https://padlet.com/barbarabenetip/newzealandpadlet en-us 2022-05-09 15:34:26 UTC 2022-07-26 13:18:54 UTC hello@padlet.com barbarabenetip https://padlet.com/barbarabenetip/newzealandpadlet/wish/2176602781 New Zeland is a two island country located in the southwest of the Pacific Ocean and has Wellington as its capital.]]> 2022-05-10 00:12:54 UTC https://padlet.com/barbarabenetip/newzealandpadlet/wish/2176602781 barbarabenetip https://padlet.com/barbarabenetip/newzealandpadlet/wish/2176624156 New Zeland was discovered in 950 a.c. by the Kupe people who named it "Land of the Long White Cloud" in the Maori language. Since then, several people have visited the brand new land, like Polynesians and Dutchmen. The name New Zeland comes from the dutch explorer Abel Tasman's homeland Nieuw Zeeland despite the fact that he didn't land because of the Maori hostility. But in 1769 the british navigator captain James Cook started the colonization of the country by the european nation. After almost two centuries of treaties and conflicts the New Zealanders conquered their independence in 1947, but was still a part of the British Comunity.]]> 2022-05-10 00:30:27 UTC https://padlet.com/barbarabenetip/newzealandpadlet/wish/2176624156 barbarabenetip https://padlet.com/barbarabenetip/newzealandpadlet/wish/2176639129 The most recent data (from 2020) shows that New Zeland's population has reached the number of almost 5,1 million people. It's population lives in five main cities: Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, Hamilton and Tauranga. More than a half of the people are descendants of europeans. The other portion is composed by the Maori native people, asians and former residents of closer Pacific Islands.

New Zeland has two oficial languages: english and maori (apart from sign language). Its english is very similar to the australian, which has an accent that refers to the british one. ]]> 2022-05-10 00:42:50 UTC https://padlet.com/barbarabenetip/newzealandpadlet/wish/2176639129 barbarabenetip https://padlet.com/barbarabenetip/newzealandpadlet/wish/2176650670 New Zeland is a secular country, but Christianity is the widely professed faith. There are Anglicans, Methodists, Presbyterian, Protestants and Roman Catholics. Budists, Islam, juidaism and Hnduism also compose the range of the various religions. Almost % of the population doesn't have a religion.]]> 2022-05-10 00:52:31 UTC https://padlet.com/barbarabenetip/newzealandpadlet/wish/2176650670 barbarabenetip https://padlet.com/barbarabenetip/newzealandpadlet/wish/2176669922 1. Approximately 30% of New Zeland's territory is covered by natural forests. 
2. Every part of the country is less than 128km away from the sea.
3. New Zeland was the first country to give women the right to vote, in 1893.
4. Just like Australia, Zew Zeland considers Queen Elizabeth as its head of state.
5. The life of the country is composed by 95% of animals and 5% of human beings.

]]> 2022-05-10 01:07:55 UTC https://padlet.com/barbarabenetip/newzealandpadlet/wish/2176669922 barbarabenetip https://padlet.com/barbarabenetip/newzealandpadlet/wish/2176674121 Milford Sound fjord.]]> 2022-05-10 01:11:00 UTC https://padlet.com/barbarabenetip/newzealandpadlet/wish/2176674121 barbarabenetip https://padlet.com/barbarabenetip/newzealandpadlet/wish/2176677433 Mount Cook.]]> 2022-05-10 01:13:35 UTC https://padlet.com/barbarabenetip/newzealandpadlet/wish/2176677433 barbarabenetip https://padlet.com/barbarabenetip/newzealandpadlet/wish/2176679115 Abel Tasman National Park]]> 2022-05-10 01:14:53 UTC https://padlet.com/barbarabenetip/newzealandpadlet/wish/2176679115 barbarabenetip https://padlet.com/barbarabenetip/newzealandpadlet/wish/2176689393 New Zeland is a independent parliamentary democracy, officialy a constitutional monarchy. The head of state is the queen of United Kingdom, Elizabeth II, represented by governor general Patsy Reddy.]]> 2022-05-10 01:22:40 UTC https://padlet.com/barbarabenetip/newzealandpadlet/wish/2176689393