New Zealand's national bird is the kiwi. Kiwis are flightless birds found only in New Zealand. They have thick brown or grey feathers, short powerful legs, a long bill used for finding food, and keen senses of smell and hearing. Despite their inability to fly, kiwis can run at speeds up to 30 kph. Kiwis play an important role in New Zealand's identity and ecosystem. There are five surviving species of kiwi that are threatened by habitat loss and predators. Conservation efforts aim to protect and increase kiwi populations.
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwi
NEW ZEALAND
Ms. Sonandre
CMST &101 Fundamentals of Speech communication
Group 5
Nina R., Nathanael W., Priscilla W., Rachelle J.,
2. Statistics, Facts and
History
by Nina R.
Group 5
Presenting
Etiquette and
Food, drink and We have chosen the concept Rituals (verbal and
Holidays of how to adapt to others non-verbal)
by Vivian G. through developing by Priscilla W.
knowledge of their culture,
verbal and non verbal. Our
goal is to do this by
presenting their: history,
facts, statistics, etiquette,
rituals, language, art,
clothes, gender roles, food,
drink and holidays
Gender Roles and
Art and Language Clothing (verbal and
by Rachelle J. non-verbal)
by Nathaniel W.
4. New Zealand is a small country. New Zealand's spectacularly beautiful
landscape includes vast mountain chains, steaming volcanoes, sweeping
coastlines, deeply indented fiords and lush rainforests. It has a temperate
maritime climate.
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean,
southeast of Australia
3,993,817 (July 2004 est.)
Wellington
Natural resources: natural gas, iron ore,
sand, coal, timber, hydropower, gold,
limestone.
Agriculture: wheat, barley, potatoes, pulses,
fruits, vegetables; wool, beef, lamb and
mutton, dairy products; fish.
www.infoplease.com/atlas/country/nz.httl
5. New Zealand today is an independent nation within the British
Commonwealth. The British Monarch, although constitutional head of
state, plays no active role in the administration of New Zealand's
government.
Ethnic Make-up:
•New Zealand European 74.5%,
•Maori 9.7%,
•other European 4.6%,
•Pacific Islander 3.8%,
•Asian and others 7.4%
Religions: www.mch.govt.nz/nz-identity-heritage/flags
•Anglican 24%,
•Presbyterian 18%,
•Roman Catholic 15%,
•Methodist 5%,
• Baptist 2%,
•other Protestant 3%,
www.Zealand.org.newz/history
•unspecified or none 33% (1986)
Languages: English, Maori (both official)
National Holiday: Waitangi Day, February 6
www.En.wikipedia.org/newzealand./ portal: New Zealand
6. New Zealand has an incredibly rich and dynamic history and culture. It is thought that only
the birds lived here before around 1400 AD so all of our human history is fairly recent.
Maoris were the first inhabitants of New Zealand, arriving on the islands in about 1000. Maori
oral history maintains that the Maoris came to the island in seven canoes from other parts of
Polynesia. The European influenced on the history of New Zealand.
www.zealand.org.newz/history
1769 1840 –
Captain 1790 1833
1642 James Cook whalers, 1839 - On 6th
traders and James 1838 - February the
British missionaries Treaty of
Abel Tasman explorer, arrived, Busby Bishop John The Islands Waitangi
makes his establishing Batiste was signed,
was the first first visit to settlements arrives at were part of whereby all
New mainly along Francis powers of
European Zealand. He the far the Bay of Australian Sovereignty
(Holland) to claims parts northern Pompallier, colony of in New
of the coast of Islands, in Zealand
discover the country in New from France, New South were ceded
the name of Zealand. his capacity to Queen
Islands. King George as Official founds the Wales. Victoria and
III. He then 1806 -First first Marist Captain
circum European British Hobson
navigated women mission at became
the Islands arrive in Resident. Governor
and charted New Hokianga.
the coast. Zealand.
From the discovery of New Zealand to status as an independent colony.
7. 1845 – 1870 Hostilities between Maori and European
1872. Telegraph communication links Auckland,
Wellington and the southern provinces.Over 1.000
miles of railway are constructed.
www.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ne
1893 Women granted the right to vote.
wzealandwarsmemorial.jpg
1898 Old age pensions act.
1907 New Zealand proclaimed a Dominion
1977 - The national anthem of New Zealand
approved. -Waitangi Tribunal
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/dominion_of_N_Z
1987-The Constitution Act adopted as well as other
legal documents. Maori language the official
language. New Zealand declared its territory free of
nuclear area
1990 - 1997, Jenny Shipley of the National party
became New Zealand's first woman prime minister.
2008 National reintroduces titular honors 6 years after
Labour removed them from the New Zealand Honor
System
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Shipley
9. Consists of a firm handshake and a smile. (New Zealand
http://www.123rf.com/photo_8353034_welcome-to-new-
- Culture, Etiquette, and Customs)
Smiling and maintaining eye contact shows interest
at meeting the other person. (New Zealand - Culture,
Etiquette, and Customs)
Men are to wait for a woman to reach their hand out
first when meeting for a handshake. (Country Etiquette-
New Zealand Etiquette tips, 2011)
Appropriate gifts include flowers, chocolate, liquor,
or a book about your country if you are a guest at
someone’s home in New Zealand. (New Zealand - Culture,
Etiquette, and Customs)
zealand.html
Open gifts as you receive any. (New Zealand - Culture,
Etiquette, and Customs)
Verbal greetings include “Hello” “Gidday” and
especially in North Island, “Kia Ora”(“good health”,
“are you well?” (Wilson)
10. 48
http://www.newzealandtours.travel/Presentation/Presentation1.aspx?IDType=25
Wait to be seated. (New Zealand - Culture, Etiquette, and Customs)
Elbows off table and hands above table when at the dinner table. (New Zealand - Culture,
Etiquette, and Customs)
When you are finished eating, place your knife and fork parallel on your plate with
handles facing to the right. (New Zealand - Culture, Etiquette, and Customs)
Maori Dining Etiquette:
Visitor will be asked to the dining room following the Powhiri. (New Zealand - Culture,
Etiquette, and Customs)
Do not eat until the food has been blessed by the speaker from the homeland. (New
Zealand - Culture, Etiquette, and Customs)
Thank your hosts formally and publicly close to the end of the meal before leaving the
seating area. (New Zealand - Culture, Etiquette, and Customs)
To show respect and gratitude be prepared to sing a song from your home country.
(New Zealand - Culture, Etiquette, and Customs)
11. Powhiri is a welcoming ceremony used to welcome
visitors on to marae but it can be seen on a daily basis
in New Zealand because it is part of their lifestyle.
("Maori culture," )
The ceremony includes speeches, dancing, singing and
hongi. ("Maori culture," )
The importance of the ceremony is to bring 2 groups
together, negotiating the terms of their meeting and
ending with guests joining their hosts as one. ("Maori
culture," )
The ceremony can be for visitors, or for a funeral, or
for tourist to experience. ("Maori culture," )
Powhiri usually consists of these basics:
Wero- is the challenge where Maori warriors will perform
intimidating gestures and expressions, shouting out battle
scream acting as if ready for war. They will leave a leaf or
carved effigy as a symbolic offering. ("Maori culture," )
Karanga-the call is when female callers bring a range of
imagery and cultural expression. ("Maori culture," )
Whaikorero- which are the formal speeches of the home
people. ("Maori culture," )
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Waiata is a song sung by the home people. ("Maori
BaVh4 culture," )
Koha is a gift which is given by the guests which is an
envelope of money. ("Maori culture," )
Hongi is the non-verbal gesture which consists of pressing
of noses signifying the joining together of the guests and
the home people. ("Maori culture," )
Hakari is the meal that is shared by the joining of people
12. (Rotorua's Mud and Maori Culture,
2011)
Hongi – the unique and very sacred Maori
physical embrace where the visitors and hosts
become one. “The hongi is the traditional greeting
(Maori Culture in NZ, 2011)
of nose pressing. It is the exchange of the ha, or
breath of life… This greeting creates the visitor at
one with the tangata whenua (hosts)”. “The most
sacred part of the Maori is the face and the
head. When you make contact with another human,
it’s the embracing, the light touching of the
noses. Because you’re now dealing with the most
sacred part of the person. It’s the essence of life
to mankind. (Haymond, 2008)
14. One area where men have low representation
is in early childhood education (ECE). In
2010, there were 19,901 early childhood
teachers in New Zealand, only 349 (1.75%)
of whom were men.
Similar to ECE, nursing is another non traditional role
where men are the minority. Only 7.76% of New Zealand
nurses are male. Men are deterred from the nursing
profession for similar reasons that they are deterred from
ECE including; believing others would see them as unmanly,
having limited career options and being poorly paid.
Concerted effort is required to recruit more men in nursing
and to break gendered stereotypes.
http://www.everyculture.com/Ma-Ni/New-Zealand.html
15. Gender Roles Continued
The Modern Apprenticeship Scheme aims to increase the
number of young people in industry training. The
traditional under-representation of women in non-
traditional work represents a significant opportunity for
improved female participation and increased diversity in
the Modern Apprenticeship Scheme. However it has
failed to deliver gender equality to date.
In 2010, there were 11,926 modern apprentices87.
Female participants accounted for 12.4% but this
is almost entirely due to the inclusion of
hairdressing in the modern apprenticeship scheme.
Without hairdressing the women’s participation
rate drops to 8.4%.
http://www.everyculture.com/Ma-Ni/New-Zealand.html
16. http://www.new-zealand-vacations-in-west-auckland.com/maori-
clothing.html
A knee long kilt like garment held by a
waistband called puipui. Men had the more
ornate design on their waistband with
geometric patterns in black and white
opposing the plain belt of the woman’s one.
A cloak that was worn around the
shoulders. Its various names reflected its
use and the material of decoration.
Softened fibres of New Zealand flax were
the first choice of material to weave the
http://www.virtualoceania.net/newzealand/photos/maori
base called kakahu . A Korowai was a cloak
decorated with tassles and bird feathers.
17. In keeping with New Zealand's relaxed lifestyle, dress is informal on most
occasions.
http://www.fashionz.co.nz/
19. New-Zealand-locum-tenens
http://blog.gmedical.com/Locums-for-a-Small-World/bid/42121/Ta-moko-A-rite-of-passage-for-any-
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZcSk8YDm1PM/Srb0T6i5aPI/AAAAAAAABl0/BoMZuj2Gujs/s400/woman2.gif
Ta Moko is a type of art form used my the Maori people of New Zealand.
The Maori, being the natives to the New Zealand land. This type of art goes
far back. Ta Moko is a tattoo; not just any tattoo, it is applied by chiseling
it into the skin as opposed to normal tattoos using a needle. Ta Moko for
men can be anywhere on the body, but for women it is primarily on the lips
and face. Wiki (2011)
J.M. Wilson (2003). The Maori people have tribes, by using the
Ta Moko, one could communicate which tribe they belonged to and their
place in the tribe such as their social standing. Ta Moko was used to convey
someone’s ancestry. As time has gone on the use of Ta Moko’s has declined,
as has the ability to read someone’s Ta Moko. The Maori are not required
to get Ta Moko’s, they get them because they choose to. The symbols and
designs on their tattoos are unique to them. If you can read someone’s Ta
Moko you can learn a lot about them, who they are, and where they came
from. The Maori obviously are very proud of their heritage or they would
not chose to adorn their bodies with it.
Many people in our culture are very cautious around those who
would have tattoos all over their bodies, especially their face. “Americans
place an undue emphasis on looks” (p.95. Understanding Nonverbal
Messages: Appearance. Blue Book). Having a lot of tattoos here in America
can sometimes be tied to bikers and criminals, this kind of stereotyping
would make it hard for us to communicate with the Maori, but by
understanding their culture and the purpose behind the Ta Moko we can
communicate with less judgment and more acceptance.
20. Anyone who has seen a movie based in
Europe or Australia knows that English has
some different dialects. The same is true
for the English spoken in New Zealand. Even
though we speak the same language as New
Zealanders the fact that we speak a
different dialect would make it difficult
for us to understand some of the things
they say. The term for the English used by
New Zealanders is called “Kiwi Slang”. An
example of some confusion that we would
find by the language is terms like “brassed
off” meaning annoyed, another would be
“yonks” meaning forever. What might sound
weird to us, makes complete sense to them.
Our biggest asset in communication is
awareness. Do your research before
traveling to another country, you can easily
look up Kiwi Slang and print out a guide of
the different words and their meaning to
help you out in communicating with New
Zealanders. By being aware of these
differences in our language we can help
bridge the gap of communication.
http://www.fourcorners.co.nz/new-zealand/language/
21. http://www.fourcorners.co.nz/new-zealand/language/
bach = holiday home mate = buddy, friend
brassed off = annoyed no worries= no need to worry
Choice= very good pakeha = non-Maori New Zealander
Crikey= wow! rattle your dags = hurry up
crook = unwell she’ll be right = not a problem
cuppa = cup of tea, coffee stubby = small bottle of beer
dairy = corner store stuffed = really tired
dunny = toilet suss = to figure out
fizzy drink = soda pop ta = thanks
flash = looking good tata = goodbye
good on ya, mate!= well done take-aways = fast food
good as gold= affirmative answer take a hike= go away!
hard yakka= hard work tea = dinner
hunky dory = everything’s fine tiki tour = scenic tour, roundabout way
Jandal= thongs, flip-flops tramping = hiking
jersey = sweater tomato sauce = ketchup
lift = elevator wellies = gumboots
Lolly= candy wop-wops = out of the way location
loo = toilet yonks = forever
http://www.fourcorners.co.nz/new-zealand/language
23. Appetizers Desert
Paua Fritters Pavolva
(Blue abalone shell fish unique to N.Z.) (Meringue cake topped with whipped fresh cream
http://www.newzealand.com/travel/media/topic-index/food-&-wine/food-&-wine_home.cfm
Green lip mussels steamed with lemon and kiwifruit)
Sausage Rolls Steamed pudding with golden syrup
Hokey Pokey
(Sausage meat with herbs in a flaky pastry)
(Ice cream with sponge toffee in it)
Lolly cake
Entrée (Brown cake made with malt biscuits and a hard
Fish and Chips marshmallow rolled in coconut)
(With New Zealand’s favorite Watties Tomato Pineapple guava
Catsup) Drinks
Roast Lamb with mint sauce Wine
Lamb shanks Sauvignon Blanc from the Marlborough region
(With potatoes and fresh vegetables) Chardonnay from the Gisbone area
Whitebait flan Cabernet from the Auckland’s Waihek Island
(Small herring type fish in flan) Beer
Tui’s Beer
Speight’s Beer
Lion Red beer
Non-alcoholic
Gladstone Ginger Beer
Information from interview with Damon Goodwin who From the east coast city of Gisborne
visited New Zealand in 2010 L&P (lemonade-style soda)
Lemon and Paeroa from the area of Paeroa
AND
Famous candy (complimentary)
The legal drinking age was lowered from 20 to 18 around 10 years R J’s licorice chocolate log
ago. It is enforced quite rigorously by ID checks at bars, clubs and From Levin
alcohol retailers. The smoking age is 18 and is likewise enforced.
24. A way to interact and communicate with the
Maori culture, is to attend a Hangi, which is a
way of cooking food (Kai is the Maori word for
food) and a social occasion to share with
friends and family.
Hangi is a special way of cooking food under the ground using red hot rocks and steam.
Rocks or bricks are heated on a pile of burning wood.
When the rocks are hot they need to be carefully rolled or lifted into a pit in the ground and the
wire baskets of food quickly put on top.
The basket is then covered with wet sheets and the wet sheets get covered with wet sacks. Then
the sacks are covered with dirt.
The water from the wet cloths turns into steam through the heat of the rocks, the steam can’t
escape through the dirt so it steam cooks the food.
The meat is put in the basket first basket (chicken, fish, shellfish, pork and lamb), the veggies on
top (kumara (purple potatoes), pumpkin, and corn on the cob and herbs and spices.
You can also add the desert of steam pudding in the basket
Seven hours later you open the box and enjoy the succulent meat and vegetables that taste wonderful after being steamed in
the earth, and also get to know new friends and old friends
http://www.genuinemaoricuisine.com/Folders/Hangi.html
25. New Zealand Public Holidays:
New Years Day 1 January Sunday 1 January (Tues Jan 3
alternate holiday for most workers)
Day after New Years Day 2 January Monday 2 January
Waitangi Day 6 February Monday 6 February
Anniversary Day Auckland / Northland 29 January
Monday 30 January
Good Friday varies Friday 6 April
Easter Monday varies Monday 9 April
ANZAC Day 25 April Wednesday 25 April
Queen's Birthday 1st Monday in June Monday 4 June
(Queen of Britain)
Labour Day 4th Monday in October Monday 22 October
(spelled differently in NZ)
Christmas Day 25 December Tuesday 25 December
Boxing Day 26 December Wednesday 26 December
http://www.tapeka.com/publicholidays.htm#2012_New_Zealand_Public_Holida
ys
26. Two special Holidays that are only celebrated in New Zealand are: Anzac Day and
Waitangi Day
Anzac Day
Held on Apirl 25 is similar to our Veterans Day. It is to commemorate those who
died in the service of their country and to honor those servicemen and women who
returned. This originated from the anniversary of the landing of the Australian
and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli in 1915.
On the first anniversary of that landing services were held throughout the
country in remembrance of the 2,721 New Zealand soldiers who died during the
eight-month Gallipoli Campaign. Since 1916 Anzac Day has evolved to the
observance we know today.
They even have a special cookie called an Anzac Biscuit (cookie).
http://www.rsa.org.nz/remem/anzac_intro.htm
Waitangi Day
Held on February 6 February to commemorate the signing of New Zealand's
founding document - the Treaty of Waitangi - in 1840. This holiday was first
declared in 1974, and has grown in significance for all New Zealanders through
the Māori renaissance that has fostered better understanding of the Treaty’s
ramifications. Official celebrations are held at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds in
the Bay of Islands, Northland, but there are also many other events throughout
the country.
http://www.newzealand.com/travel/media/features/events/events_celebrating-
waitangi-day_feature.cfm
l
27. Queen Charlotte Sound
http://www.nzescape.com/photo-11.html
Our goal was to present aspects of life in New
Zealand as a way of developing knowledge of
their culture. We did this through verbal and non
verbal aspects of life: the history giving us a
good understanding of where the culture had
originated from; etiquette, how to understand
the different rituals and way of greeting both
Maori and Kiwi’s, verbally and non verbally;
clothing, what to expect , and to understand the
history of the Moari’s clothing; art and how this
is portrayed on peoples bodies with pride of
their heritage, and language, by better
understanding the slang and different words New Zealand Culture was
used gives us a better means for communication; presented by:
food and drinks, a non verbal way of Statistics, facts and history by
communicating, and a verbal way of Nina Rybak
understanding the different names and types of Etiquette and Rituals
food eaten; Holidays, special days that are a big by Priscilla Wilson
part of New Zealand’s culture, and why they are Gender Roles and clothing by
celebrated. We believe by having a better Nathanael Walker
knowledge of these areas of life we can adapt Art and Language by
and communicate verbally and nonverbally in a Rachelle Johnson
constructive and mindful way with people from Food, drinks and Holidays by
New Zealand. Vivian Goodwin
28. 1. If you were to attend a traditional Maori, what would you bring
as your gift to the host?
2. How would you introduce yourself to someone from New Zealand?
3. What challenges might you find in interacting with a Maori who
has a Ta Moko on their face, and why?
4. What new foods/drinks would you be interested in or not
interested in and why?
5. Using the New Zealand slang, write a sentence using one or more
of the words from the language chart on slide 21.
29. Priscilla’s References
Country Etiquette-New Zealand Etiquette tips. (2011, November 2). Retrieved from Vayama:
http://www.vayama.com/etiquette/new-zealand/
Greetings New Zealand. (2011, November 2). Retrieved from Culture Crossing:
http://www.culturecrossing.net/basics_business_student_details.php?Id=7&CID=148
Haymond, B. (2008, September 25). Pōwhiri and Hongi of New Zealand’s Māori: a Sacred Ritual. Retrieved from Temple Study:
http://www.templestudy.com/2008/09/25/powhiri-and-hongi-of-new-zealands-maori-a-sacred-ritual/
Maori Culture in NZ. (2011, november 7). Retrieved from South ABC: http://www.southabc.com/en/tag/maori
New Zealand - Culture, Etiquette, and Customs. (n.d.). Retrieved 11 1, 2011, from Kwintessential:
http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/new-zealand.html
Rotorua's Mud and Maori Culture. (2011, May 1). Retrieved from Travel with a Challenge:
http://www.travelwithachallenge.com/New-Zealand-Rotorua.htm
Wilson, P. J. (n.d.). New Zealand. Retrieved 11 1, 2011, from Countries and their Cultures:
http://www.everyculture.com/Ma-Ni/New-Zealand.htm
Nina’s References:
1. http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0859991.html#ixzz1cKbp8MzT
2. http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global.etiquette/newzealand
3. http://www.enzed.com/history.html
4. www.En.wikipedia.org/newzealand
5. www.timelinesdb.com
6. www.newzealand.com/int/article/new-zealand-facts
7. www.zealand.org.newz/history
30. Nathaniel’s References:
http://www.everyculture.com/Ma-Ni/New-Zealand.html
http://www.fashionz.co.nz/
http://www.virtualoceania.net/newzealand/photos/maori
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//File:HoneHeckel 1845..jpg
http://www.boondocksclothing.co.nz/shop/
Rachelle’s References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_art
http://awanderingminstreli.tripod.com/tamoko.htm
http://www.fourcorners.co.nz/new-zealand/language/
http://blog.gmedical.com/Locums-for-a-Small-World/bid/42121/Ta-moko-A-rite-of-passage-for-any-New-Zealand-locum-tenens
Vivian Goodwin’s References:
Anzac day. (n.d.). rsa.org.nz. Retrieved November 09, 2011, from www.rsa.org.nz/remem/anzac_intro.htm
Celebrating New Zealand Waitangi Day. (n.d.). newzealand.com. Retrieved November 09, 2011, from
www.newzealand.com/travel/media/features/events/events_celebrating-waitangi-day_feature.cfm
Food & Wine > New Zealand. (n.d.). New Zealand Travel - The Official Website For New Zealand > New Zealand. Retrieved November 10,
2011, from http://www.newzealand.com/travel/media/topic-index/food-&-wine/food-&-wine_home.cfm
Hangi. (n.d.). genuine Maori Cuisine.com. Retrieved November 09, 2011, from www.genuinemaoricuisine.com/Folders/Hangi.html
New Zealand Public Holidays. (n.d.). tapeka.com. Retrieved November 09, 2011, from
http://www.tapeka.com/publicholidays.htm#2012_New_Zealand
Information from interview on 11/10/11 with Damon Goodwin who visited New Zealand in 2010
Personal Experience of Hangi in London, England
http://www.nzescape.com/photo-11.html