New Zealand is a country located in Oceania consisting of several islands southeast of Australia. It has a varied terrain and temperate climate. The majority of its population lives in urban areas and speaks English. New Zealand's economy is based on agricultural exports like meat, dairy, and wool. The country has a unicameral parliamentary system. Māori culture and art have influenced New Zealand's literature, music, and visual art. Popular foods include lamb, seafood, and fish and chips. Tribal groups called iwi still play an important role in Māori society and protocols.

1. New Zealand

2. Geography
Location: Oceania, islands in the South
Pacific Ocean, southeast of Australia
Area: total: 268,680 sq. km
Note: includes Antipodes Islands,
Auckland Islands, Bounty Islands,
Campbell Island, Chatham Islands, and
Kermadec Islands
Climate: temperate with sharp regional
contrasts.
Terrain: predominately mountainous
with some large coastal plains .
Population:4.463.000 (2011) about
80% of the population lives in cities;
Wellington is the southernmost national
capital in the world
Language : English , Maori ( Polynesia)
and Sign language

4. HISTORY
The early years: The discovery of gold in the South Island
and the boom of New Zealand's railway, roads and
communication infrastructure as part of Julius Vogel's
public works and assisted migration program in the 1870s
did much to facilitate the growth of the postal network.

5. Becoming a State-Owned Enterprise
In 1989 a Deed of Understanding between New Zealand
Post and the Government was first established, setting out
certain social, price and service undertakings to be met by
the company. The Deed was updated in 1998 to reflect the
newly competitive environment for postal services. The
Deed cements New Zealand Post's position as the provider
of a universal postal service for all New Zealanders.
The arrival of competition
There are currently more than 25 individual postal
operators, including New Zealand Post, registered on the
Postal register with the Ministry of Economic
Development.

6. Politics
New Zealand’s Parliament is unicameral. This means it has
only one chamber (the House of Representatives) and there is
no upper house such as a senate.
The House of Representatives consists of members of
Parliament who are elected as the people’s representatives for
a term of up to 3 years. The usual number of members of
Parliament is 120, but there are electoral circumstances when
this could vary.

7. New Zealand National Party in Parliament
• National Party message
• New Zealand Labour Party in Parliament
• Green Party in Parliament: basic principles
1. Ecological Wisdom
2. Social Responsibility
3. Appropriate Decision-making
4. Non-Violence
• New Zealand First message
• ACT New Zealand in Parliament
• Mana Party message
• United Future

8. Economy
New Zealand's economy has been based on a
foundation of exports from its very efficient
agricultural system. Leading agricultural exports
include meat, dairy products, forest products, fruit and
vegetables, fish, and wool.
Rangiputa beach in the Kaikari peninsula

9. Education system
New Zealand gives you a choice of three types of school - state
funded schools, ‘state integrated’ schools based on religion
(particularly Catholic) and private schools.
Schooling is compulsory for all children in New Zealand aged 6 to
16. Children go to primary school from 5-12 years old, then
secondary school (also known as college, high school or grammar
school). There are also some intermediate schools for children in
their final primary school years from 11-12 years old.

10. Literature
Is either written by New Zealanders or migrants, dealing with New
Zealand themes or places.
New Zealand literature is almost exclusively in the English language
and as such a sub-type of English literature.
The Māori were a pre-literate culture until contact with Europeans
in the early 19th Century.

11. culture
• Art is visual art created in New Zealand or by New
Zealanders. It includes traditional Māori art, which was
developed in New Zealand from Polynesian art forms, and more
recent forms which take their inspiration from Māori, European
and other traditions.
• Music has been influenced by blues, jazz, country, rock and
roll and hip hop, with many of these genres given a unique New
Zealand interpretation. A number of popular artists have gone
on to achieve international success including Split Enz, Crowded
House, OMC, Bic Runga, Ladyhawke, The Naked and Famous,
Fat Freddy's Drop, Flight of the Conchords, and Lorde.
The Hobbit ‘s shire

12. Food
• Seafood:
Marlborough green-lipped mussels are
world-famous and also known for their
health benefits, which include arthritis
relief
1. Roast Lamb:lamb is held in high
esteem throughout the world and is
one of the country’s top export meats
2. Maori hangi: The hangi was the most
widely used method of cooking by
Maori for over 2000 years. Now saved
mainly for special occasions,
traditional foods cooked in a hangi
include chicken or seafood as well as
various vegetables. Mount-Taranaki

13. Fish and Chips
Fish and Chips is a bonafide kiwi
favorite. Freshly caught snapper,
terakihi and hoki are the most
common types of fish used, which
is then battered and deep-fried.
Cheese and Wine
fatty Foods: for each person who
lives here, New Zealand produces
100 kg of butter and 65 kg of
cheese each year.
Camel mountains

14. Tribes
• Kiwi society This is particularly apparent when moving in
tribal (Iwi) circles. Due to colonization and tribal differences, there
can also be subtle but important variations in protocols. The
following sections outline aspects most likely to occur when doing
business with tribal groups but can also equally apply to any group
that includes Maori.

15. • Kiwi Demeanour They are quite easy to get to know as they
say hello to strangers and will offer assistance without being
asked.
. Because they do not stand on ceremony and are egalitarian, they
move to a first name basis quickly and shun the use of titles.
. Kiwis dress casually, but neatly.

16. • Maori demeanour They will generally offer (often to the
point of going without) assistance to their guests and will attempt
to hide the inconvenience as much as possible. . Maori will
spontaneously launch into speech and song. Even though they
may not have met each other, they will know many songs they
can sing together and often use these to close or enhance
speeches.
Māori woman wearing a hei-tiki
around her neck, pounamu earring
and shark tooth earring, and two
huia feathers in her hair. She wears
a cloak with black fringe border,
and has a moko design on her chin.
Land guardians forest

17. Land Guardians forest

19. Thanks for your
attention
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