New Zealand

1. New Zealand

2. Location

• New Zealand is an island country in the Southwest
Pacific Ocean. It lies about 1600 km southeast of
Australia. One of the main features of New Zealand's
geographical isolation is.

3. Territory

• New Zealand belongs to a large
island group called Polynesia. The
country is situated on two main
islands — the North Island and the
South Island — and several dozen
smaller islands. Most of the
smaller islands are hundreds of
kilometers from the main ones.

4. Symbols of the country

• Wellington is the capital of New Zealand and Auckland is the largest city. English is
the official language of New Zealand and is spoken throughout the country. Many
native people speak their own language» Maori, in addition to English.

5. History

• The first people who settled in
New Zealand were a brownskinned people called Maoris.
They came from Polynesian
islands located northeast of New
Zealand. The country was
discovered by Europeans in 1642,
but they did not start to settle in
the islands until the late 1700's.
Today, most New Zealanders are
descendants of the early European
settlers. Maoris make up about 12
% of the country's population

6.

• Flag of New Zealand, approved March 24th, 1902. The blue
background of the flag is associated with the blue sky and the sea
surrounding the country. The stars of the Southern Cross carried
out the connection to the location of the country in the South
Pacific. The symbolism of the flag of Great Britain says about the
historical heritage of the country was the former British colony.

7.

• The first national emblem of New
Zealand was introduced into
circulation in 1911, the incumbent
coat of arms was adopted in 1956. The
coat of arms is a shield, held one hand
blond woman with the flag of New
Zealand in the hands and on the other
hand - the Maori warrior. Above the
shield rises crown of St. Edward.
Under the shield there are two
branches of fern. The coat of arms is
associated with the unity of all
cultures and peoples

8. Nature

• Relief in New Zealand is represented mainly by hills and mountains