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Location: Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean,southeast of Australia

Capital: Wellington

Population: 4,367,700 (Jun 2010)

Ethnic Make-up: European (British Origin)74.5%, Maori

9.7%, other European 4.6%, Pacific Islander 3.8%, Asian

and others 7.4%

Religions:Anglican 24%, Presbyterian 18%, Roman

Catholic 15%, Methodist 5%, Baptist 2%, other Protestant

3%, unspecified or none 33% (1986)

FACTS AND STATISTICS


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NEW ZEALAND ETIQUETTE

New Zealand is a friendly country and the nativesare warm, polite people, albeit a shade reserved.

New Zealanders lay great emphasis on correct

pronunciation of Maori words and names. Gift Giving Etiquette

. If invited to a Kiwi's house, bring a small gift suchas flowers, chocolates, or a book about your home

country to the hosts.. Gifts should not be lavish.. Gifts are opened when received.


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BUSINESS MEETING ETIQUETTE

. Appointments are usually necessary and should be made atleast one week in advance by telephone, fax or email.. It is generally easy to schedule meetings with senior levelmanagers if you are coming from another country if the

meeting is planned well in advance.. It can be difficult to schedule meetings in December andJanuary since these are the prime months for summervacation.. Arrive at meetings on time or even a few minutes early.. If you do not arrive on time, your behavior may be

interpreted as indicating that you are unreliable or that youthink your time is more important than the person withwhom you are meeting.


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. Meetings are generally relaxed; however, they are serious

events.

. Expect a brief amount of small talk before getting down to thematter at hand.

. If you make a presentation, avoid hype, exaggerated claims,

hyperbole, and bells and whistles. New Zealanders are interested

in what people 'can do' not what they say they can do.

. Present your business case with facts and figures. Emotions and

feelings are not important in the New Zealand business climate.

. Maintain eye contact and a few feet of personal space.

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NEW ZEALAND CUISINE

New Zealand food and

wine

Maori food - mussels cooked in hot

pools at Rotorua's Te Puia Maori

Arts and Crafts Centre.

Hangi - traditional

Maori food

Apavlova, one of

the icons of NewZealand cuisine.

This hamburger at a Botany fast food

chain contains slices of cannedbeetroot.


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NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS NEW ZEALAND

Alan MacDiarmid Chemistry, 2000

Maurice Wilkins Physiology orMedicine, 1962

Ernest Rutherford Chemistry, 1908


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HOLIDAYSNew Year's Day 1 January

Day Following 2 January

Waitangi Day 6 February

Anzac Day 25 April

Queen's Birthday1st Monday in June

Labour Day4th Monday in October

Christmas Day25 December

Boxing Day26 December


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FAMOUS PLACE

Cape Reinga Lighthouse, New Zealand

Fjord land National Park,

South Island

Aucklandskyline


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New Zealand Dollar (NZD)

National flag ofNew Zealand

New Zealands Kiwi fruits

New Zealand's Kiwi Bird

New Zealand symbol


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PRESENTED BY:

KURESHI SHAKIL (31)

HITESH GAURANA

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