By: Samuel Esparza

New Zealand has a rich and fascinating history, reflecting our unique mix of Māori and European culture.

• Māori were the first inhabitants of New Zealand or Aotearoa, meaning ‘Land of the Long White Cloud'.

• The Maori are the indigenous inhabitants of New Zealand.

• The Maori are a Polynesian people, most closely related to eastern Polynesians.

• Maori arrived in New Zealand, then known as The Land of the Long White Cloud, around AD950 in canoes. They mostly settled in the Northern parts of New Zealand as they were warmer

Treaty of Waitangy

• It was a treaty of the british and the maoris. It promes to protect Maori land if Maoris recognize british rule.

• New Zealand is a small country, similar in size to Great Britain or Japan. With a population of only four million people it’s also gloriously uncrowded.Capital Wellington

Largest city AucklandOfficial languages •96.1% English[n 2][n 3]

•3.7% Māori•0.5% NZ Sign Language

• New Zealand is a developed country and ranks highly in international comparisons of national performance:

– Such as health– Education– Economic freedom– Quality of life

• Most of the major sporting codes played in New Zealand have British origins. Rugby is considered the national sport and attracts the most spectators

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