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New
eland Geography

Location: region of south of

Oceania

Main Cities : Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington e

Hamilton.
Demographic density: 16,4 hab./km2

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NT DATA :

Area: 270.534 km
Capital: Wellington
Population: 4,39 millions
Currency: New Zeeland dollar
Official name: New Zeeland
Nationality: newzeelander
National celebration day: 26 September (declaration of
independence)
Government: monarchy
Territory: Toquelau, Cook islands and Niue.
Weather: temperate

THE HISTORY OF THIS COUNTRY

the first people from this archipelago are mostly Polynesian Maoris
Indians, who arrived into this island around the X century.
The country was discovered in 1642 by the Dutch conqueror Abel
Tasman. But its the English James Cook who claims the islands for
the British crown in 1769.
In 1840, with the help from the clergies, the Maoris agreed to accept
the English soberany with the Waitangi Treat.
But this agreement is violated by the British colonels, starting bloody
wars between the British and the Maoris.
They are defatted and kicked off the island, and so its starts a conflict
that remains until today.
The most spoken language is the English. The Maori language is also
official, with a very cultural value: small children learn it in primary
schools, but it is spoken only by the locals.
The English spoken in New Zeeland follows the rules of the British
language, and it has small differences in the accent between islands
and its very close to the Australian English accent.

GASTRONOMY

There isnt a very traditional Cook in New Zeeland. The English

influence is are notorious, but the restaurants offers a great variety of
international dishes: japonese, French, Italian and Indian cook.
One of the typical dishes is the Hangi, its comes from the Maori
culture, and it is a kind of bake made in a natural furnace with meat,
shellfish,corn and cassava.

TOURISM

New Zeeland receives about

million

of tourists a year who come to visit the natural attractions, such as

the Waitomo caverns, the Milford Sound, known by its landscapes,
known as the 8th wonder of the world. Tourists also visit the Fox
glaciers, the Taupo lake, the White island, the bay of islands and
Ninety Miles beach.
Sometimes tourists are allowed to visit a Maori village, and watch
their official celebrations.

SPORTS

New Zeeland sports are influenced by the British colonial heritage.

Some of the most popular sports are Rugby, cricket and netball, wich
are played in the Commonwealth of Nations. This country is
worldwide known by the rugby national team, cricket, Americas Cup
sailing. For tourists, there many opportunities to practice sport: golf,
tennis, aquatic sports, ski and snowboard.
New Zealand's most popular sport is , the .