3. Why I chose to Visit New
Zealand
I chose to visit New Zealand on my trip as I have never
visited the country and I also love their hot climate of
coarse! New Zealand’s is also one of the biggest
countries for surfing which is a personal interest of mine.
My plan was to work as a life guard or surfing instructor
while I’m over there as I am officially qualified to do so
now. New Zealand is known for many things including
it’s sandy beaches, beautiful scenery, rugby and it’s old
tribal culture. On my visit I would love to see the All
Blacks play in their home stadium. I would also love to
learn more about their pervious tribal cultures.
4. Fact file
Currency : New Zealand Dollar
Languages: English
Capital: Wellington
Largest city: Auckland
Religion: Majority Christians, Anglican,
Presbyterian, Roman catholic.
Type of government: Unitary
parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Population: 4,433,100
Exchange rate: 1 new Zealand dollar: €0.6335
5. Culture
The Maori are the indigenous Polynesian people of
New Zealand (Aotearoa), this is where most of
New Zealand's culture comes from.
The indigenous Maori, brought religion,
technology, and the English Language to New
Zealand.
The Maori people came from Hawaiki.
They arrived in south-western
Polynesia in several waves at
some time before 1300.
The Maori people introduced the haka
to New Zealand.
6. Current
The two national days of remembrance
are, Waitangi Day and ANZAC Day
New Zealand also celebrates holidays
during or close to the anniversaries of the
founding dates of each province.
Many citizens prefer calling themselves
New Zealanders or Kiwis.
7. Politics
The Government of New Zealand is based
on the Westminster system of government.
Power in New Zealand is based on the
principle that "The Queen reigns, but the
government rules, so long as it has the
support of the House of Representatives".
The head of government in New Zealand
is the Prime Minister.
9. Food
The most well known New Zealand dish is
definitely the Pavlova. It is basically like a cross
between an angel food cake and a giant
meringue and is a Kiwi icon. They are typically
topped with whipped cream, kiwifruit or
strawberries.
However the most popular
savoury dish is either a
traditional Maori (the native
people of New Zealand) dish,
or a colonial one.
10.
11. Rugby
Objective : to obtain possession
of the ball and score as many
points as possible by carrying,
passing, kicking and grounding
the ball.
13. Surfing
Top 10 surfing locations :
1. Hot Water Beach, Coromandel Peninsula
2. Piha Beach, West Auckland
3. Karekare, West Auckland
4. Kaiteriteri Beach, Nelson
5. Whale Bay, Raglan
6. Mission Bay, Auckland
7. New Chums Beach, Coromandel Peninsula
8. Wainui Beach, Gisborne
9. Ninety Mile Beach, Northland
10. Ocean Beach, Mount Maunganui
14. Dangers while surfing
1. Sharks:
2. Rip Currents: are water channels that flow
away from the shore. Since these currents lurk
in seemingly calm waters, tired or
inexperienced swimmers or surfers can be
swept away.
15. Types of Surfing
Surfboarding
Longboarding
Stand up paddle boarding
Body boarding
Wave skiing
Skim boarding
Knee boarding
16. Capital city - Wellington
Wellington is situated at the south-western
tip of the north island of New Zealand.
The parliament of New Zealand first met in
wellington on July 7th 1862.
The total population of wellington is 179,466
The average temperature in wellington is
15.8 °C
Some famous museums include Te Papa,
museum of wellington city & sea.
17. Wellington City
Location of Wellington
on the map
Te Papa - Wellington
18. Most famous person
from New Zealand
Edmund Hillary was the first
person to successfully summit Mount
Everest in 1953 along with his Partner
George.
19. Places to visit
Fiordland National Park
This park is part of the South Westland World
Heritage area and is New Zealand's largest
national park and one of the largest in the
world. The scenery in Fiordland is
nothing short of stunning, with
deep fiords, steep mountains,
raging waterfalls, and lush rain
forests.
20. Places to visit
Rotorua
Accessible from New Zealand's biggest
city, (Auckland), Rotorua is famous for its volcanic
activity. The area is one of the world'sgreat
geothermal areas. Geothermal reserves such
as Waimangu, Waiotapu and Whakarewarewa are
found here. These reserves are situated in beautiful
natural surroundings and have spectacular
examples of geysers, boiling pools, hot springs,
boiling mud, volcanic terraces, fumeroles, and
craters.
21. Places to visit
Westland National Park
This national park is part of the South Westland World
Heritage area and is famous for its mountains and
two dominant glaciers, Franz Josef and Fox glaciers.
They are unique as they are the closest glaciers to
the coastline of any in the world outside the polar
regions. This means they are not only accessible, but
the climate is much warmer compared to other
glacial sites in the world.
