I made this based on my AFS exchange to New Zealand in 2011. It tells the storey of NZ, my year there and the way I see this wonderful country and people.

1. New
Zealand
Zuzka Majcová
2012

2. AFS
• I was in NZ on AFS exchage for a year.
• I lived with my host family whole year.
• I went to school every day and did exams at
the end too.

3. •The Maori name
is Aotearoa
Which means „The
land of a long
white cloud“
• It is also called
„Kiwiland“
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh-
0knDpn5g

4. National symbols

5. Basic facts
• Area: 270 000km2
• Population: 4.4 million
• Capital city: Wellington
• Official languages: English, Maori
• Ethnic groups: European, Maori, Asian, Pacific people
• Government: parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Monarch: Her Majesty Elizabeth II.
• Governor-general: Sir Jerry Mateparae
• Prime minister: John Key
• National anthem: God save the Queen and God defend
New Zealand

7. Interesting facts
• NZ is nuclear free country, 10% of its
evergy comes from geothermal power
stations

8. • there is over 40 million sheep (used to be over 70 million 30
years ago)

9. • NZand cars…there are 2.5 million cars in NZ. Only 2% of kiwis use
buses and 1% trains, pulic transport is nearly non existing compare to
Europe.

10. Geography
• NZ lays in Pacific ocean on the Southern
Hemisphere
• Average distance from Australia is about 2 200km
• It is made up of 2 main islands: North Island and
South Island, and many other smaller ones.
• The closest neighbours are Tonga and Fiji in Pacific,
about 1 000km
• The climate is mild with maritime features but is is
very divers, it depends on where in the country you
are.
• The north is hotter, temperature usually doesn´t go
under 0°C

13. • NZ is 1600km long but maximum width is 400km
• It has got varied landscape, ranging from hilly
and green North across the geothermal area of
Taupo and Rotorua in N.I., to Southern Alps and
Fiordland in S.I.
• The biggest lake is Taupo, in the middle of the
N.I. It is a massive volcano crater.
• NZ is volcanically active area, it´s part of the
Pacific Ring of Fire. There are still active
volcanoes and areas with steam and hot water
coming from the ground. In Rotorua, there are
mud pools, geysers and sulphur smell
everywhere.

14. Rotorua

15. • Heighest mountain Aoraki Mount Cook-3754m

16. Auckland

20. Wellington

22. Chrischurch

23. History
• First settlers arrived from eastern Polynesia around
1200. They became the Maori- indigenous people
of NZ.
• in 1642 Dutch Abel Tasman arrived as a first
European
• In 1769 British explorer James Cook mapped NZ
coastline
• 6.2.1840- Treaty of Waitangi signed between
Europeans and Maoris
• 1893- first nation in the world that decleared right
to vote for all women in country
• 1947 NZ became part of Commonwealth realm

25. Bay of Island-Whitangi

26. The oldest stone house in NZ

27. Maori people
• Are first inhabitants of
NZ (since 1200)
• They went through a lot
of fighting with
Europeans over the land
and their rights.
• Nowadays they are well
respected in NZ and
known in the world
because if their special
culture and haka.

28. Hongi
Powhiri
Hangi

29. Marae

30. Ka mate
Ringa pakia! Uma tiraha!
Turi whatia! Hope whai ake!
Waewae takahia kia kino! Tleskněte rukama o stehna!
Vypněte hruď!
Ka mate! Ka mate! Ka ora! Ka Pokrčte kolena! Pokrčte kyčle!
ora! Dupněte nohama tak silně, jak
Ka mate! Ka mate! Ka ora! Ka jen dokážete!
ora!
Tenei te tangata puhuru huru Zemřu! Zemřu! Žiji!
Nana nei i tiki mai Zemřu! Zemřu! Žiji!
Whakawhiti te ra Tohle je ten vlasatý muž
A upane! Ka upane! který způsobil, že slunce opět
A upane kaupane whiti te ra! svítí
Hī !!! Jeden krok vzhůru! Další krok
vzhůru!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaDRJ_oH Krok vzhůru, další... Slunce
nKo&feature=related svítí!
Východ/Západ!!!

31. Kiwi
• Is a flightless bird found
only in NZ.
• It´s a night bird and has
feathers that looks and
feel more like a fur.
• It has the biggest egg
compare to size of its
body from all birds.
• It´s struggling to survive.
• There are strict rules
about any animals in NP.
• Traps to catch rats,
possums, wilde cats and
weasels are everywhere.

32. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYYpQVA http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=ends
WqRc kiwi bird creen&NR=1&v=dgnaLZaTRUo rare white kiwi

33. Kiwis
• The nickname for all Newzealanders
• Personality: very very polite (say thank you and
please in every second sentence)
: friendly towards foreign people
:open minded
:more relaxed then Europeans, don´t
stress about stuff, enjoy life
:love travelling, getting to know new
people and cultures

34. Culture
• It was a colony of UK for o long time so its
culture is strongly British. 70% people are of
British origin and their grandparents brought
British tradition when they came to NZ.
• Maori culture and traditions are also very
important for all kiwis.
• But, nowadays NZ is modern multicultural
country. Immigrants bring with them their
food and tradition. That´s why you can
celebrate Chinese new year as well as buy
sushi or Indian takeaways at the same place.

35. Typical NZ
• Wearing jandals (flip flops) and
shorts everywhere and anytime
• Walking bare foot, even to
supermarkets

36. • BBQ on anytime of the year
• Love to rugby and touch
• Chips sandwiches

37. Kiwi slang
Cheers man! Fush n chups
Choice!
Aye cuz!
Good on you mate!
Just crach here! Don´t be an egg!
She´ll be alright mate.
Yeah bro!
Aussie, Auzzie, Oz,
Ya, i recon… Across the ditch…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtWirGxV7
Kapai! Q8&feature=related

38. Crazy kiwis
• NZ is home to all kind of adventure sports.
• Queenstown in S.I. is also called the adventure
capital of the world. It´s a birthplace of
commercial bungy, you can do there: skydiving,
white water rafting, bungy swing, jet boat, horse
riding, parachuting, parasailing…
• Kiwis love adrenaline sports and many of them
did at least one of those mentioned above.
• It is also a big tourist attraction of NZ.

43. NZ food

45. Do you have any idea what
„kiwiana“ could mean???

46. Kiwiana
• Collection of things, that are
typical for NZ
• Kiwis are very proud of it
• It is anything from oversized
object that are all over the
country to sheep and floppy
hats

49. Where I lived…

50. • I lived in Red Beach, Whangaparaoa. That´s on Hibiscus
coast about 3O min North from Auckland (North of the North
Island)

51. Red Beach

54. My host family

55. Orewa

57. Orewa College

66. International students end of year

72. Lake Pukaki

73. Rugby World Cup 2011

75. My travelling around…

76. Links…
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9v9LPB
OiMQ&feature=fvst rwc highlights

77. The END 