OCEANIA and

NEW ZEALAND
History, People and Culture
Pacific Ocean

 largest and deepest of Eart

h's oceanic divisions
 The Pacific Ocean has most
of the islands in the world
 Geological history
The Pacific Ocean was born
750 million years ago.
Oceania
Oceania
 Oceania is a region made up of th
ousands of islands
 The name “Oceania” justly establis
hes the Pacific Ocean as the defini
ng characteristic of the continent.
 region of Oceania is the smallest i
n land area and the second smalle
st in population after Antarctica.
 land area of 8,525,989 square kilo
metres
 population of over 43 million (202
0)
 The largest and most populous co
untry in Oceania is Australia, and t
he largest city is Sydney.
 Oceania was first explored by Eur
opeans from the 16th century onw
ards.
Australasia
 Australasia is a region which comp
rises Australia, New Zealand, an
d some neighbouring islands.
 Sydney is the capital city of the st
ate of New South Wales, and the
most populous city in Australia and
Oceania. Located on Australia's ea
st coast, the metropolis surrounds
Port Jackson and extends about 7
0 km
Australia's concept of Australasia, which
includes Australia, New Zealand and, in this
case, Melanesia
Australasia
 Sydney is the capital city of the st
ate of New South Wales, and the
most populous city in Australia and
Oceania. Located on Australia's ea
st coast, the metropolis surrounds
Port Jackson and extends about 7
0 km

Sydney
Polynesia
 Polynesia is largest ocean teretory
in the Pacific
 Made up of more than 1,000 island
s scattered over the central and so
uthern Pacific Ocean.
 Population: 688,743 (Sept 26, 202
1)
 The triangle has its apex at the Ha
waiian Islands in the north and it
s base angles at New Zealand (A
otearoa) in the west and Easter Is
land (Rapa Nui) in the east
History of Hawaii; Polynesia
 The Polynesian people are consid
ered to be by linguistic
 At the turn of the 21st century, abo
ut 70 percent of the total populatio
n of Polynesia resided in Hawaii.
 Between about 3000 and 1000 BC
E speakers of Austronesian langua
ges began spreading from Taiwan
into Island South-East Asia
Austronesian people
Hula Dance in Hawaii
 A luau is a traditional
Hawaiian and
Polynesian
celebration, feast, or
party featuring
entertainment and
LUAU
outdoor activities
 HAKA DANCE

peruperu haka.

The Haka Started As A War Dance

hakas were created and performed by different Māori tribes
as a war dance.
Firstly, it was done to scare their opponents
The second reason they did this was for their own morale
Polynesian Tribal Tattoo

Polynesian's used tattoo art that was full of

distinctive signs to express their identity and
personality.
Tattoos would indicate status in a hierarchical
society as well as sexual maturity, genealogy and
ones rank within the society.
Polynesian Islands
Micronesia
 Federated States of Micronesia, or
simply Micronesia, is an island cou
ntry in Oceania.
 The Federated States of Micronesi
a consists of 607 islands extendin
g 2,900 km (1,802 mi)
 It consists of four states – from we
st to east, Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei a
nd Kosrae – that are spread acros
s the western Pacific.
Micronesia
 total area of the country is only 271 sq
uare miles in all
 Population size is a total of 534,464 pe
ople.
 The region of Micronesia lies between t
he Philippines and Hawaii and encomp
asses more than 2,000 islands, most of
which are small and many of which are
found in clusters.
 Palau, Nauru, Guam, Kiribati, the Feder
ated States of Micronesia, and the Nort
hern Mariana Islands
 this is the smallest in terms of populatio
n and land area
Micronesia
 The first people of the Northern M
ariana Islands navigated to the isla
nds and discovered it at some peri
od between 4000 BC to 2000 BC f
rom South-East Asia.
 They became known as the Cham
orros. Their language was named
after them.
 The ancient Chamorro left a numb
er of megalithic ruins, including Lat
te stone.
 The Refaluwasch, or Carolinian, p
eople came to the Marianas in the
1800s from the Caroline Islands.
 Micronesian colonists gradually s
ettled the Marshall Islands during t
he 2nd millennium BC, with inter-is
land navigation made possible usi
ng traditional stick charts.
Micronesia
The Island Of Stone Money

Rai Stones
the world’s largest currency
Melanesia
 Is a subregion of Oceania in the so
uthwestern Pacific Ocean.
 Melanesia Population (2021); 11,3
28,594
 Includes the ff. county which are Fi
ji, New Caledonia, Papua New Gui
nea, Solomon Islands and Vanuat
u
History of New Guinea: Melanesia
New Guinea
 is the world's second-largest island
, and with an area of 785,753 km2
(303,381 sq mi)
 Located in Melanesia in the south
western Pacific Ocean, it is separa
ted by the 150 km wide Torres Stra
it from Australia.
 Papua New guina alone has over
800 recognize languages
 people speaks either Austronesian
or Papuan languages
Melanesia
 Port Moresby, also referred to as
Pom City or simply Moresby, is th
e capital and largest city of Papua
New Guinea and the largest city in
the South Pacific outside of Austral
ia and New Zealand. It is located o
n the shores of the Gulf of Papua,
on the south-western coast of the
Papuan Peninsula of the island of
New Guinea.

Port Moresby
Melanesian People

african descent
Malenesians
 Geographically

Papua new guinea

Tradition
Papua New Guinea
New
Zealand
 Population: 4,822,233 (2020)

 New Zealand population is equivalent

to 0.06% of the total world population.

 The total land area is 263,310 Km2

(101,665 sq. miles)

 86.9 % of the population is urban

(4,191,405 people in 2020)
New Zealand

Auckland
 large metropolitan city in the North
Island of New Zealand.
 The most populous urban area in t
he country
New Zealand Cult
ure
 Gumboot Day

 Every year since 1985, the

community celebrates Gumboot
Day

‘the gumboot capital of the world‘

  Māori, member of a
Polynesian people of
New Zealand.

Māori
 The haka, a traditional Maori war
dance, has been immortalised by
New Zealand

The haka
 Maori cooking method
 A hangi is prepared
underground, using heated
rocks that are buried in a pit
oven.
 Traditional meal

A hangi
  the hongi is a personal,
customary greeting, usually
saved up for special
occasions.
 This symbolises the passing of
the breath of life from one
person to another.

The hongi
 Q QA powhiri usually begins with three
warriors challenging the guests to see if
they are coming into their territory in peace,
while a kaikaranga (female caller) leads the
visitors towards them.

Powhiris
 All things Kiwiana

 Kiwiana are cultural

relics that helped
shape Kiwi identity
and the local way of
life.
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