Work done by Francisco, Pablo, Elisa and Víctor from IES Nº1 O Carballiño

2. LOCATION
New Zealand is an island
country in the
southwestern Pacific
Ocean. The country
geographically comprises
two main landmasses –
that of the North Island, or
Te Ika-a-Māui, and the
South Island, or Te
Waipounamu and
numerous smaller islands .

3. CLIMATE
New Zealand has a
mild and temperate
maritime climate
with mean annual
temperatures
ranging from 10 °C
(50 °F) in the south
to 16 °C (61 °F) in
the north

4. DEMOGRAPHY
The population of New
Zealand is approximately 4.5
million. New Zealand is a
predominantly urban
country. New Zealand cities
generally rank highly on
international livability
measures.

5. NATURAL PARKS
Fiordland National Park
occupies the southwest
corner of the South Island of
New Zealand. It is the largest
of the 14 national parks in
New Zealand, with an area of
12,500 km².
Fiordland National Park

6. Abel Tasman National Park
It is named after Abel
Tasman, who in 1642
became the first European
explorer to sight New
Zealand. Covering an area
of only 225.3 km2 , the
park is the smallest of
New Zealand's national
parks

7. Waitomo Caves
These Caves are
believed to be over two
million years old.

8. Tarawera Falls
Tarawera Falls is a 35 m high
waterfall on the Tarawera River in
the Bay of Plenty region in New
Zealand's North Island.

9. RELIGION
Graph shows the situation of
religions in New Zealand

10. TYPICAL PLANTS
•Akeake
•Mingimingi
•Toatoa

11. TYPICAL ANIMALS
Kiwi
Tuatara
Weta

12. IMPORTANT CITIES
• Auckland
• Manukau
• Christchurch
• Hamilton
• Wellington

13. ALL BLACKS
The All Blacks is the official
representative of rugby of
New Zealand. It is one of the
major myths in the world of
the above mentioned sport
and certainly also in the own
New Zealand, where the
rugby is considered to be a
national sport.

14. FAMOUS PEOPLE
• Sir Edmund Hillary
Sir Edmund Percival
Hillary (20 July 1919 –
11 January 2008) was
a New Zealand
mountaineer, explorer
and philanthropist.
On 29 May 1953,
Hillary became the
first climber
confirmed as having
reached the summit
of Mount Everest.

15. • Sir Peter Blake
Sir Peter James Blake, (1
October 1948 – 5 December
2001) was a New Zealand
yachtsman who won the
1989–90 Whitbread Round
the World Race.

16. • Dame Kiri te Kanawa
Dame Kiri Janette Te
Kanawa (was born 6
March 1944) is a New
Zealand/Māori soprano
who has had a highly
successful international
opera career since 1968.

17. OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
The offical languages of
New Zealand are:
• Maori
• Language of signs
• English 92%
2%6%
English
Maori
Language of
sings

18. Maori
Maori – native people of NZ
They have a different culture to
most Europeans
Hongi (Maori way of greeting)
Moko – (face tattoo)
This was given to Maoris with high
rank or status

19. Differences continued…
The Hangi……traditional way
Maori’s cook food
The food is cooked by steam
Hangi’s can be very large so they can feed many people