1. New Zealand
Ivan Varga
APIN

2. Content
1.History
2.Culture
3.Economy
4.Politics
5.Natural beauty

3. history One of the last major landmasses settled by humans
First settled by Eastern Polynesians between 1250 and 1300
Māori - divided into Iwi and Hapū
The first Europeans known to have reached New Zealand were Dutch explorer Abel Tasman and his crew in 1642
revisited in 1769 when British explorer James Cook mapped almost the entire coastline

4. History
The Māori population declined to around 40% of its pre-contact level during the 19th century
William Hobson declared British sovereignty over all of New Zealand on 21 May 1840
gained a representative government in 1852 and the first Parliament met in 1854.
Early in the 20th century, Involvement in world affairs, fighting in the First and Second World Wars and suffering through the Great Depression

5. Culture adapted the tropically based east Polynesian culture
The British and Irish immigrants brought aspects of their own culture
Art:
Ta moko
Weaving
Painting

6. Literature
pre-literate culture until contact with Europeans in the early 19th Century
The oral tradition of story telling and folklore has survived and the early missionaries collected folk tales
Poetry- Māori sung poems or waiata
Writers - Robin Hyde, Janet Frame, Patricia Grace

7. Sports British origins Rugby union is considered the national sport
Golf, netball, tennis and cricket
Around 54% of New Zealand adolescents participate in sports for their school

8. Economy advanced economy
nominal gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of US$36,254.
New Zealand was ranked sixth in the 2013 Human Development Index
heavily dependent on international trade
vulnerable to international commodity prices and global economic slowdowns

9. Politics
New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy
Elizabeth II is the Queen of New Zealand and the head of state
The Queen is represented by the Governor-General, whom she appoints on the advice of the Prime Minister

10. Politics
legislative power consists of the Queen and the House of Representatives
Judges and judicial officers are appointed non-politically and under strict rules regarding tenure to help maintain constitutional independence from the government
one of the world's most stable and well-governed nations
John Key

11. Local government and external territories
divided into provinces, which had a degree of autonomy
government was centralized and the provinces were abolished in 1876
In 1989, the government reorganized local government into the current two-tier structure of regional councils and territorial authorities
The regional councils' role is to regulate "the natural environment with particular emphasis on resource management"

12. Natural Beauty Mount taranaki
Situated in the region of the same name, on the North Island's western coast, Taranaki is a 2518m volcanic cone that last erupted in the mid-19th century

13. Fox Glacier cave
The South Island's Westland National Park is home to this glacier and its spectacular ice caves. In 13km, the Fox drops from the peaks of the Southern Alps to rainforest along the coast

14. The southwestern coast of the South Island is cut by numerous fjords
The southwestern coast of the South Island is cut by numerous fjords. Milford Sound is the best known, and is the country's most popular tourist attraction
Stormy Milford Sound

15. New Zealand's tallest mountain range contains 20 peaks over 3,000m, the highest being Aoraki/Mt. Cook at 3,750m. It's a great starter range for mountaineering
Southern Alp peaks

16. Tongariro Alpine Crossing
The Tongariro Crossing trail runs for 19km through volcanic terrain in the center of the North Island. It passes the base of Mt. Ngauruhoe, known to a lot of the world as Mt. Doom. The national park is the country's oldest
Tongariro Alpine Crossing

17. Sources http://www.newzealand.com/int/trips-and-driving-itineraries/
zealand/

18. Quiz: What is Ta moko?
Tattoo
Painting
Hena
Ritual

19. What is waiata?
Fairytales
Sung Poems
Writen Poems
Novels

20. what was the name of the first settlers?
Māori
Iwi
Hapū
Polynesians

21. Who is the head of a state?
John Key
House of Representatives
Elizabeth II
Parliament