basic informationflag, anthem, national holidays
historyMāoriculture
fauna & florafood
interesting things
New Zealand
• in Māori language <Aotearoa>• island coutry• southwestern Pacific ocean• capital – Wellington• consists of two islands (Nothern & Southern)
Basic information
• capital : Wellington• total area : 268 680 km2
(Southern Island : 151 000 km2 , Nothern Island : 115 000 km2)
• population : 4 414 400 people• largest city : Auckland• ethnic groups : european (67%), māori (14%), polynesian
(7%) and asian (9%)
• population density : 14 inhibitants/km2
• official languages : english & māori
Basic information
• form of government : Realm of New Zealand• head of state : Elisabeth II.• head of government : Sir Jerry Mateparae• religion : christianity• currency is NZD (New Zealand dollar)
• realm also includes → Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau, Antarctic (Rosso‘s dependence)
Flag
o Anthem - "God Defend New Zealand„ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFxr6PCrohg)
National holidays
• New Year (1st and 2nd January)• Waitangi Day (1st Thursday in February)• Easter Monday• ANZAC Day (25th April)• Queen‘s birthday (1st Monday in June)• Labor Day (4th Monday in October)• Christmas Day (25th December)• Boxing Day (26th December)
History
• 1000 AD – 1st settlement of Southern Island by Maori
• 9th – 12th century – arrival od Maori• 10th century – discovery by Kupe• 1642 – Abel Tasman discovered western parts of
Southern island• 1769-70 – James Cook plot NZ on maps• 1814 – Samuel Marsden brought sheeps, horses
and religion to NZ
History
• 1820 – 1st european settlements• 1840 – Treaty od Waitangi• 1852 – GB gave autonomous status by
constitutional law• 1876 – 4 chairs were created (privilegion to
vote)• 1907 – NZ is British dominium• 1945 – NZ is founding state in UN
Fauna
• lots of endemic types• none of snakes and poisonous animalskivi, bat, gecko, scinkos, haterii new zealand,
chicken takahe, parrot kakapo
Flora
• originaly only forests and bushes• nowadays grasses & swamps• beech woods on Southern Island• palms and ferns
Did you know that…?
national sport is rugbynational animal is kivinational color is blacknumber of sheeps on the islands is 40 millionThe Lord of the Rings was filmed thereAll Backs (rugby representation) is the most
prestigious in the world if you turn map of NZ, you have the second shoe
to the pair od Apennine boots
Sources
• http://www.aotearoa.cz/• http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nov%C3%BD_Z%
C3%A9land• http://novy-zeland.wz.cz/index.php?strana=
maori• http://www.ahua-nzmaoriart.com/• http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haka• http://www.cestananovyzeland.cz/clanky/info
-o-zemi/6-geografie-noveho-zelandu/
Top Related