Protestant Keara MacDonald Stephanie Fletcher

The Country

 One of the three subgroups that make up Christianity. (Catholicism, Orthodoxy and Protestantism.)  Began in 16 th Century Germany.

1. Scripture alone 2. Justification by Faith Alone 3. Universal Priesthood of Believers.

 The protestant community is divided up into nine denominations:  Anabaptist  Anglican  Baptist  Congregational  Lutheran  Methodist  Pentecostal  Quaker  Reformed

 Polynesians settles in NZ CE  First contact with Europeans in 1642  James Cook then returned n 1769 and canvassed the country  In 1890, the British and the Maori people signed a treaty

 “"The land on the Sea-Coast is high with steep cliffs, and back inland are very high mountains...the face of the Country is of a hilly surface and appeares to be cloathed with wood and Verdure" Captain Cook's journal, 8th October 1769

 The Maori people are the indigenous people of New Zealand  Own unique culture and language, rich in mythology and arts  Maori people make up around 15% of the population at around people

Kia oraHello maungaMountain motuIsland pukeHill oneBeach, sand, soil tapuSacred

 Land- 268, 021 sq km  Coastline- 15, 134 km  Climate- Temperate with sharp regional contrasts  Terrain- Predominantly mountainous with some large coastal plains  Highest point- Aoraki-Mount Cook 3,754 m  Natural hazards- Earthquakes, volcanic activity

 About 80% of the population lives in cities  Wellington is the capital of New Zealand  Wellington is the southern most national capital in the world

 Protestant and Catholic missionaries began to travel to New Zealand in 1814 from Europe  Christianity became the major religion of the country, with the Anglican, Catholic and Presbyterian churches all establishing themselves strongly

 Religion in New Zealand today is dominated by Christianity  Anglican, Catholic and Presbyterian churches all established themselves strongly

 Recent trends show that the number of non- Christian religions has increased dramatically  Roughly one-third of New Zealanders claim no religious affiliation

 Many Protestants are not regularly practicing  Only 10-20% of Protestants claim they go to church regularly  The numbers of Christians in New Zealand is declining

 In the 2006 census, one third of New Zealanders claimed no religion  This means that the information provided on religion in New Zealand is only based on the participants who answered  Large unknown

 New Zealand is a fairly liberal nation with homosexual marriage.  The driving age is 15.  The Drinking age is 18.  Lake Taupo was the source of the largest known eruption in the world in the last 70 thousand years.  Sir Edmund Hillary – the first man to reach the peak of Mount Everest was a New Zealander and his face is on the New Zealand $5 bill.