New Zealand
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Map of New Zealand
Population : 4,035,461 (2005)
Median age: 33.65 years
Fertility rate: 1.79 children/woman(04)
Currency: New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
GDP per capita: PPP $24,100 (2005)
Population below poverty line: NA
Labor force - by occupation:
      Agriculture 10%,
      Industry 25%,
      Services 65%
Source : CIA Factbook
The National Flag of New Zealand

The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year, the British began the first organized colonial settlement. A series of land wars between 1843 and 1872 ended with the defeat of the native peoples. The British colony of New Zealand became an independent dominion in 1907 and supported the UK militarily in both World Wars. New Zealand's full participation in a number of defense alliances lapsed by the 1980s. In recent years, the government has sought to address longstanding Maori grievances.

Auckland
Location: New Zealand
The city of Auckland is New Zealand's largest city, at approximately 1.5 million. All of New Zealand has about 4 million in population.
Auckland
Location: New Zealand
Auckland offers beautiful ocean-side views with long winding curvy roads.
New Zealand Countryside
Location: New Zealand
Views of the New Zealand countryside
New Zealand Countryside
Location: New Zealand
Unique geological formations have caused these zit-like hills.
New Zealand Countryside
Location: New Zealand
There are approximately 40 million sheep in New Zealand.
New Zealand Countryside
Location: New Zealand
Rolling countryside.
New Zealand Countryside
Location: New Zealand
The Lord of the Rings was filmed in New Zealand, the Northern Island is like the Fellowship of the Hobbit, and the Southern Island like the Two Towers and Return of the King.
New Zealand Countryside
Location: New Zealand
More views of the countryside
New Zealand Countryside
Location: New Zealand
More views of the countryside
New Zealand Countryside
Location: New Zealand
More views of the countryside
New Zealand Countryside
Location: New Zealand
More views of the countryside
Elevation Resautrant
Location: New Zealand
The elevation restaurant located outside of Auckland offers spectacular views of Auckland.
Elevation Resautrant
Location: New Zealand
My friends the Quinceys
Elevation Resautrant
Location: New Zealand
Family photo
Elevation Resautrant
Location: New Zealand
Family & friends
Agrodome Farm
Location: New Zealand
Ostrich
Agrodome Farm
Location: New Zealand
Ostrich
Agrodome Farm
Location: New Zealand
Ostrich
Agrodome Farm
Location: New Zealand
Ostrich
Agrodome Farm
Location: New Zealand
Ostrich
Agrodome Farm
Location: New Zealand
Llama
Agrodome Farm
Location: New Zealand
Sheep
Agrodome Farm
Location: New Zealand
Donkey
Agrodome Farm
Location: New Zealand
Emu
Agrodome Farm
Location: New Zealand
Start with a Sheep
Agrodome Farm
Location: New Zealand
Put it on its back (they are helpless once on their back).
Agrodome Farm
Location: New Zealand
Turn on the airpowered razors, and simple as one ...
Agrodome Farm
Location: New Zealand
two ....
Agrodome Farm
Location: New Zealand
three ... pile of wool.
Agrodome Farm
Location: New Zealand
Then it goes into this carding machine
Agrodome Farm
Location: New Zealand
which processes the raw wool.
Agrodome Farm
Location: New Zealand
The dedication plaque of the carding machine
Agrodome Farm
Location: New Zealand
Then this is put into a spinning jenny and the wool is turned into yarn. The wool fibers when pulls lock.
Rotorua
Location: New Zealand
This was a Maori cultural performance where they perform the Haka and Pui dance.
Rotorua
Location: New Zealand
Police Station - notice the colorful police car.
Rotorua
Location: New Zealand
Phone Booth
Rotorua
Location: New Zealand
Statue commemorating the Boer War
Rotorua
Location: New Zealand
The Blue Bath
Rotorua
Location: New Zealand
The Rotorua Museum - this has many exhibits about the local Rotorua history and culture.
Te Puia
Location: New Zealand
Wood Carving school in Te Puia, students of Maori ancestry attend for 3 years.
Te Puia
Location: New Zealand
They produce beautiful wood carvings.
Te Puia
Location: New Zealand
Original aborigine huts.
Te Puia
Location: New Zealand
Original aborigine huts.
Te Puia
Location: New Zealand
The famous Pohutu Geyser
Te Puia
Location: New Zealand
The famous Pohutu Geyser
Te Puia
Location: New Zealand
Pohutu Geyser
Te Puia
Location: New Zealand
Hot mud pits.
Te Puia
Location: New Zealand
The weaving school at Te Puia
Te Puia
Location: New Zealand
Start with a palm leaf, score it with a "stanley" (box cutter);
Te Puia
Location: New Zealand
scrape away the leaf part with a seashell, then twirl the remaining fibers. Steam and ...
Te Puia
Location: New Zealand
put 300 of them together to form a dress or skirt.
Te Whakarewarewa
Location: New Zealand
The Maori village of Te Whakarewarewa
Te Whakarewarewa
Location: New Zealand
Original Maori aboriginal huts
Te Whakarewarewa
Location: New Zealand
The hot springs warm up the ground, and wooden boxes are placed outside where food is cooked.
Te Whakarewarewa
Location: New Zealand
The composition of what comes out of the springs is Copper, Limestone, Iron and Sulfer.
Te Whakarewarewa
Location: New Zealand
Hot springs are near boiling and the residents use them to cook food.
Te Whakarewarewa
Location: New Zealand
65 Maori residents today live on this reservation.
Te Whakarewarewa
Location: New Zealand
The Maori were the aborigine residents of New Zealand before colonization by Europe.
Te Whakarewarewa
Location: New Zealand
This is Tuhoromatakaka - This house was built for Maggie Pagmura. Carvings from this house was taken to be part of a model village in London for the coronation of King George V in 1911. After the coronation, the carvings were stored at her English home, where they remained. Then, in 1941, Miss Blackwood contacted the New Zealand government. The carvings were returned to New Zealand and taken to build this Historical meeting house.
Te Whakarewarewa
Location: New Zealand
Te Waro a Moau - This is a bubbling hot mud pool.
Te Whakarewarewa
Location: New Zealand
Graveyard
Te Whakarewarewa
Location: New Zealand
Original Maori aboriginal huts
Te Whakarewarewa
Location: New Zealand
Maori cultural performance performing the Haka, and dance.
Te Whakarewarewa
Location: New Zealand
Cultural building
Waitomo
Location: New Zealand
The Waitomo Caves
Waitomo
Location: New Zealand
The caves have glowworms, which produce a bioluminescent glow. They cling to the cave ceiling to draw and eat insects that wander into the caves.
Rainbow Springs Nature Park
Location: New Zealand
Salmon Breeding pond
Rainbow Springs Nature Park
Location: New Zealand
Visit the official website of Rainbow Springs Nature Park
Rainbow Springs Nature Park
Location: New Zealand
Emu
Rainbow Springs Nature Park
Location: New Zealand
Kiwi
Rainbow Springs Nature Park
Location: New Zealand
Kiwi