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New Zealand is a country
of two large islands and many smaller islands in the south-western
Pacific Ocean. New Zealand is also known as Aotearoa
in the Maori language, or the Land of the Long White Cloud. New
Zealand is notable for its geographic isolation, being separated
from Australia to the northwest by
the Tasman Sea, some 2,000 km (1,242 mi) across. Closest neighbours
to the north are New Caledonia, Fiji
and Tonga. The population of New Zealand is mostly of European descent,
with Maori being the largest minority. Non-Maori Polynesian and
Asian peoples are also significant minorities, especially in the
nation's cities.
Cities - Population:
Auckland 1,241,600
Wellington 370,000
Christchurch 367,700
Hamilton 155,800 1.
Dunedin 114,700
Tauranga 109,100
Palmerston North 78,800
Hastings 62,300 2.
Nelson 59,600
Napier 57,300 2.
Rotorua 54,900
New Plymouth 49,600
Whangarei 48,600
Invercargill 47,800
Wanganui 39,400
Gisborne 32,700
Climate
The usual climate throughout the country is mild, mostly cool temperate
to warm temperate, with temperatures rarely falling below 0°C
(32°F) or rising above 30°C (86°F). Conditions vary
from wet and cold on the West Coast of the South Island to dry and
continental in the Mackenzie Basin of inland Canterbury and subtropical
in Northland. Of the main cities, Christchurch is the driest, receiving
only some 640 millimetres (25 in) of rain per year. Auckland, the
wettest, receives a little less than three times that amount.
People
New Zealand has a population of about 4.1 million. About 70% of
the population are of European descent. New Zealand born Europeans
are collectively known as Pakeha - this term is used variously and
some Maori use it to refer to all non-Maori New Zealanders. Most
European New Zealanders are of British, Irish and Dutch ancestry.
Maori people are the second largest ethnic group (the percentage
of the population of full or part-Maori ancestry is 14.7%; those
who checked only Maori are 7.9%). Between the 1996 and 2001 censuses,
the number of people of Asian origin (6.6%) overtook the number
of people of Pacific Island origin (6.5%) (note that the census
allowed multiple ethnic affiliations). New Zealand is positive about
immigration and is committed to increasing its population by about
1% per annum. At present migrants from the UK constitute the largest
single group (30%) but new migrants are drawn from many nations,
increasingly from East Asia.
Christianity is the predominant religion in New Zealand, although
nearly 40% of the population has no religious affiliation. The main
Christian denominations are Anglicanism, Presbyterianism, Roman
Catholicism and Methodism. There are also significant numbers who
identify themselves with Pentecostal and Baptist churches and with
the LDS (Mormon) church. The New Zealand-based Ratana church has
many adherents among Maori. According to census figures, other significant
minority religions include Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam.
Culture
Contemporary, Pakeha New Zealand has a diverse contemporary culture
with influences from British, Irish, and Maori cultures, along with
those of other European cultures (such as Dutch, Dalmatian, and
Polish) and - more recently - Polynesian (including Samoan, Tongan,
Niuean, Cook Islands Maori, Tahitian, and Hawai'ian) and Southern
and Southeast Asian (Indian, Chinese, Korean, Cambodian, and Japanese)
cultures. There were many people from Scotland amongst the early
British settlers and elements of their culture persist; New Zealand
is said to have more bagpipe bands than Scotland. Cultural links
between New Zealand and the UK are maintained by a common language,
sustained migration from the UK and the fact that many young New
Zealanders spend time in the UK on their "overseas experience
(OE)".
Pre-European contact Maori culture had no metal tools, relying
on stone and wood. Maori culture survives and the Government actively
promotes it to all New Zealanders, and many are protected under
the terms of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Use of the Maori language (Te Reo Maori) as a living, community
language remained only in a few remote areas in the post war years
but it is currently going through a renaissance; with generous state
support for Maori language medium schools and a Maori language television
channel. Out of the four television channels, Maori television is
the only TV channel where the majority of it's prime time content
is delivered in the Maori language with English sub-titles. Maori
television is also the only television channel which tries to generate
new content in Maori, and, subtitle English programmes in to Maori.
It remains to be seen whether any of the other television channels
will follow in acknowledging Maori as a local language, which has
been made an official language equal to English.
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