. MAORI HISTORY

15. DANCE The routines that we have been learning are to the songs Scream, by Usher, Pound the alarm by Nicki Minaj and Sexy and I know it by LMFAO. Some hip hop styles we learnt were Popping, Breaking, Isolation, Whacking and Tec Tonic. Every dance routine has eight counts. In Dance we have been learning three routines. Eru Clark is the amazing choreographer who teaches us these routines. Eru is one of the top five dancers in New Zealand.

16. ART

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