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Kiwi1.Geography,LandandEnvironment1)Geographicfeatures:b.Twomainlandmasses:thenorthislandandthesouthisland;Alonggroupofislands;c.SeparatedbyCookStraitLandarea:270500squarekilometersTheNorthIslandisknownforitsactivevolcanicmountainsanditshotsprings.Ruapehureachesitshighestpeakat2797mTheSouthIslandhastheSouthernAlpsalongitswestcoast,withMountCook

(3754m)thehighestpoint,whichliesinthecentreofthesouthernAlps.MountCookisthetallestmountaininNewZealand.Capitalcity:WellingtonIntermsofpopulation(423,000pop),itisNewZealand’ssecondlargestcity.

2)CitiesItisthecultural,commercialandcosmopolitancentreofthecountry.Auckland:thelargestcity,itishometoalmostathirdofallNewZealanders.(about1.3millionpop.).Christchurch:thelargestcityintheSouthIslandwithapopulationof320,000.3)ClimateNewZealandisathalfwaybetweentheequatorandtheSouthPole,ithasatemperateislandclimate.

It’stemperaturesseldomfallbelow0Corrisingabove30C.SeasonsareoppositetotheNorthernHemisphere.

Summer(January-March) Winter(July-September)

4)UniquefaunaKiwiKakapoAlargeflightlessparrotTuatara斑點楔齒蜥2.TheNewZealandersandMaoriCulture1)Population:3.84million

80%Europeandescent15%Maori-theindigenouspeopleofNewZealand;

2)OfficialLanguage:EnglishandMaori3)Maindenominations:Anglican,Methodist,Presbyterian,RomanCatholic.

4)TheMaoricreationstory5)Maui6)TheHakaArugbyunionscrumTheAllBlacksperformahaka7)Protocols(Kawa)a.funeralb.conference8)MaoriArtsandCraftsWhakairo-CarvingImage:TeArawaMaoriWarriorKiaoraWelcometoNewZealandKiaorameans‘welcome’inNewZealand-andwhenNewZealanderstouchnoses,they’reofferingpeace,friendshipandhospitality.

ThisisanintroductiontoNewZealand’suniqueindigenouspeople’s,theMaori.ThispictureillustratestheMaorigreeting.ItisbelievedthatwhenMancreatedhismateoutofearth,hebreathedlifeintoherthroughhernose.WhenMaoripressnosestogethertheyaresharingtheir‘breathoflife’.

Kiaora――您好

Kiaoratatou――大家好

Tenakoe――向您問好（問候一個人）

Tenakoutou――向大家問好

Haeremai――歡迎

Naumai――歡迎

Keitepeheakoe――近來可好？

Keitepai――好

Tinopai――很好

Haerera――再見

Kakiteano――下次再見（再見）

Heikoneira――回頭見3.History,politicsandEconomyPolynesianMaoriarrivedaroundAD1000and1200.EnglishmanJamesCookbeganextensivesurveysoftheislandsin1769.Hesailedaroundthewholecoastandexploredthecountry.CededsovereigntytoQueenVictoriain1840Landwarsbetween1843-1872endedwithdefeatofnativepeoplesBecameindependentconstitutionalmonarchy

in1947SigningoftheTreatyofWaitangi

HerMajestyQueenElizabethII

ofNewZealand

wearingherNewZealandhonorsHelenClarkPrimeMinister

Beehive,ParliamentBuildingsTheNewZealandParliamenthasonlyonechamber,theHouseofRepresentatives,whichusuallyseats120MembersofParliament(MPs).SixoftheseareMaoriMPs,whorepresentMaorivotersonly.

Majorpoliticalparties:LabourParty(50seats)NationalParty(48seats)Minorpoliticalparties(inParliament):ACTNewZealand(2seats)GreenParty(6seats)JimAnderton'sProgressiveParty(1seat)MāoriParty(4seats)NewZealandFirst(7seats)UnitedFuture(3seats)EconomyAuckland,theeconomiccapitalofthecountry,withtheSkyTowerinthebackground.Tourism,forestry,horticulture,fishingandmanufacturinghavebecomeincreasingimportantsectorsintheeconomyinrecentyears.Thetertiarysectoristhelargestsector(67.6%ofGDP)

secondarysectoron27.8%

primarysectoron4.7%OneNewZealandDollarcoinAgricultureplaysanimportantroleinNewZealand’seconomy,althoughindustryemploysmorepeople.Inthepast,theagriculturalsectoremphasizedonsheepraising,nowadaysthissituationhasbeenchanged.Theagriculturalsectorbecomesmorevaried,includingsuchadditionalenterprisesasdairying,forestry,andhorticulture.Inthepast,theagriculturalsectoremphasizedonsheepraising,dairyingforestryhorticulture1)AgricultureNewZealand’sfarmstendtobefamilybusiness.Farmershavetheirownland.FarminginNewZealandishighlymechanized.Becausealmosttwothirdsoffarmlandissoruggedthatitcannotbefertilizedorsownbytractors.Sofarmersuseaircrafttospreadfertilizerandseedsfromtheair.2)Overseatrade

NewZealandlivesbytrade.Thedomesticmarketislimitedowingtoitslowpopulation.Inordertodevelopthenation’seconomy,theymustthinkglobally.NewZealandisheavilydependentontrade-particularlyinagriculturalproducts.Exportsareequaltoabout20%ofGDP.4.Education1)Earlychildhoodeducation

EarlychildhoodeducationincludesKindergartens,playcentersandcarecenters(Ages3-5).2)CompulsoryeducationsystemPrimaryandSecondaryeducationiscompulsoryforstudentsbetweentheagesof6

and16.MostchildreninNewZealandstartschoolwhentheyarefiveyearsold.

TypesofSchoolsPrimary(age5--11)Intermediate(age11—13)Secondaryschool(age13—16)

新西蘭名牌大學(xué)排行榜1、奧克蘭大學(xué)UniversityofAuckland

2、奧塔哥大學(xué)UniversityofOtago

3、坎特伯雷大學(xué)UniversityofCanterbury

4、惠靈頓維多利亞大學(xué)VictoriaUniversityofWellington

新西蘭第二類大學(xué)排行榜1、奧克蘭理工大學(xué)AucklandUniversityofTechnology

2、林肯大學(xué)LincolnUniversity

3、梅西大學(xué)MasseyUniversity

4、懷卡托大學(xué)UniversityofWaikatoNewZealandismainlycomposedoftwoislandsinthePacificOcean.2.ThehighestpeakinNewZealandisMountCook,whichliesinthecentreoftheSouthernAlps.3.

AgricultureisimportanttoNewZealand’sec