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According to the Maori and Polynesian legend, the country was fished from the sea by a clever and gifted demigod, Maui.

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New Zealand features unique wildlife. You can spot the following animals there, for example:

-        Brown Kiwi

-        Common skink

-        Chevron skink

-        Hectors dolphin

-        Takahe

-        Tuatara

-        New Zealand Sealions

According to Maori folklore, bats (or pekapek) are the country's native animals

Fun facts:
- There are no animals that could kill you in NZ. There are no snakes.
- The heaviest insect in the world, the Gian Weki, lives in New Zealand.

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- Sea food
- Hemmel meat from New Zealand
- Hangi; food prepared underneath the ground
- Fish 'n' Chips
- New Zealand alcoholic drinks
- Kiwi summer Barbecue
- New Zealand Pavlova and fruitsalat
- New Zealand candy
- Humble Pies
- Handmade Chesse

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Waitomo Caves
Waitomo Caves are located in the Southern Waitomo District, the Northern part of New Zealand, 12km northwest from the city Kuiti.

The Waitomo Caves have been carved out of the soft limestone by water currents over thousands of years.

In many places, impressive stalactites hang from the ceilings and grow up from the cave floor over centuries, forming dripping water stalagmites.

Hobbiton

In the Mighty Waikato region, you can explore the Shire village with a guided walking tour of Hobbiton, which was featured as a movie set in the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit Trilogies.

Auckland Sky Tower

It’s an Observation and Telecommunication Tower in Auckland, New Zealand. With a height of 328m, it’s the highest TV tower in the Southern Hemisphere.

Milford Sound
Located at the most northern and accessible end of Fiordland National Park. Milford Sound offers some of the world‘s most staggering coastal scenery with it‘s dramatic peaks and Dach blue waters.

Bay of Islands
The Bay of Islands is one of the most popular holiday destinations in New Zealand. It consists of 144 islands, many secluded bays and some great sandy beaches. Tourists can take a look at the amazing marine life including whales, penguins, dolphins and the big marlin.

Kaikuora
Kaikuora is a small coastal town in the South Island, where you might be able to spot seals, dolphins and sperm whales.

Queenstown
Queenstown is the most popular tourist destination on the South Island of New Zealand. You can spend the day skiing , hiking or mountain biking before dining in a restaurant or going to some of New Zealand‘s best bars there.

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Location: It is located in the south-west Pacific. It consists  of 2 islands who came into being through volcanic eruption. It lies on Continental Oceania.

Capital and cities: Wellington is the capital of the country and a very important city. Auckland is the largest city of the country. Another cultural center and large city is Christchurch.

Size and population: The country is 268.021 km large and
there are living more than 5 Million people.

Original/indigenous languages: Maori, New Zealand sign language
English is the official language today

The current prime minister is Jacinda Ardern.

Origins: The island was first discovered by the Polynesians.
The south-part of New Zealand has a very strong Scottish-influenced culture.

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The weather varies widely in New Zealand over the course of a year.

During summer, the northern part of the island can be warm while the south is especially cold in winter.

There is a mild temperature all year around on the islands: Summer (December-February/20-25°C), Autumn (March-May/17-21°C), Winter (June-August/12-16°C), Spring (September-November/16-19°C)

For tourists it is the best to visit between November-April, when it is summer and autumn in New Zealand.

Landscape:
-  New Zealand is an island in the south Pacific Ocean, located south east of Australia

-  There is a north and a south island

New zealand is a place of spectacular landscapes

-        There are mountains in the south and the north

>Highest Mountain: Aoraki (3724m)

-        It has 15.000 km of coastline

-        Lots of different beaches, some are calm, others are
wild

-        There are beautiful rivers, waterways and lakes

-        Has a lots of forests and farms where unique birds, insects, and plants live (see animals)

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Sports in Newzeeland:

Top 5 Sports in Newzeeland:

1.Rugby

2.Cricket

3.Netball

4.Boating

5.Soccer

Rugby National Team:

National Rugby Team is also known as „Kiwis“ or more rarely as „All Blacks“

They represent New Zealand at international level in the sport of rugby

Kiwis Play in black jerseys ans black shorts but with a white V in their chest and white rings on their socks

New Zealand has participated in all 14 Rugby League World cups

They won the title for the first time in 2008

They perform a special Māori dance before every game. It is called haka.

Rules in Rugby:

Rugby Rules:

-In rugby, an "egg" is thrown instead of a ball, similar to American football. Two teams of 15 players each stand on the pitch

- You have to kick the egg with your foot. You have to shoot over the highest Rod from the Goal. Careful: You may only throw the egg backwards!

-You are only allowed to attack a player with the egg.

- In rugby you have to get points to win. All attacks and devensive scenes give points.

- The try: The most points, five in number, are scored when a team succeeds in petting the ball in the opposing team's paint field. If a team completes such a move, it is called a try, which scores 5 points Beside the try they are other attacks To get points.

One Rugby match is 80 minutes long.

Netball:

Netball is a basketball-like sport, and it is played with 7 players on the court. It is mainly played by women. The court is 30,5m by 15,25m and the 30,5m are separates in 3 parts: offensive, defensive and middelfield. Each part is about 10,6 m long. There is a middelcircle and two baskets on each side and on the floor around these baskets are circles. You can only score in these circles.

Netball rules:

Direkt denfens isn‘t alowed and you are also not alowed to drinnen the ball nur you are alowed to pass the ball . Each of the 7 played is only alowed to be in some parts of the court for example the mainatacker is only alowed to be in the offensive part and the circle  around the goal

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In 1893, New Zealand became the first country which allowed women to vote in elections

It also became the first country to give pensions to workers.