Презентация на тему What stands for New Zealand?

situated between the Equator and the South Pole in

the southern Pacific Ocean. The area of New Zealand is more than 270. 000 sq. kilometers.
The nearest western neighbor of New Zealand is Australia. The distance between the two countries is more than 1, 600 kilometers.

and rainfall, although the weather is changeable. Temperatures are

higher in the north of the country with subtropical warmth in summer.
Winter brings much snow in the Southern Alps.

in the world flightless parrot, the only alpine parrot,

the oldest reptile, the biggest earthworms, some of the oldest trees. It is home for famous Tuatara, a lizard- like reptile.
Because of isolation there was no higher animal life in the country. and two species of bats.
The kiwi is the national bird and emblem of New Zealand.
It has nostrils at the end of its beak and it can not fly. New Zealanders also like to call themselves Kiwis.

endemic. Because of isolation almost 90 % of plants

are peculiar.
Radiata pine, silver fern, kauri and ngao trees grow much better in New Zealand.

rivers, lakes and mountains, New Zealand is a great

place for sports. Thrill- seekers can go surfing, diving, rafting, mountain biking, zorbing and bungee jumping.

Rugby, but it is more than a game, because

winning is a matter of national pride. The New Zealand team is called The All Blacks –they wear black shirts and shorts.
Before a match The All Blacks usually perform a haka, the traditional Maori war dance .

islands in the X – XIY centuries got the

name of Maori.
In 1642 the islands were discovered by Abel J.Tasman, the famous Dutch navigator. He called the land New Zealand after the province in Holland.

ship Endeavour approached the land and charted the coastline.

In the middle of December the shape of North Island appeared on Cook’s map.
This was followed by British colonization
Maori fought desperately against Britain. It took the British almost a century to conquer New Zealand.

white people.
“Haka” is a war dance. Forming a line,

they stamp and leap and slap their sides. Their eyes roll and their tongues poke out. It is a combination of action song.
«Poi dance» is a traditional Maori female dance with small fluffy balls on the strings.
Maori traditional musical instrument is flute.
Maori traditional dish is hangi. It is food steamed over hot stones in the ground.

of creation myths, stories of adventurous voyages, legends. The

greatest figure of Maori myths is Kupe. He is thought to discover New Zealand after semigod Maui fished out North Island. He was the only person voyaged from the legendary land Hawaiki round New Zealand and came back.

as Japan, Italy or Great Britain, it is not

as densely populated. In 1997 the total population numbered over 3,5 million people.

of the British colonial government. Nowadays it is the

industrial port and the largest city of New Zealand.
It is a modern cosmopolitan city with a population of over a million people. Twenty percent of the population are Maori and Polynesian.

It was called by Nicholson. The city became the

capital of New Zealand in 1865.
It is administrative centre with a population less than 200,000 people. Wellington is the transport link between the islands.
Wellington is the centre of finance and commerce.