2. Overview
• Capital – Wellington
• Largest city – Auckland
• Language – English, Maori, sign
• Government – Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
• Monarch – Elizabeth II
• Governor General – Pasty Reddy
• Prime Minister – Bill English
• Ethnicity – NZ Europeans(67.6%),Maori(14.6%),Asian(9.2%),Pacific People(6.9%)
• Area – 2,68,021 sq. km
• Population - 4,604,871
• Game – Rugby
• Dependent on natural resources- soil, water, and plants. Agricultural, pastoral
farming, renewable forestry and tourism.
3. History
• 13 Dec 1642, Abel Janszoon
Tasman was the first European
explorer to sight NZ.
• Later visited by many Explorers,
Sailors, Missionaries, Traders and
Adventurers.
• Europeans invasion -1800s,
causing strife and warfare.
• During 1830s European settlers
acquired the lands from the local
tribes.
5. Economy Profile
GDP
Official Exchange Rate: $ 179.4 billion (2015 est.)
Exchange Rates : 1.45 NZD per USD (5 May 2017).
Growth Rate: 2.8 % (2016 est.)
Labour force by occupation- (2016 est.)
•Agriculture: 4.2%
•Industry: 26.5%
•Services: 69.2%
Investment (gross fixed)- (2016 est.)
23.5% of GDP
Budget- (2016 est.)
Revenues: $67.61 billion
Expéditeurs: $67.01 billion
6. Tourism
• 182,000 people are employed (7.5% of
total workforce)
• Over 3.4 million visitors arrive every
year.
• NZ receives total revenue of NZD 14.5
Billion annually.
• Digital channels are providing the best
platform
• Attracting high value visitors
8. Hidden Valley (Orakei Korako)
• The land of colorful silica terraces
and geysers
• Place of Adorning
9. Use this canoe to cross the
Ohakuri Lake to reach
Hidden Valley
Fault scarp of the silica
terraces, formed 131 AD by a
massive earthquake
10. Waitomo Glowworm Caves
• It is home for many underground caves in the region
• One of the glorious
things of Waitomo caves
is the Glow-worms!
11. Huka Falls
• Adventurous jet boat rides are available if you want to admire the
falls from below.
12. Auckland Sky Tower
• It is an Observation and
Telecommunication Tower
• The tallest tower
(freestanding structure) in
the Southern Hemisphere
13. Parliament
• Queen Elizabeth II
• Government based on west
minister system
• Head of government is prime
minister
• Queen plays only a formal role in
the executive
Government
14. New Zealand Museum (Te Papa Tongarewa)
• World of unique and
authentic treasures and stories
are found inside
• Museum take you on a tour of
New Zealand's nature, art,
history and heritage including
the culture and wildlife.
17. DEMOGRAPHICS
• Demonym- South Islander
• Population- 1,038,400 (As of June 2011)
• Density- 6.9/km2
• Ethnic Group- European, Maori
TOURISM
Tourism is a huge export earner for the South
Island. Popular tourist activities include
• Sightseeing,
• Adventure tourism,
• Tramping (hiking) and camping.
32. Hospitality Industry
•More than 135,000 people work in the
hospitality industry in New Zealand
•Recession affects demand for staff in some
areas of hospitality
•Job opportunities in hospitality beginning to
improve
33. When To Go ?
• The New Zealand summer (November through February) is the best
time to visit the South Island — especially if you want to swim,
sun, and boat on the north coast.
• Temperatures during these months can get into the mid- 70 F during
the day.
• The one downside to traveling here during December and January is
that schools are on break, so you'll be sharing the sights and hotels
with lots of vacationing Kiwis.
