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Maps of New Zealand- present 2009Territories of New Zealand The territories that New Zealand owns are: Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Chatham Islands, Gisborne, Hawke's Island, Manawatu-Wanganui, Marlborough, Nelson, Northland, Otago, Southland, Taranaki, Tasman, Waikato, Wellington, and West Coast.

New Zealand-1800s1820HistoryNew Zealand was discovered in 1642 by James CookHe was an EnglishmanGraph of the Religions in New Zealand-2006New Zealands religion before 19903 Branches of GovernmentExecutive BranchLegislative BranchJudicial BranchExecutive BranchChief of State: Queen Elizabeth Head of Government: Prime Minister John KeyDeputy Prime Minister: Bill English

New Zealand claims that they are their own country but they are technically under British rule(they use the queen a sort of figure head)Legislative Branchunicameral House of Representatives - commonly called Parliament (usually 120 seats; 70 members elected by popular vote in single-member constituencies including 7 Maori constituencies, 50 proportional seats chosen from party lists; serve three-year terms)

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html

Judicial BranchSupreme courtHigh CourtCourt of Appeal

MilitaryNew Zealand has a good sized military for their countryThey right now have 793 personnel deployed in other countriesSudan(3 personnel)Sinai(28 personnel)Middle East (8 personnel)Iraq (1 person)Afghanistan (207 personnel)Korea(3 personnel)Timor-Leste (85 personnel) Solomon Islands (9 personnel)Antarctica(7 personnel)

New Zealands Social SystemNew Zealand EconomyNew Zealand Sports-Present and PastSkiingGolfRugbyFotbol

Skiinghttp://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://images.smh.com.au/2010/04/08/1299062/Ultimate-Day-Harris-Mountains-Heliski-420x0.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-feature/hairraising-extreme-skiing-hotspots-20100406-rorm.html&usg=__3pgTGo2IJ9N4y59ykyC_THvpfl4=&h=388&w=420&sz=48&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=a_SwLSUN8QUO0M:&tbnh=108&tbnw=117&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dnew%2Bzealand%2Bmountains%2Bskiing%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1003%26bih%3D583%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C350&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=264&vpy=45&dur=1092&hovh=216&hovw=234&tx=135&ty=136&ei=cJb2TLGTDMP_lgfg6J3KBQ&oei=cJb2TLGTDMP_lgfg6J3KBQ&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:13,s:0&biw=1003&bih=583Golf

http://www.nzgcsa.org.nz/linksRugby

New ZealanderThis URL leads to a video of how the world reacts to the All Blacks Haka

The Haka is a traditional dance that the rugby team performs before their gameshttp://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/video/4116970

Fotbolhttp://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2sC0vcdQXdA/S_qY8cHvmNI/AAAAAAAAAPI/NTlR6MQXiC4/s320/australia%2Bvs%2Bnew%2Bzealand%2Blive%2B(friendly).jpg&imgrefurl=http://sportsbetting-live.blogspot.com/2010/05/australia-vs-new-zealand-friendly.html&usg=__OuQNMEF1bjcxMpzRNrzMnXb6bE4=&h=320&w=210&sz=23&hl=en&start=111&zoom=1&tbnid=nGCD8feDYFaJRM:&tbnh=134&tbnw=103&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsoccer%2Bnew%2Bzealand%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D1003%26bih%3D583%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C3258&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=454&vpy=232&dur=1232&hovh=256&hovw=168&tx=92&ty=121&ei=3p72TI--LIaynAftudSiCQ&oei=xJ72TJKCK4G0lQeU89nBBQ&esq=8&page=8&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:7,s:111&biw=1003&bih=583Soccer

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Sport/Pix/pictures/2008/11/22/1227357330165/Issac-Luke-of-the-Kiwis-l-001.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/nov/22/new-zealand-rugby-league-world-cup&usg=__wm8AW3M8RUNa0q36Pow7aC1M-F8=&h=276&w=460&sz=37&hl=en&start=50&zoom=1&tbnid=sNeufRy8wibBMM:&tbnh=106&tbnw=176&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dnew%2Bzealand%2Bat%2Bworld%2Bcup%26hl%3Den%26gbv%3D2%26biw%3D1003%26bih%3D583%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C1319&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=302&vpy=298&dur=10&hovh=174&hovw=290&tx=177&ty=129&ei=sZr2TNCxL8Odnwej6YyjCQ&oei=m5r2TKznBsSclge7y4zOBQ&esq=4&page=4&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:6,s:50&biw=1003&bih=583New Zealand Social Systems-PastTechnically, the Aborigines first settled in New Zealand, but later Europeans settled in. The two cultures merged and transformed to create New Zealand.New Zealand Aborigine art

Maori Art

Maori art

Cool New Zealand animalsNew Zealands famous Kiwi Birdhttp://www.discover-the-world.co.uk/en/holidays/new-zealand/natural-new-zealand/

This is New Zealand's coolest marine animalhttp://www.wildlife.co.nz/wildlife_info.html

New Zealand Cuisine New Zealands cuisine is described as inspired by Europe, Asia, and Polynesia

This is New Zealand foodhttp://www.lalati.fiji-resort.net/dining.php

Maps Citedhttp://www.mapzones.com/world/pacific/new_zealand/mapindex.php

http://www.map-of-newzealand.co.uk/

http://www.kiwiwise.co.nz/info/new-zealand-flag

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.nzetc.org/etexts/Gov13_07Rail/Gov13_07Rail017a(h280).jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-Gov13_07Rail-t1-body-d6.html&usg=__vH5_9Wia8_gtyxxzy2NHCOVR4AM=&h=280&w=282&sz=27&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=elk-KJwv9MMtnM:&tbnh=158&tbnw=159&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dnew%2Bzealand%2Bmap%2Bpast%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1259%26bih%3D615%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=133&vpy=72&dur=144&hovh=224&hovw=225&tx=108&ty=104&ei=NU71TJHDCMKB8gb1kYzHBw&oei=NU71TJHDCMKB8gb1kYzHBw&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0Works citedhttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html

http://www.tradingeconomics.com/Economics/Unemployment-Rate.aspx?Symbol=NZD

A PRESENTATION BY: Carston Defore, Elizabeth Cottter, and William Huber