...d even the accents of all Ne Zealanders. Their place in the South Pacific, and their love of the outdoors, sport, and the arts make Ne Zealanders and their culture unique in the orld.PeopleToday, Ne Zealanders are largely sophisticated and highly educated urban dellers. Members of a unique and vibrant multicultural society, Ne Zealanders are embracing 21st century technology and culture in record numbers. But Ne Zealanders also have a background of quiet but rugged individualism, self-reliance, and a genius for invention qualities still evident in the population today. Unique in the orldNe Zealand has a diverse population but ith some uniting features that make it unique in the orld. Our relatively isolated South Pacific location and rugged landscapes still makes many Ne Zealanders quiet and independent, yet resourceful and self-reliant, ith a famous Kii ingenuity. Ne Ne ZealandersIn the 1970s, large numbers of Pacific Island immigrants settled in Ne Zealand, folloed in the 80s and 90s by Asians, Europeans, and many others. These ne arrivals contributed, along ith technological and economic changes, to a totally ne national identity. In the last tenty years or so, Ne Zealanders have embraced the global economy and the latest technology. Per head of population, Ne Zealanders are some of the highest mobile phone and Internet users in the orld. They also read the most nespapers. Taming the LandDespite recent changes, Ne Zealand still has a sizeable rural population and farming is a major export earner. hile the traditional exports of ool, meat, and dairy products are still very strong, ne products, including Cervena Ne Zealand venison, floers, fruit, biotechnology, and ine are no also contributing greatly to our exports. Like the rest of the population, the farming sector have diversified and embraced technology, making Ne Zealand one of the most productive and efficient agricultural producers in the orld. NatureNatural Environmentith vast open spaces filled ith stunning rugged landscapes, gorgeous beaches, often spectacular geothermal and volcanic activity, a temperate climate and fascinating animal and plant life, and it is no surprise that Ne Zealands pure natural environment is so attractive to visitors from other countries. And the great advantage of Ne Zealand is there are many different landscapes, environments, and ecosystems so close to each other.Ne Zealands Aesome Landscape Youll find a variety of aesome landscapes in Ne Zealand, all ithin easy reach of each other. Spectacular glaciers, picturesque fiords, rugged mountains, vast plains, rolling hillsides, subtropical forest, volcanic plateau, miles of coastline ith gorgeous sandy beaches its all here. No onder Ne Zealand is becoming so popular as a location for movies! ea 1,0l,0l000s000Ti0sTimes Ne RomanSymbol ArialTimes Ne RomanTimes Ne RomanTimes Ne Roman Ne ZeelandHistory Introduction hile Ne Zealand is a relatively young country, it has a rich and fascinating history, reflecting both our Maori and European heritage. Amazing Maori historic sites and taonga treasures, some dating back almost a thousand years, are a contrast to many beautiful colonial buildings. A alk around any Ne Zealand city today shos hat a culturally diverse and fascinating country e have become.First ArrivalsFirst Maori ere the first inhabitants of AotearoaNe Zealand meaning Land of the Long hite Cloud. After arriving from their ancestral Polynesian homeland of Haaiki, probably about 1000 years ago, they set up a thriving society based on the ii tribe, hich flourished for hundreds of years.Arriving in AotearoaAccording to Maori, the first explorer to reach Ne Zealand as Kupe. Using the stars and ocean currents as his navigational guides, he ventured across the Pacific on his aka hourua voyaging canoe from his ancestral Polynesian homeland of Haaiki. It is thought that Kupe made landfall at the Hokianga Harbour in Northland, around 1000 years ago.here is HaaikiYou ill not find Haaiki on a map, but it is believed Maori came from an island or group of islands in Polynesia in the South Pacific Ocean. It is not knon exactly hich place, but there are distinct similarities beteen the Maori language and culture, and others of Polynesia including the Cook Islands, Haaii, and Tahiti. Going FishingMaori ere expert hunters and fishermen. As mostly coastal dellers, fishing as vitally important to them. It also played a part in their mythology - the god, Maui, as believed to have fished up the North Island. Maori ove fishing nets from harakeke flax, and carved fishhooks from bone and stone. Maori considered hales as kaitiaki guardians, and used their flesh for food and their hard, strong bones for eapons. A Maori tradition that remains today is to thro back the first fish caught. This is a ay of thanking Tangaroa, god of the sea, for his bounty.Colonial aveith the signing of the Treaty of aitangi in 1840, Ne Zealand became a British colony. This sa a great increase in the number of British migrants coming to Ne Zealand. Many had their passage paid for by colonial companies. The systematic colonial settlement of Ne Zealand as largely based on the ideas of Edard Gibbon akefield, ho believed the colonial settlements should be modelled on the structures of British society. Many Ne Zealand cities and tons ere established and populated in this ay. These settlements ere intended to be civilised and self-sufficient, ith small farmers cultivating their land, and living in peace ith the native people. Colonial TiesThroughout the 19th and much of the 20th century, the homeland of Britain had an enormous influence on Ne Zealand. Government administration, education, and culture ere largely built on British models. Ne Zealand troops fought, and suffered severe casualties in the Boer ar and the to orld ars. As Prime Minister Michael Savage said about England in 1939, here she goes, e go, here she stands, e stand. Toards a Republichile Ne Zealand is still heavily influenced by its colonial heritage, the country no has its on strong sense of identity. hile still a member of the British Commonealth, and maintaining close, friendly relations ith the USA, Ne Zealand no has a far more independent trading and foreign policy. Since the mid 1980s, Ne Zealand has been a nuclear free zone, ith its armed forces primarily focused on peacekeeping in the Pacific region. 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