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Continent : Oceania
Population : 4.600.000 million inhabitants
Capital : Wellington
Form of government : Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Language : English, Maori
Religion : Christians
Coin : New Zealand Dollar

Flag
The Union Jack symbolizes New Zealand’s membership of the Commonwealth. The stars represent the constellation of the Southern Cross, they have five points and their dimensions reflect the different brightness of the stars of the constellation.
The flag is similar to the flag of Australia which has six white stars. The small five-pointed white star, Epsilon Crucis, is absent from the New Zealand flag.

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The first human settlements in New Zealand go back about seven centuries, when other groups, probably in a series of successive waves, arrived there between 1000 and 1300 A.D. In the following centuries, They developed a culture of their own to the point of shaping the identity of the Morori people. The population was subdivided into subgroups known as hapu, sometimes allies, sometimes in struggle with each other. In later times a nucleus of Morori left New Zealand towards the Chatham Islands, thus giving life to another new culture known as Moriori.
From 1840, large waves of European settlers arrived in New Zealand. The Masters, at first, were eager to trade with the whites (called by them pakeha) and, thanks to this type of activity, several tribes managed to enrich themselves. However, the situation began to worsen when, faced with the growth of white settlements (stimulated by the discovery of gold in 1861), the māori began to fear losing control of their land. These contrasts led to the so-called Mahoris wars, fought between the sixties and seventies of the nineteenth century and which caused the manaori to lose most of their lands. In 1854 the first New Zealand parliament was installed, which was the first step towards the autonomy of the country. On September 26, 1907 New Zealand acquired dominion status and became completely independent in 1947.

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From the physical point of view New Zealand is an archipelago formed by two large islands (Northern Island and Southern Island), divided by the Cook Strait, and by many other smaller islands, largely uninhabited: Stewart Island, the third by extension, plus the so-called Outer Islands, namely 9 smaller archipelagos, 5 of which (in turn called New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands) are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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In New Zealand the climate is oceanic, mild to the north and cool to the south, also it is windy and rainy, especially to the south and on the western regions. The weather is often variable, so much so that the sun and the rain can happen in a few hours, as happens in other oceanic climates. It’s rare that it gets very hot in summer, as it is rare that it gets very cold in winter, if not in the far south.
The rains are quite frequent all year round, but they are almost everywhere more frequent in winter than in summer, except in the extreme south , where they are frequent also in summer.
The sun is not exceptional, but it is still discreet in summer, at least in the north.
In the southern hemisphere, the seasons in New Zealand are reversed from Europe.

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Primary Sector :
The small population and the prevalence, in the territory, of modest undulations, favour an extensive agriculture. The country’s agriculture is almost a model of ecological and economic function. Livestock production is prevalent: sheep wool and bovine milk.
Secondary Sector :
The most important industries are agro-food, related to livestock farming, and those producing consumer goods (textile and mechanical industries). The main sources of energy are hydroelectric, thermal and geothermal power stations.
Tertiary Sector :
The tormented morphology of the territory hinders the development of communications; the road networks are well developed, but the railway ones are rather deficient. This benefits air transport, which is very functional.
School and social services are of an excellent standard. Tourism is also highly developed.
Exports :
Australia 22.2%, China 12.5%, USA 8.5%, Japan 7.1%
Imports :
China 16.1%, Australia 15.9%, USA 10.4%, Japan 6.3%, Singapore 4.6%, Germany 4.3%

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Even to you, when we talk about kiwi, comes immediately to mind the green fruit with black seeds? The kiwi, on the other hand, is also a typical New Zealand bird belonging to the apteryx genus. Its name comes from the Greek and means devoid of wings even if, in reality, this bird has wings, they are only too small to fly it! With wings of about 4/5 cm, the bird has in fact serious difficulty to take off the flight but, on the other hand, thanks to its robust claws, it is able to move with dexterity in the woods.

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NATIONAL PARK OF TONGARIRO :
The Tongariro National Park is for all those who have seen the Lord of the Mordor Rings. With its two famous volcanoes, the Monte ruapehu and the Nguauruhoe (which appear in the film) is even more effective live than at the cinema.
KOEKOHE :
Koekohe Beach is one of the most mysterious beaches in New Zealand. In this corner of the country the erosion has been capricious: a multitude of egg-shaped rocks with diameters exceeding 2 meters invades the beach.
MONTE COOK :
The Cook Mountain with its 3700 meters of height is the most known peak of New Zealand and also the most dangerous.
FRANZ JOSEF GLACIER :
In the westland National Park there is a paradise of caves and ice falls. The Glacier is a great attraction for trekking lovers who are not afraid of the cold.

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Maori art represents what we know most about New Zealand. It is a land far away but not everyone knows that it is also a very hospitable land, with many green and mountainous areas, especially in the south of the island, inhabited areas with many grazing animals such as sheep,cows and even cities as large as Auckland to the north.

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The New Zealand National Rugby Team was founded in 1892, and is probably one of the most famous teams of this sport: it is also known as 'All Blacks'.
She is one of the protagonists, along with the nationals of South Africa and Australia, of the prestigious Tri Nations annual tournament, the 'subequatorial' equivalent of the Six European Nations. The nickname All Blacks (literally 'All Black') does not derive from the typical color of their uniform, the black, but derives its origin from a journalistic typo. During the 1905 tour of the national team in Europe, a journalist defined the line-up as an all-backs team.

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New Zealand integrates in its own gastronomy, māori, British and Asian dishes. The cuisine is influenced by all ethnicities that are part of the population. Moreover, one cannot overlook a hint of the vast selection of wines, produced by the flourishing industry, in full ascent. The best known specialties can be divided into two main families: original masters and non-mothers. In the māori kitchen food is usually cooked in underground ovens, filled with hot embers. Given the widespread geothermal activity in the country, it was once used for cooking food. Pig, chicken, lamb and sheep are the meats cooked in the hangi, as a side dish instead the inevitable kumara (sweet potato), onions, cabbage, potatoes, carrots and pumpkin. Everything can be added of Taro, a Polynesian plant, which wrapped gives a pleasant spicy taste.

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The haka is a dance typical of the māori people, the ethnic origin of New Zealand, often considered simply, but erroneously, a war dance. She was made famous, in the style of Ka Mate, by All Blacks, the national rugby team to 15 New Zealanders. In his book Maori Games and haka, the scholar Alan Armstrong describes the haka as follows: The haka is a composition played with many instruments. Hands, feet, legs, body, voice, tongue, eyes... all play their part in bringing together the challenge, the welcome, the exultation, or the contempt contained in the words. It’s disciplined, yet emotional. More than any other aspect of Morori culture, this complex dance is the expression of the passion, vigor and identity of the race. It is, at its best, a message of the soul expressed through words and attitudes.»

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Traditions and Customs : A chocolate carnival on the steepest road in the world

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Traditions and Customs : A chocolate carnival on the steepest road in the world

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Baldwin Street, in dunedin, is renowned for being the steepest street in the world. What outsiders may not know is that this is the main home of the annual Chocolate Carnival cadbury of the city. To kick off the sweet feasts, the gigantic Jaffa balls (which is a unique orange chocolate for New Zealand) run along this steep stretch of road. There are also competitions, activities full of chocolate and a train of iconic Crunchies to entertain the crowd.

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Get an Up-Close Look at the Colorful Holi Festival | National Geographic

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New Zealand, as a British colony, was strongly influenced by English music: in the early 1960s, following the so-called British invasion, a large number of bands were born that imitated its style and look. Very few of them experienced success beyond national borders, but they contributed enormously to the emergence of the newborn New Zealand musical landscape. With the worldwide diffusion of hard rock music, there was a multiplication of bands and bands that related to that sound; among these safeties the most important are the Human instinct, the blues supergroup constituted by the guitar virtuoso Billy Te Kahika, formally known as Billy T.K., of māori origin; or the Dragon, or the Hello Sailor.
Arts:
Among the most famous artists are: Charles Frederick Goldie, gottfried lindauer and Dick frizzell, as well as Rita Angus.