New Zealand

Geographic Location:

Northland is located in what New Zealanders call "far north" or, for its mild
climate, "the North without winter." Occupies approximately 80% of the
peninsula of 285 km long, North Auckland, the southern part of the Auckland
region.

History:

According to Māori legend, the North Island was a huge fish, caught by
adventurer Maui.For this reason, Northland is often called "fish tail", Te Ika o Te
hikii.

Population:

Northland is the least urbanized region of the country, with only 50% of the
population (149,000 inhabitants) living in the city. Of these, Whangarei is the
largest with a population of 48,700 people. There are seven other centers with
populations over 1000 inhabitants: Kaitaia, Dargaville, Kaikohe, Paihia, Kerikeri,
Whangaroa, Mangonui Taipa and Kawakawa. The population is concentrated
on the East Coast. During the past 5 years, until 2006, Northland had a 6%
increase in total population, slightly below the national average. Northland
includes one of the fastest growing cities in New Zealand, Mangawhi, which is
expanding rapidly thanks to the residential and commercial development.

Culture, folklore and legends:

• That Cain, the murderer of his brother Abel, is alive and wanders the
earth, without covering clothing but with hair all over his body as the
apostle David W. Patten once said, being able to explain the existence of
Bigfoot by this story.
• Grants and modern events of the Three Nephites, which are three
disciples chosen by Jesus in the Book of Mormon "For neither you prove
the death but will live to see all the facts of the Father to the sons of men,
even until all things are fulfilled according to the will of the Father, when I
come in my glory with the powers of heaven "(3 Nephi 28:7).

• That the December 7, 1941, a Japanese airline pilot tried to throw a

bomb on the Mormon temple in Laie, Hawaii, not be able to do by
mechanical error or an invisible protection and that the plane's pilot was
a member of church after seeing a picture of the temple that had a
Mormon missionary.
• That Jesus was married, possibly to Mary Magdalene, Mary the sister of
Lazarus or Martha, and that Jesus may have been polygamous and have
children.
• The miracle of the gulls, which yields the first Mormon settlers were
saved from destruction and a large flock seagulls ate the swarms of
crickets that were devouring the crops.

• That blacks were neutral in the War of Heaven and that is why I was not
allowed the priesthood until 1978.

• That the construction of the temple in Salt Lake City, Brigham Young had
the foresight to leave room for future technological developments, such
as elevators, air conditioning and electricity.

• That prophets or Maori chiefs, and Paora Te Potangaroa and Tāwhiao,

predicted the arrival of Mormon missionaries to New Zelanda.

• That Tāwhiao accurately predicted the construction site of the Temple of

Hamilton, New Zealand, before his death in 1894.

• That lightning or other divine manifestation protected the body of Joseph

Smith to be maimed by a mob after he was killed in Carthage Jail.

• Let those who persecuted the early Church members and killed Joseph
Smith, would suffer pain in their lives both physically and mentally, thus
causing the horrible and painful deaths.

• That in 1739, a Roman Catholic monk predicted that within 100 years
would be an angel sent by God to restore the lost gospel on earth, and
that the true Church would be established "in a valley in which there is a
large lake".

• That young people today were worthy of "general" in the Council in

Heaven and will be revered when they return to Heaven.

• That after the death of Joseph Smith, Brigham Young took on the
appearance, voice and manner of expression of Joseph, being this a sign
from God to say who would succeed Smith.

• That the writings of the Fathers of the Church fit better with Mormonism
that modern Christianity.

• That the great flood of Noah's day is the baptism of the Earth.

• That Orson Hyde, one of the first apostles of the Church was of Jewish
descent and for this reason, in 1841 gave Palestine to the return of the
Jews.
 • That the temple clothing (garments) provides physical protection. Some
people who wore these clothes have survived car crashes, floods and
other disasters thanks to the protective effect of these items.

• That the Missionary Training Center is protected from evil spirits and
angels of God.This was reported by Marriner W. Merrill, president of the
Logan Temple, who saw some riders on black horses in the name of
Satan came close to the temple, in turn, also observed celestial beings,
armed with swords at the entrance of the center.

Customs:

New Zealand, one end of the great Polynesian area, was inhabited before the
arrival of Europeans, Maori people, according to tradition, settled there in
successive migrations, which began around the tenth century and completed in
the XIV , from Eastern Polynesia (Cook Islands, Society or even Hawaii). These
people had to adapt its economy and social organization to new environmental
conditions and isolated from the rest of the world, created an original culture.
After the artistic point of view, from the premises of an old-style central-eastern
Polynesia, arrived in the ornamental accomplishments that characterize his
art. The sculpture, its most representative, includes three types of work: statues
in the round, ornamental friezes, and canoe prows and sterns carved. The
preferred subjects are human figures stylized and geometric motifs, is a rare
depiction of animals. Almost all the sculpture is functional and decorative value,
except for some images of religious significance, such as Marakihau, the
mythical sea creature with a human face and forked tongue which is
represented schematically, with open hands on the belly, carved in relief on
a rectangular plate, sometimes drag. The most characteristic feature is the thick
incised decoration.

Political Systems:

Is it a profession and vocation, rather than opportunism. While us by

the people, when not to campaign promises. Even the prime minister has
to tragartener to swallow thingsand too tight around the voters without the proce
ssing power. Once they are elected by the people can be criticized,
if not the critics can go to field staff, or family.

Economy:

New Zealand has a modern and prosperous economy; framed within developed
countries, with an estimated GDP in 2006 to $ 106,000,000,000. The country
has a high standard of living, with an estimated per capita GDP of $ 26,000. It
has also been classified, in 2006, ranked twentieth in the Human Development
Index that makes the United Nations Organization.

Tourism:

Few countries in the world, tourism is so integrated and diverse, where things
work in a smooth manner, without problems or setbacks, with breathtaking
scenery to the sharks themselves. Travelling in New Zealand is relaxing and
fun. We may also comment that New Zealand is very hospitable people and
tourists is a true king or queen. Some featured sites are: North Island of New
Zealand, the Cook Strait, South Island, among others.

Music:

New Zealand takes most music types in western countries, such as hip hop,
popular among young Maori and Pacific Islanders. The New Zealand hip hop
tends to be humorous, not violent, sexist and other countries. There is a small
but thriving renaissance of live music and dance parties.
Classical music is represented by several composers, the New Zealand
Symphony Orchestra and prominent opera singers natives who have won
international fame as Jonathan Lemalu, Donald McIntyre, Simon O'Neill, Teddy
Tahu Rhodes and in particular the famous soprano of European origin and
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa Maori.

National Costume:

Māori Flax Skirts - New Zealand Folk Dress

Traditional Garments -Māori Flax Skirts - New Zealand National

Costumes Regional costume, folk costume and traditional garments. A folk
costume is a basic element of a country's culture and craft, closely tied with its
whole history.

Māori Traditional Garments

There were two main types of garments: A knee length kilt-like garment worn
around the waist and secured by a belt. And a rectangular garment worn over
the shoulders. This might be a cape-like garment or a long cloak-like garment of
finer quality
Men's belts were known as tatua and women's as tu. The man's belt was
usually the more ornate. Belts were usually made of flax but occasionally other
materials were used such as kiekie and pingao. Flax belts were often plaited in
patterns with black and white stripes. The belts tied with a string tie. Women
often wore a belt composed of many strands of plaited fibre
When Maoris emigrated from a warmer climate, into a colder and rainier land,
their ancestors had to become very resourceful with the materials at hand. In
order to adapt to the rougher nature forces the two types of garments
progressed.

Pake Rain Cloak

To meet the cold and wet conditions of the New Zealand winter, a rain cloak
(pake) emerged. It was made from tags of raw flax or Cordyline partly scraped
and set in close rows attached to the muka or plaited fibre base. A type of
garment known as a pake karure was made of two-ply closed strands of
hukahuka (twisted or rolled cord or tag) interspersed with occasional black-dyed
two-ply open type karure (loosely twisted) muka thread cord. Garments such as
these were worn interchangeably either around the waist as a piupiu, or across
the shoulder as a cape.

Piupiu - Modern version of the kilt

Piupiu are a more modern version of the kilt. The waistband is plaited or in
some cases made from tāniko. The body of the piupiu is usually made from flax
leaves that are carefully prepared with the muka or flax fibre exposed in some
sections to cause geometric patterns to emerge. The unscrapped leaves will
curl naturally into tubes as the leaves dry and make a percussion sound when
the wearer sways or moves. The geometric patterns can be emphasised
through dying as the dye will soak more into the exposed fibres rather than the
dried raw leaf.

Korowai - Fine Cloaks

Korowai are finely woven cloaks covered with muka tassels (hukahuka).
Hukahuka are made by the miro (twist thread) process of dying the muka (flax
fibre) and rolling two bundles into a single chord which is then woven into the
body of the cloak. There are many different types of korowai that are named
depending on the type of hukahuka used as the decoration. Korowai karure
have tassels (hukahuka) that appear to be unravelling. Korowai ngore have
hukahuka that look like pompoms. Korowai hihima had undyed tassels.

Religion:

Maori culture was polytheistic before the arrival of Europeans. One of its main
features was the tapu (sacred and / or prohibited), which was used to maintain
the status of chiefs and tohunga (priests) and resource conservation. Some
early European settlers in New Zealand were Christian missionaries, most of
the Anglican Church and other Protestant denominations and the Catholic
Church. Since 1830 onwards, a large number of Maori were Christianized, and
throughout the nineteenth century a series of movements combined Maori
traditional beliefs with Christianity, such as Pai Marir, Ringatu, and in the early
twentieth century, Ratana . Usually focused on a prophet - a leader. These
churches are still attracting the faithful, since according to the 2006 census,
50,565 people are believers Ratana, and another 16,419 are ringatu. A total of
1,689 people claimed to follow the religion Maori.
Most New Zealanders call themselves Christians, especially Anglicans (25%),
Presbyterian (16%) and Catholics (15%). It also has a strong presence among
the population of the Methodist church and other evangelical churches. The
majority of Maori members of Christian churches and Ratana Ringatu. There
are small minorities of Jews, Hindus and Confucians. About 18% of the
population professes no religious belief.
Money & Flag:

The New Zealand dollar is the currency of the country. Also circulates in the
Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau and Pitcairn Islands. It is sometimes known
informally as the Kiwi dollar.

Meals:

You can eat cheap in OZ and NZ, but, needless to say, if you want to spend a
lot where you'll have to do (if you're in a city). Surely, you'll be a long time in
wild places and beaches, and that your food will be basically food "camp,"
economic definition.
To give you an idea, the classic combo in international local fast food costs U $
D 3.50.If you want an average, estimated U $ D 5.
The hostels have kitchen and many nights is collected a sum of money from all
those garments, and made a common meal (pizza, for example). Beers are
inescapable: there are many brands and all are of excellent quality. Some:
Fosters, XXXX, Ice, VB, Old.
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Ministry of Popular Power for Education
E.T.I.N. “Francisco González Guinán”
Valencia – Carabobo State

Pupils:
José Jaramillo
Yeiko Rosas
Carlos Gutiérres
 Richard Aponte
Daniel Escudero
Teacher:
Fabianna Franco
1st Year, Section “C”

January, 17 of 2011