Teacher H. Savitskaya, student L. Smolina Krasnodar, Gymnasium N23

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Around Around 14,5%14,5% of of the population are the population are Maoris - who came Maoris - who came to New Zealand to New Zealand from Polynesia. from Polynesia.

Over 80% of the Over 80% of the 4,038,900 million million population of New population of New Zealand are of Zealand are of European (mainly European (mainly British) origin.British) origin.

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The country’s The country’s population totals population totals about about 4,038,900..The population is The population is very unevenly very unevenly distributed: three distributed: three fourths of New fourths of New Zealanders live on Zealanders live on the warmer North the warmer North Island.Island.About 84% of the About 84% of the people live in urban people live in urban areas.areas.Women Women account for account for 44.4% of the 44.4% of the workforce.workforce.

386.300

168.100

80

168.100

4.038.000 mln

3/4

84%

14,5%

Total population of New Zealand

Europeans

Population of Wellington

Maoris

Newzealanders live on the North Island

Urban population

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80%

- - - - - - - - - began to settle in New Zealand in the 1820s (by the late 1850s settlers outnumbered - - - - - ). Most immigrants were from the - - - - - - - - - - - -, but other Europeans came as well. Groups of central Europeans came in 1930-s – 1940-s, just before and after - - - - - - - - II.

A New Zealander spends most of his - - - - time at home, has his A New Zealander spends most of his - - - - time at home, has his friends round at the weekends, and is mostly content with his friends round at the weekends, and is mostly content with his newspaper,newspaper, TV and his hobbies. He likes the - - - - - sort of life.TV and his hobbies. He likes the - - - - - sort of life.

- - - - - - are the main - - - - - - are the main leisure-time occupation leisure-time occupation of the population. of the population.

There are 26 sailing clubs in the country.

The naitives own more that

1 000 000 - - - - - (!)

- - - - - is the most popular sport in New Zealand. All Blacks is national team has more wins than loses with all the world`s teams.

Maori, Polinesian Maori, Polinesian people, are the people, are the aborigines of New aborigines of New Zealand. But they Zealand. But they have not always have not always

lived there. They lived there. They settled in settled in Aotearoa- Aotearoa- the Land of the Long the Land of the Long White CloudWhite Cloud -- the the name they gave to name they gave to

New Zealand in the New Zealand in the 1414thth century. century.

The most important unit of pre-European Māori society was the group of families. Within the group there were several families, and tribes consisted of groups of families. Related families would often trade goods and co-operate on major projects, but conflict between them was also relatively common.

Maori women in traditional costume

MAORI

Pre-European Māori had no written language but were capable of amazing feats of memory; most could recite their geneologies back hundreds of years. Arts included tattooing, weaving, wood carving and various performing arts.

WOODCARVING

TATTOOING

MMaori songs and aori songs and dances have dances have become become increasingly increasingly popular especially popular especially among the young. among the young. Maori meetings - Maori meetings - assemblies or assemblies or funerals are funerals are conducted in conducted in traditional fashion, traditional fashion, with ancient with ancient greeting greeting ceremonies strictly ceremonies strictly observed.observed.

IT`S IT`S INTERESTING:INTERESTING:

The Maori may greet each other with a The Maori may greet each other with a hug or the traditional hug or the traditional hongihongi–pressing –pressing noses together with eyes closed and noses together with eyes closed and making low “mm-mm” sound. making low “mm-mm” sound.

The Maori greeting The Maori greeting Kia OraKia Ora, which is a , which is a wish for good health, is now becoming wish for good health, is now becoming far more widely used among the far more widely used among the population in general (and in the tourism population in general (and in the tourism industry in particular). “Kia Ora” may be industry in particular). “Kia Ora” may be answered with the same.answered with the same.

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1.1. The country’s population totals about … people .The country’s population totals about … people .2.2. The population is very … : three fourths of New The population is very … : three fourths of New

Zealanders live on the warmer North Island.Zealanders live on the warmer North Island.3.3. About 84% of the people live in … .About 84% of the people live in … .4.4. Over … of the 4, 1 million people are of European (mainly Over … of the 4, 1 million people are of European (mainly

British) origin.British) origin.5.5. Europeans began to settle in New Zealand in the … . Europeans began to settle in New Zealand in the … .

Most immigrants were from… Most immigrants were from… . 6.6. Around 14% of the population are … -who came to New Around 14% of the population are … -who came to New

Zealand from Polynesia in the 13-14th centuries.Zealand from Polynesia in the 13-14th centuries. 7.7. They name this land … .They name this land … .8.8. Pre-European Māori had no Pre-European Māori had no … … but were capable but were capable to… to…

their geneologies back hundreds of years. Arts included their geneologies back hundreds of years. Arts included …, …, …, … and … .…, …, …, … and … .

9.9. The Maori may greet each other with a hug or the The Maori may greet each other with a hug or the traditional … .traditional … .