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Welcome to the Museum of New Zealand. Museum Entrance. Random facts. culture. geography. wildlife. Population. Curator’s Offices. Curator’s Office. Andrew T. vonSeggern. My last name means from Seggern , in German. I have a good sense of humor. I am
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Welcome to the Museum of New Zealand Museum Entrance Random facts culture geography wildlife Population Curator’s Offices
Curator’s Office Andrew T. vonSeggern My last name means from Seggern, in German. I have a good sense of humor. I am just shy of 6 feet tall. I am a Christian, a gamer, and a dog person who is in love with a cat person. Contact me at avonseggern@yahoo.com Return to Entry Note: Virtual museums were first introduced by educators at Keith Valley Middle School in Horsham, Pennsylvania. This template was designed by Dr. Christy Keeler. View the Educational Virtual Museums website for more information on this instructional technique.
The flag of New Zealand Room 1 Return to Entry
Coat of arms Room 2 Return to Entry
Geography Room 3 Return to Entry
The Kiwi bird Room 4 Return to Entry
Population facts Capital: Wellington National Anthem: God Defend New Zealand Largest city: Auckland Population: 4,445,436 Currency: NZD (New Zealand Dollar) GDP per Capita: $36,648 "New Zealand." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 28 Nov. 2012. Web. 28 Nov. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand>. Return to Exhibit
Culture Official Languages: English 95.6% Māori 4.2% NZ sign 0.6% Most Māori carvings feature human figures, generally with three fingers and either a natural-looking, detailed head or a grotesque head. Musical influences are jazz, blues, country, rock and roll, hip-hop, many of these genres mixed with a unique New Zealand interpretation Soccer and Rugby attract the most attention of the English origin sporting events "New Zealand." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 28 Nov. 2012. Web. 28 Nov. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand>. Return to Exhibit
Geography Size 103,483sq mi/ 268,021 sq km Two Main Islands separated by the Cook Strait Approximately 9,404 miles of coast line 18 peaks over 9,800ft high, the highest is Aoraki/ Mount Cook at 12,316ft The island straddles the Pacific and Indo-Australian tectonic plates "New Zealand." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 28 Nov. 2012. Web. 28 Nov. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand>. Return to Exhibit
wildlife Before the arrival of humans on NZ, approximately 80% was covered in Forrest The lack of predatory mammals lead to flightlessness in some birds like the Kiwi Many kinds of sea mammals live near NZ Many of the natural wildlife on NZ has become extinct or is an endangered species "New Zealand." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 28 Nov. 2012. Web. 28 Nov. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand>. Return to Exhibit
Random Facts Unemployment peaked to over 10% in 1991 and 1992 Tourism supports about 9.6% of the total workforce, about $15 billion Wool made up over 1/3 of the total export revenues in the late 19th century, but is no longer profitable because of the world market 31% of NZ energy comes from renewable resources like hydroelectric and geothermal power "New Zealand." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 28 Nov. 2012. Web. 28 Nov. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand>. Return to Exhibit