New Zealand has a population of over 4.5 million people, with the largest cities being Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin. 14% of New Zealand's population lives abroad. The country has a parliamentary democracy and was the first country to give women the right to vote in 1893. Notable locations include Mount Cook, the tallest mountain, and Wanaka, a growing southern town. New Zealand is innovative in agriculture, using technologies like shearing tables and drones to assist farming, and has innovative banks and internet providers.

1. New Zealand

2. Question # 1
Who live in New Zealand?

3. The
population of
New Zealand
is growing.
http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/new-zealand-population/

4. 14% of people born in New Zealand live in other countries.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2016/01/15/the-countries-with-the-most-native-born-people-living-abroad-infographic/#5857ee9b5a9c

5. Question # 2
What are some cities and
places in New Zealand

6. Cities People
Auckland 400,000
Wellington 400,000
Christchurch 400,000
Dunedin 120,000
http://www.geonames.org/NZ/largest-cities-in-new-zealand.html
http://www.lovenewzealand.net.nz/new-zealand-main-cities.php
http://www.studyplus.co.nz/content/major-cities-nz

7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanaka
The population of Wanaka
in the Southern part of
New Zealand increased
from about 5,000 in 2005
to about 7,500 in 2015.

8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanaka
Wanaka,NewZealand

9. Mount Cook is
almost 4 km. high
and is the tallest
mountain in New
Zealand.
It is located in the
Southern part of
the country.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aoraki_/_Mount_Cook

10. MountCook
overLakePukakihttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html

11. https://www.triip.me/new-zealand/dunedin/awesome-dunedin-13034/

12. http://artexplore.co.nz/
https://www.vayable.com/experiences/6275-explore-auckland-s-fabulous-contemporary

13. Question # 3
How is the political
structure in New Zealand?

14. http://www.elections.org.nz/voting-system/new-zealands-system-government
https://www.parliament.nz/en/visit-and-learn/how-parliament-works/our-system-of-government/
There are 120 members of the New Zealand
parliament. They are elected for 3 year terms.

15. Parliament members are elected using the mixed member
proportional representation voting system.
At elections, each citizen has 2 votes:
1. One vote for a political party.
2. One vote for a local member of parliament.
Political parties are represented in Parliament in proportion
to the share of votes each party won in the party vote in
the general election.
http://www.elections.org.nz/voting-system/mmp-voting-system
https://www.parliament.nz/en/visit-and-learn/how-parliament-works/our-system-of-government/

16. A political party that wins at least 5% of the vote on
parties gets that share of the seats in Parliament.
For example, if a party gets 30% of the party vote,
this party will get roughly 0.30 * 200 = 36 members
of parliament.
http://www.elections.org.nz/voting-system/mmp-voting-system

17. In 1893, New Zealand became the first country
in the world where women got the right to vote.
http://www.newzealand.com/in/article/auckland-and-new-zealand-interesting-facts/

18. Question # 4
What innovation is going
on in New Zealand?

19. In New Zealand, winters are relatively mild, and there are
no predators like coyotes or wolves. Thereby, farmers
can keep cows and sheep outside throughout
the year with nothing but basic fences to control them.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/02/business/worldbusiness/02farm.html

20. https://youtu.be/HJBnUuXv5Es
The Moffatt shearing table helps sheep shearers avoid back problems

21. The Softfoot air lifting table helps sheep shearers avoid back problems
https://youtu.be/CToOFQqOXkk

22. Drones help guide sheep to other fields
https://youtu.be/yD9KUB7QqZI

23. At https://www.bnz.co.nz/, branches have the freedom
to open when they want to, i.e. when customers need it.
People, who work for the bank, trust each other.
Another innovative bank is https://www.asb.co.nz/
http://blogs.wsj.com/management/2009/08/07/unshackling-employees/

24. Some Internet / telecommunications providers in New Zealand
https://www.2degreesmobile.co.nz/
https://www.callplus.co.nz/
http://iconz.net/
https://www.kordia.co.nz/
http://www.m2nz.co.nz/
https://www.orcon.net.nz/
http://www.phonehirenz.com/
https://www.slingshot.co.nz/
https://www.southerncrosscables.com/
http://www.spark.co.nz/
http://www.vodafone.co.nz/
http://www.wxc.co.nz/

25. Examples of educators in New Zealand using blogs
http://missdtheteacher.blogspot.com/
https://sonyavanschaijik.com/