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NEW ZEALAND

NEW ZEALAND

Topics:

• History;

• Languages;

• Food;

• Sports;

• Maori Tattoos.N

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• Capital :

Wellington

• Largest city:

Auckland

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HistoryNEW ZEALAND

Abel Tasman - 1642 1769

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• Government :

Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy

• Monarch :

Elizabeth II

• Governor General :

Sir Jerry Mateparae

• Prime Minister :

John Key

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Elizabeth II

Sir Jerry Mateparae

John Key

• Language – English, Maori, sign

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Culture

A tradition Maori greeting - the hongi

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• North Island volcanism

• South Island Southern Alps

• Approximately 76% of New Zealand’spopulation lives in the North Island.

• Cook Strait is a 20 kilometers wide strait that separates the North and South Islands.

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Lake TaupōNEW ZEALAND

New Zealand’s largest Lake.

Lake TaupōNEW ZEALAND

Lake TaupōNEW ZEALAND

• Maori rock carvings at Mine Bay on Lake Taupō, over 10meters high and are only accessible by boat or kayak.

Food

• Influences from:

– Europe;

– Asia;

– Pacific islands of Polynesia.

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FoodCasual Kiwi cuisine

• Kiwi barbecues - featuring New Zealand beef,lamb and seafood - are a big part of theculture, and typify the laid-back nature of NewZealanders.

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FoodCasual Kiwi

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Food

Casual Kiwi cuisine

• Fish and chips (fries) may not be high on thehealthy eating scale, but no New Zealandcuisine experience is complete withoutenjoying this traditional New Zealandtakeaway meal, served wrapped in paper.

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Māori hangi

Cooked in an underground pit filled with hotstones, a hangi feast typically includeskumara/sweet potato, pumpkin, chicken, pork,lamb, and seafood.

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Māori hangi

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Food

Festivals

• Wildwood festival (NZ wild foods);

• Wine and food festival.

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Wildwood Festival

• Everything from sheep's eyes to bug larvae, wild highland beef, curried Hoki Tikka, pesto ice-cream, mountain merino and venison tongue are all on the list of things we can try.

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Wine and food festival

• These unique festivals bring a range of different wines and food together, highlighting how well wine can complement all sorts of different New Zealand cuisine and food.

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Sports

• Rugby :

– Contry’s national idetity

• Cricket;

• Horse Racing;

• Extreme sports:

– Bungee jumping;

– Mountaineering …

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Sports

• Rugby :

– Contry’s national idetity

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Sports

• Cricket;

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Sports

• Horse Racing;

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Sports• Extreme sports: Bungee jumping;

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• Extreme sports: Mountaineering …

Maori Tattoos

The Maori tattoos arevery famous and populardemand in the studios tohave a whole meaningbehind what makes thesesymbols carry a multitudeof history and memorablemoments.

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