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Coat of Arms
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three ships: sea trade, & immigrant nature
National flag
a blonde of European ancestry
Crux: southern hemisphere
wheat sheaf: agriculture
2 silver fern leaves
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Auckland
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Auckland's Sky Tower: opened in 1997, forms part of the Sky City casino,
hotel, and shopping complex overlooking Auckland's natural Waitemata
◆ Climate: generally temperate, but varied (runs north south)
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Mount Cook
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Lake Taupo sits in central North Island. It covers 606 sq
km; it is 40 km long and 27 km wide. In the surrounding
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Kiwi Fruit
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History
◆ Maori, 1,000- 3,000 years ago ◆ Europeans, 17th century ◆ the Treaty of Waitangi, 1840
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The Treaty of Waitangi 1840
◆ signed on 6th February, 1840 by Governor William Hobson and 50 Maori chiefs ◆ Great Britain formally proclaimed sovereignty over the island and agreed to respect the landownership rights of the Maori ◆ February 6th, now New Zealand’s National Day—Waitangi Day
Constitution
No written constitution; political system closely modeled on UK
Political Parties
Two-party system: the National Party and the Labor Party
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( a New Zealand bird with a long beak and hair-like feathers, cannot fly; national symbol of New Zealand ; New Zealanders refer to themselves as Kiwis
Legislature

Unicameral legislature
House of Representatives: 120 (for three years)
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First-level political divisions
12 regions and 4 unitary authorities
Population 4,173,460 (July 2008 est.)
Ireland: Area: 70,282 sq. km Population: 4,156,119 (July 2008 est.)
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Largest cities & population
Auckland Wellington Christchurch
1,313,200 (31%, 2008) 370,100 (2005) 367,800 (2005)
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Ethnic groups
European Maori Pacific Islander Other (including Asian)
75 % 15 % 5% 5%
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Languages
◆ Official: English & Maori ◆ Polynesian languages 波利尼西亚语 ◆ April 2006, the first country to declare sign language (the language of the deaf community) as an official language, alongside English and Maori
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Beehive Wellington: named for appearance, part of
the parliamentary complex, houses the offices of the
prime minister and the cabinet
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In 1893, NE the first country to extend the vote to women, NZ women participate in an election, to vote
area are numerous geysers and hot springs.
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Lake Taupo
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The Clutha: the largest river in New Zealand 22
The Clutha
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Lady Knox Geyser: The north central region of North Island is an area of active volcanism. besides three active volcanoes, geysers, mud pools, and hot springs2.4
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The Ring of Fire
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The Ring of Fire is a zone of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
that encircles the basin of the Pacific Ocean. 90% of the world's earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire. It is a direct consequence of plate tectonics 板
块构造 and the movement and collisions of crustal 地壳的 plates.
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◆ main islands: North Island and South Island ◆ Mt Cook: the highest peak, 3,754 meters ◆ Lake Taupo: the largest lake, 606 sq km ◆ The Clutha: the largest river, 336 km long in the South Island
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Voted for Change: John Key celebrates National Party's
institutions of higher learning
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Plants and Animals
◆ Many native flowering plants unique ◆ A rich variety of plants, such as trees, tree ferns, ground ferns, mosses and etc. ◆ 250 species of birds, kiwi
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Tree Fern: can grow to 15 meters; more than 150
fern species in NZ, a national symbol
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The brown kiwi: emu, small, flightless bird; only in NZ; named for its call, sounds like "kee-wee“; feeds primarily on insects, spiders, worms, seeds, and fruits 33
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Government and Politics
Form of government
Parliamentary democracy
Head of state
Governor-general, representing the British monarch
Head of government
Prime minister
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Waitangi National Maori Reserve: considered the
birthplace of modern New Zealand, The Treaty of
Waitangi was signed here
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The restored Waitangi Treaty House
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Religion
Protestant Anglican圣公会 Roman Catholic Buddhist Nonreligious Other (e.g. Jewish & Hindu)
24 % 21 % 13 % 1% 13 % 28 %
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Geography
◆ in the Southern Pacific Ocean, halfway between the equator and the South Pole ◆ located within the Ring of Fire ( a region encircling the Pacific Ocean where the movement of tectonic plates 板块 leads to volcanic and seismic地震 activity)