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NewZealand,NationalFlagofAustralia,NationalFlagofNewZealand:theUnionJackandthestarsoftheSouthernCross南十字星座,Introduction,OfficialnameNewZealandCapitalWellington惠灵顿Area270,534sqkm(ThesizeofthecountryissimilartoBritainorJapan.)Population4,173,460(July2008est.),structure,GeographyHistoryCultureEconomicGovernmentandPolitics,GeographyTheGeographicalFeatures:NewZealandisintheSouthernPacificOcean,halfwaybetweentheequatorandtheSouthPole.ItislocatedwithintheRingofFire,aregionencirclingthePacificOceanwherethemovementoftectonic地质构造的plates板块leadstovolcanicandseismic5saIzmIk地震activity.,Ithastwomainislands:NorthIslandandSouthIsland.,MountCook,MtCook库克山:thehighestpeak,3,754metershigh,LakeTaupo,LakeTaupo陶波湖sitsincentralNorthIsland.Itcovers606sqkm;itis40kmlongand27kmwide.Inthesurroundingareaarenumerousgeysers喷泉andhotsprings.,TheClutha克鲁萨:thelargestriver,336kmlongintheSouthIsland.,PlantsandAnimalsManyofNewZealandsnativefloweringplantsareunique.Arichvarietyoftrees,treeferns,groundferns,mossesandotherplantsmakeup“thebush”,asNewZealanderscalltheirforests.Besides,NewZealandhas250speciesofbirdsincludingthekiwi,aNewZealandbirdwithalongbeakandhair-likefeathers,whichcannotfly.ItisthenationalsymbolofNewZealandandNewZealandersrefertothemselvesasKiwis.,TreeFern:NewZealandsimpressivetreeferncangrowtoatoweringheightof15meters.Withmorethan150fernspeciesgrowinginNewZealand,theplanthasbecomeanationalsymbol.,KiwiFruit奇异果,Thebrownkiwi几维（一种新西兰产的无翼鸟）；,relatedtoemu,isasmall,flightlessbirdfoundonlyintheforestandscrubareasofNewZealand.Itisnamedforitscall,whichsoundslikekee-wee.Itfeedsprimarilyoninsects,spiders,worms,seeds,andfruits.,structure,GeographyHistoryCultureEconomicGovernmentandPolitics,History1.Maoricamebetween1,000and3,000yearsago.ThefirstpeopletosettleNewZealandweretheancestorsoftheMaori毛利人whoarethoughttohavecalledtheislandsAotearoa(“LandoftheLongWhiteCloud”).长白云之乡2.Europeanscameinthe17thcenturyAbelTasman:aDutchnavigator,thefirstEuropeantovisitNewZealandin1642CaptainJamesCook:thefirstEnglishmantovisitNewZealandin1769,3.TheTreatyofWaitangi1840TheTreatyofWaitangiwassignedon6thFebruary,1840byGovernorWilliamHobsonand50Maorichiefs.BythetermsoftheTreaty,GreatBritainformallyproclaimedsovereigntyovertheislandandagreedtorespectthelandownershiprightsoftheMaori,whoplacedthemselvesundertheprotectionoftheBritishgovernment.February6thisnowcelebratedasNewZealandsNationalDayWaitangiDay威坦哲日,怀唐伊日。,4.After1840SettlementofNewZealandfromtheBritishIslesandAustraliabeganinearnestafterthesigningoftheTreatyofWaitangi.TheEuropeanpopulationofNewZealandgrewfromabout1,000inthe1830stonearly60,000in1858,andthenrocketedto500,000bytheearly1880s.,structure,GeographyHistoryCultureEconomicGovernmentandPolitics,culture,NewZealandscultureisrichanddiverseduetotheblendingofPolynesianandEuropeancultures.TheinfluenceofMaori,PacificIsland,EuropeanandAsianculturesmakesNewZealandacolourfulandvibrantplacewithmanydifferentcustomsandfoodtoenjoy.,Firstpart,MAORICULTURE,TheMaoriaretheindigenouspeopleofNewZealand,theyarePolynesianandcompriseabout14percentofthecountryspopulation.TereoMaoriisthenativelanguagewhichisrelatedtoTahitianandHawaiian,Maoritanga毛利人文化和风俗习惯Threestagesofculturaldevelopment:TheearliestculturaltraditioninNewZealandwasthatoftheMaori,whodevelopedarichanddiversePolynesiancultureingeographicisolationfromtheotherculturesofPolynesia.Europeansettlersbroughtwiththemtheirowntraditions,whicheventuallydominatedthecountrysculturallife.Sincethe1950stheculturalfabricofNewZealandhasbecomeincreasinglydiversewiththeimmigrationofpeoplesfromthePacificIslandsandAsia.,MaoritangameansMaoriculture,theMaoriwayoflifeandviewoftheworld.TraditionalMaoricultureisexpressedinsong,dance,oratory,woodcarving,weaving,andarchitecture.Inthe1980stheyinitiatedarevivaloftheirlanguageandothertraditions.BythattimemanyMaorihadassimilatedintothepredominantEuropeanculture.ThemajorityofMaorihadbecomeurbandwellers,andmostyoungerMaorididnotknowtheMaorilanguage.TodayMaoriculturethrivesinbothtraditionalandreinventedtraditions.,NewZealandHouses:TheredandwhitehouseshownhereisprobablyownedbyaMaorifamily.,TeHauKiTuranga,Wellington:TheNationalMuseum,inWellingtonhousesawidearrayoftraditionalMaoripieces,includingtheTeHauKiTuranga,anelaboratelycarved,mid-19thcenturyMaorimeetinghouse.,MaoriWoodcarving:WoodcarvingisatraditionalartformoftheMaoripeople.Maorihousesandcommunalbuildingsoftenincorporateornate装饰的woodcarvings.,MaoriWoodcarving,MaoriHakaDance:TheatricalperformancesareacelebratedpartoftheMaoricultureinNewZealandtoday.HereaMaoristorytellerdressedinatraditionalcostumeperformsthehakadance.Thedance,whichMaorimenonceperformedbeforegoingintobattle,ischaracterizedbyheavystomping,跺脚loudchanting,andaggressivebodymovements.,MaoriprotestmarchinWellington,MaoriprotestmarchinWellington,MaoriCarving,food,NewZealandFoodissimilartoAustralianfood:boththeirrootsareinBritishandIrishfoods.Therearedifferences,however.Maoris(indigenousNewZealanders)andimmigrantsfromotherPacificIslandsmakeupasignificantproportionofthepopulation.Consequently,thereisastrongPolynesianinfluenceinNewZealandcuisine.Ancientstapleslike“Kumara”(asweetpotato),playalargeroleintheKiwiRecently,otherinternationalflavors,especiallyfromSouthEastAsia,havebeenfusedwithmoretraditionalNewZealandrecipes.,LemonpoliticalsystemcloselymodeledonthatoftheUnitedKingdom.,Beehive蜂窝,Wellington:TheBeehive,namedforitsappearance,ispartoftheparliamentarycomplexinWellington,thecapitalofNewZealand.Thebuildinghousestheofficesoftheprimeministerandthecabinet.,In1893NewZealandbecamethefirstcountryintheworldtoextendthevotetowomen.TheNewZealandwomenshownhereparticipatinginanelectioninWellingtonNorthwereexercisingtheirrighttovoteforthefirsttime.,HelenClarkIn1999HelenClark,leaderoftheLaborParty,becamethefirstfemaleprimeministerinNewZealand.ShewonherthirdelectioninSeptember,2005(threeyearsforoneterm).,VotedforChange:JohnKeycelebratesNationalPartysvictoryduringNewZealandGeneralelectioninAuckland,Nov.8,2008.,JohnKey,Thirdpart,NewZealandandChinace