New zealand information, and basic facts, culture and history

1. By: Samuel Esparza

3. New Zealand has a rich and fascinating
history, reflecting our unique mix of
Māori and European culture.

4. • Māori were the first inhabitants of
New Zealand or Aotearoa, meaning ‘Land of
the Long White Cloud'.

5. • The Maori are the indigenous inhabitants of New
Zealand.
• The Maori are a Polynesian people, most closely
related to eastern Polynesians.
• Maori arrived in New Zealand, then known as The
Land of the Long White Cloud, around AD950 in
canoes. They mostly settled in the Northern parts of
New Zealand as they were warmer

7. Treaty of Waitangy
• It was a treaty of the british and the maoris. It
promes to protect Maori land if Maoris
recognize british rule.

8. • New Zealand is a small country, similar in size to Great
Britain or Japan. With a population of only four
million people it’s also gloriously uncrowded.
Capital Wellington
Largest city Auckland
Official languages •96.1% English
[n 2][n 3]
•3.7% Māori
•0.5% NZ Sign Language

9. • New Zealand is a developed
country and ranks highly in
international comparisons of
national performance:
– Such as health
– Education
– Economic freedom
– Quality of life

10. • Most of the major sporting codes played in
New Zealand have British origins. Rugby is
considered the national sport and attracts the
most spectators

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