1、History of New Zealand,4.After 1840Settlement of New Zealand from the British Isles（不列颠群岛） and Australia began in earnest after the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. The European population of New Zealand grew from about 1,000 in the 1830s to nearly 60,000 in 1858, and then rocketed to 500,000 by t
2、he early 1880s.,Like Australia, for a long time, New Zealand had followed the policy of Britain and depended on Britain for protection. Yet during and after the Second World War, New Zealand began to shift its allegiance 效忠 away from Britain toward the United States. In 1951, New Zealand signed the
3、ANZUS Treaty 澳新美安全条约with the United States and Australia.,GeographyThe Geographical Features: New Zealand is in the Southern Pacific Ocean, halfway between the equator （赤道）and the South Pole. It has two main islands: North Island and South Island. Mt Cook（库克山）: the highest peak, 3,754 meters high; L
4、ake Taupo（陶波湖）: the largest lake, it is 40 km long and 27 km wide.,Ethnic and language,Mori people,In the 2013 census, 74.0% of New Zealand residents identified ethnically as European, and 14.9% as Mori. Other major ethnic groups include Asian (11.8%) and Pacific peoples (7.4%), of which two-thirds
5、live in the Auckland region.The population has become more diverse in recent decades: in 1961, the census reported that the population of New Zealand was 92% European and 7% Mori, with Asian and Pacific minorities sharing the remaining 1%.The Mori were the first people to reach New Zealand, followed
6、 by the early European settlers.,English is the predominant language in New Zealand, spoken by 96.1% of the population.New Zealand English is similar to Australian English. After the Second World War, Mori(3.7%) were discouraged from speaking their own language in schools and workplaces and it exist
7、ed as a community language only in a few remote areas.,Food and culture in New Zealand,New Zealand Food is similar to Australian food : both their roots are in British and Irish foods. Their cuisine is based on seafood, mutton,wild pork or fowl, fat lamb, and kumara. The method of cooking is the ear
8、th oven in which stones are heated by fire, the fire is extinguished so that the stones steam, and a large sealed basket containing the food is buried over the stones and left to cook for several hours. When they gather for meetings, men and women jointly help prepare the food; men dig the hole, pla
9、ce the stones,bury and remove the food.,Festivals,New Years Day Waitangi Day Easter Day Halloween Christmas Day,Christmas Wagon,Halloween,Halloween in New Zealand is the same as in other western countries,such as ,18,Pumpkin Lights,Wearing Masks,Dressing like Ghosts,New Zealand National Day,The New
10、Zealand National Day is also called Waitangi Day . Waitangi Day named after Waitangi, where the Treaty of Waitangi was first signed on 6 February 1840. The Treaty made New Zealand a part of the British Empire, guaranteed Mori rights to their land and gave Mori the rights of British subjects. Mori ha
11、ve generally seen the Treaty as their nations founding document and a symbol of British humanitarianism.,What celebration do they hold?,The annual National Day , the New Zealand government will organize a series of celebration activities.,People celebrate in the capital, Wellington. The first is a f
12、ormal ceremony. The whole country celebrated together in New Zealand founding documents - the bosom tangs treaty signed. Solemn ceremony began marae in prayer in the early morning. People will be in church activities organization and leading down to the hobson consular bosom tang yi treaty negotiati
13、ons of the bay.,Followed for up to five or six hours of literary and artistic activities. The royal New Zealand navy and air force performance and a military parade, traditional Maori cabaret, as well as a wide variety of sports and cultural activities.,Activity is a bit like our community performan
14、ce， give priority to with amateur the Maori dance, there are one or two small country folk dance, also with one or two professional singing in the middle. New Zealand famous artists, the orchestra will also be greeted. Other recreational activities, groups like competitive games.,In the celebration
15、every year ,“rowing across the strait“ is a must-have festival . According to legend, the first landing on the island of New Zealand Maori people first, which is driving the canoes, across the ocean arriving here.,In New Zealand,people celebrate their National Day on sixth of February.New Zealander
16、decorate their houses and streets with the Singapore flag.And Mori decorate their houses with red and white.And they always have the fireworks party in the evening.They always performing the Mori war dance.,The diet of the New Zealand Waitangi Day,For New Zealanders,the festival is important.So as a
17、 special festival ,the people will go to a restaurant to honor the festival. In the restaurant,they will order some delicious food to express their inner joy.For example,New Zealand unique dessert-Cream protein crisp,kiwi friut,salmon,green shell,lamb chop ,fresh oyster,lobster and so on.,The National Day holiday in New Zealand,The National Day holiday in New Zealand has only one day.The following pictures are New Zealand trees leaf and flower.The trees name is fern.The fern became New Zealand tree because of its tenacious vitality.,Thats all. Thank you!,
