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1. NEW
ZEALAND
Nnenne Ogbonnaya

3. Who are New
Zealanders?...
– The Polynesian Māori reached New Zealand in about 800
A.D. In 1840 their chiefs went to war with Britain. Soon
after the Treaty of Waitangi was made, declaring
sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial
rights.
– 1907 The British colony of New Zealand formed. In recent
years the government has been in motion to address the
Māori grievances.
– The name Kiwi derives from the native flightless bird,
which is the national bird of NZ

4. How do the Kiwis compare?....
Capital: Wellington
Area(s): 268, 838 sq km, almost twice as big as North Carolina and about the size of Colorado
Population: as of June 2017 4, 510, 327
Religions: Christian (44.3%) Māori Christian (2.4%) Islam (1.1%)
Languages: English (89.8%) Māori (3.5%) Samoan (2)
Ethnic groups: White (71.2%), Māori (14.1%), Asian (11.3%) Pacific peoples (7.6%), Middle East, Latin Am. African (1.1%) other (1.6%)
Unemployment: 4.9 %
Poverty & Wealth: both slowly rising
GDP: 38,500
Economy: heavily depended on international trade mainly through Australia and the EU.
Industries: agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining and manufacturing along with tourism.

5. Māori Culture
– Understanding New Zealand means understanding
Māori culture. As the indigenous people of New
Zealand form 1800 till now there have been issues
getting Māori people the reparations needed to
rebuild the culture from disasters hat transpired
over the years from the British.
– Treaty of Waitangi, which gave the British Crown
supreme power over New Zealand making the
indigenous people minority class and continuing
till this day to fight for their rights

6. HAKA!!!!
• Haka is a dance/cry that is a
challenge or declaration of strength
• Traditionally performed by warriors
before a battle proclaiming their
strength and power
• Maui performed this towards to
end of Moana to distracted Te Ka
from attacking Moana

7. Indigenous
Rights in New
Zealand
– 1901 Waitangi Day protest
– 1934 Waitangi Day was celebrated
for the first time
– 1975 The Land March, calling for
an end to alienation to the Māori land
– 1982 the first kohanga reo
(language nest) preschool opened to
preserve the native language
– 1987 Māori Language became the
official Language of New Zealand

8. Natural Disasters
– EARTHQUAKES, LANDSLIDES & VOLCANOS
– Wellington Earthquake – 1855
– Mount Tarawera Eruption—1866
– Murchison Earthquake—1929
– Hawke’s Bay Earthquake—1931
– Inangahua Earthquake—1968
– Abbotsford Landslide—1979
– Edgecumbe Earthquake—1987

9. New Zealand Cinematic
History
1896 - Present

10. Television
First non-experimental
television was on air in
1960. Since then the T.V
has been a familiar and
shared ritual for most
New Zealanders.

11. Early Films
– Due to the small size of its film industry, NZ produces many of their films that by
overseas companies and usually co-financed.
– The first public screening took place in 1896 and a documentary made in 1900
is the oldest surviving New Zealand film. But it was not until 1970s that locally
made films would attract the public.
– From the 1990s onward, New Zealand-made films have found international
success such as but not limited to the Lord of the Rings trilogy

12. First of many
– Sir Peter Jackson, hold the biggest reputation with first feature films such as Bad
Taste (1988), Meet the Feebles (1990) and Brain Dead (1992) and The Lord of the
Rings trilogy (2001-2003)
– Sam Neil was first to achieve international acclaim with Sleeping Dogs
– Anna Paquin was the first New Zealander to win an Oscar for The Piano
– Taika Waititi has the highest local grossing film, ever released in New Zealand. Boy
(2010)
– Chris Graham opened the door for horror with Ferryman (2007)
– New Zealand became the main location for James Cameron’s Avatar (2009) created
with Weta Digital in Wellington

13. New Zealand International Film
Festival
– According the official site, the NZIFF is a national event for
filmmakers and cinematic audience alike to come and enjoy
the art of New Zealand in the capital, Wellington.
– The NZIFF will celebrating 50 years
– The festival takes place in different locations yearly:
– Auckland Film Festival founded in 1969,
– Wellington Film Festival founded in 1972, showcasing 150
programs
– Dunedin Film Festival
– Christchurch Film Festival

14. Utu (1984)
– Director: Geoff Murphy
– Writers: Keith Aberdein, Geoff Murphy
– Starring: Anzac Wallace, Bruno Lawrence, Tim Elliot
– Summary: In 1870, a Māori warrior working with the
British, after finding his village killed, vows revenge
– Award(s): Geoff Murphy was Nominated for best film by
the International Fantasy Film Award

15. Boy (2010)
– Director: Taika Waititi
– Writers: Taika Waititi
– Starring: James Rolleston, Taika Waititi, Moerangi Tihore
– Summary: Set on the east coast of NZ in 1984, Boy, an 11-y/o and devoted
Michael Jackson fan, get the chance to know his absent criminal father
– Award(s): won 4 out of 6 nominations, nominated 13x for NZ & TV awards
– Soundtrack: Waihau Bay performed by The Phoenix Foundation
– Grossing over $255, 179

16. Once Were Warriors (1994)
– Director: Lee Tamahori
– Writers: Riwia Brown, Alan Duff
– Starring: Rena Owen, Temuera Morrison,
Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell
– Summary: A family descended from Māori
warriors is bedeviled by a violent father and
the societal problems of being treated as
outcasts
– Award(s): 22 Wins, 6 Nominations

17. Lucy Lawless
New Zealand actress best
known for playing Xena:
Warrior Princess
Born March 29, 1968 in New
Zealand
Lawless also appeared in
Spider-Man, Spartacus,
EuroTrip, Battlestar
Galactica, and the L-Word,
and The X-Files

18. Rachel Jessica Te Ao
Maarama House aka
Rachel House
– Born in New Zealand in 1971
– Boy (2010)
– Whale Rider (2002)
– Moana (2016) as Gramma Tala
– Thor: Ragnarok (2017) as Topaz
– Hunt for Widerpeople (2016)

19. Russell Crowe
– Actor Film Producer and Musician. Although a native born new Zealander,
he has lived most of his life in Australia.
– He is married to Danielle Spencer since 2003
– Movies include Gladiator, Robin Hood, and A Beautiful Mind
– Has won over 32 awards and has been nominated 72 times

20. Taika Waititi
– Screenwriter, Director, actor, and
comedian.
– Nominated for an Academy Award for
his short film Two Cars, One Night
(2004)
– Most Notable films are:
– Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
– What We do in the Shadows (2014)
– Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
– Boy (2010)
– Moana (2017)
– Green Lantern (2011)
– Eagle vs Shark (2007)
– Two Cars, One Night (2004)

21. Taika Waititi:
Mastering
Happy Sad
Cinema
Published on YouTube by We Need
To Talk About Film on May 2017 she
details Taika Waititi’s unique style of
comedy and story telling through
three of his films that play heavily on
the Sad Happy style of story telling.
This video is 9 mins long

22. Andrew Niccol
Won Awards for The Truman Show and Gattaca.
Best writing, Best Original Screenplay
Directed movies, such as:
Gattaca (1997)
In Time (2011)
The Host (2013)
The Truman Show (1998)
Lord of War (2005)

23. The Man, The Myth, The
Legend
Sir Peter Jackson

24. Lord of The Rings Effects on
New Zealand
– There has been increased growth in
screen production in new Zealand.
NZ feature films have grown from
$16 mill to $308 mill in one year
– Employment has grown in film
production
– Encouraging a significant change in
infrastructure and user friendly
environments.
– Establishing a foundation of NZ-
based creative entrepreneurship in
the film industry.
– Tourism rose to significant numbers

25. SOURCES
– https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2016/11/indigenous-rights-in-new-zealand-legislation-litigation-
and-protest/
– https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html
– https://theculturetrip.com/pacific/new-zealand/articles/why-are-new-zealanders-called-
kiwis/
– https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/new-zealand-disasters/
– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzg4rJJNX30
– http://media.newzealand.com/en/story-ideas/history-of-new-zealand-screen-industry/
– http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1560139/?ref_=ttls_li_tt
– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0h3WPcPtNo
– https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2012/12/14/the-impact-economic-and-
otherwise-of-lord-of-the-ringsthe-hobbit-on-new-zealand/#62045c3d31b6
– Scoping the Lasting Effects of The Lord of the Rings [Advertisement]. (2002, April).
Retrieved March 23, 2018, from
https://nzier.org.nz/static/media/filer_public/31/22/3122d46d-7d07-4777-a3a6-
8d3848384c32/scoping_the_lasting_effects_of_the_lotr.pdf
– ALL PICTURES WERE FOUND ON GOOGLE, ALL STATS AND AWARDS FOUND
ON IMBD

26. CHECKLIST FOR
PLAGIARISM
– 1) ( X ) I have not handed in this assignment for any other class.
2) ( X ) If I reused any information from other papers I have written for other classes, I
clearly explain that in the paper.
3) ( X ) If I used any passages word for word, I put quotations around those words, or used
indentation and citation within the text.
4) ( X ) I have not padded the bibliography. I have used all sources cited in the bibliography
in the text of the paper.
5) ( X ) I have cited in the bibliography only the pages I personally read.
6) ( X ) I have used direct quotations only in cases where it could not be stated in another
way. I cited the source within the paper and in the bibliography.
7) ( X ) I did not so over-use direct quotations that the paper lacks interpretation or
originality.
8) ( X ) I checked yes on steps 1-7 and therefore have been fully transparent about the
research and ideas used in my paper.
Name: _Nnenne Ogbonnaya Date: March 23, 2018