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New Zealand

New Zealand. New Zealand. situated in the south-east of Australia an island country , consists of 2 large islands – North Island and South Island b etween the Tasman Sea and the Pacific Ocean

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New Zealand

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  1. New Zealand

  2. New Zealand • situated in thesouth-eastofAustralia • anisland country,consists of 2 large islands – North Island and South Island • betweentheTasmanSea and thePacificOcean • the geographicalconditions- similar to Australia (subtropicalclimate in thenorth and mild in thesouth)

  3. Basic info • the capital – Wellington • the largest city – Auckland • other cities – Christchurch, Hamilton, Dunedin, Rororua • the highest mountain – Mount Cook

  4. Basic information • parliamentary system (single-chamber House of Representatives) • the headofthe country British Queen, represented by theGovernor General • officialcurrency New ZealandianDollar • officiallanguages - English,Maori

  5. Basic information • the flag consistsofthe Union Jack in theupperleftcorner and fourredstars on a bluefield • national animal – kiwi (is the national emblem)

  6. The NorthIsland • the northernislandissmaller • but 70 % ofthewholepopulationof New Zealand – approximately 4 million • Wellington, Auckland -locatedthere • touristsgo there to admiretheenvironment and natural beauties – mountains, activevolcanoes, geysers (their steam is used for producing electicity), glaciersor hot springs

  7. Elephant Rock

  8. Lady Knox Geyser

  9. the capital city (395 000 people) • between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range Wellington Wellington Oriental Bay

  10. cable cars

  11. Auckland • the largest city (1,4 mil. = 32% of the country’s population)

  12. Sky Tower Takapuna Beach

  13. TheSouth Island • mostly hilly - theSouthernAlps • thehighestpeakMt. Cook - named afterthediscovererofAustralia and New Zealand -Captain James Cook • also fertile lowlands • large cities – Christchurch, Dunedin

  14. Mount Cook

  15. Franc Josef Glacier

  16. Pancake Rocks at Paparoa NP Abel Tasman National Park

  17. Christchurch Christchurch Cathedral

  18. People • population – 4,4 mil. people, most of European descendants (74 %) • original people – Maori (14,6 %) • other groups - Polynesian, Asian

  19. Favourite sports • the most popular sport is rugby • other team sports - netball, cricket • hiking, swimming, skiing, rafting, fishing, bungee jumping The Haka - traditional dance war cry, or challenge from the Maori people

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