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UNIT19NewZealandNewZealandisoneofthefirstcountriesontheplanettoseethenewday,12hoursaheadofGreenwichAotearoa---LandoftheLongWhiteCloud•1.1100sMaorissettledinNewZealand.•2.1642DutchexplorersightedthelandandcalleditNiuewZealand.•3.1772Capt.CookclaimedtheislandsfortheBritishthrone.•4.the1860s---•1880sgoldfeverdrewthousandsofprospectorstoNewZealand.•5.1907becameautonomousAmericanIndianMaoriChiefMaorisarrivedinNewZealandin10canoesfromanislandnearTahitiinthe1100s.MAORIWOMENMAORIMENMaorimakeup13%ofthepopulationZigzagTattoosManycultureshasthetechniquesoftatoo,butnonewiththeremarkablydistinctivepatternsoftheMaori.MokowastheulTimatefaceofaWarrior.Thewarriorstandsatopthemarae’shead.Thetwobeamsthatstreachdownfromtheheadareconsideredasarms.Thewindowatthefrontisaneye.Insidethemarae,thedesigns,andcarvingsthatlinethewallsandroofaretheribs.ItisprobablyoneofthemostsignificantbuildingsinMaoriculture.MaoriWoodenCarvingMAORICULTURENewZealand’SParliament,WellingtonNationalFlagNationalAnthemKiwiNationalBird-Maoricallthemselvesaskiwiskiwiisaboutthesizeofachicken,itsneckandlegsareshort,anditsbillislongandflexible.Atnight,itfeedsonearthwormsandinsects,ithidesduringthedayWaitangiDayCelebrationSheepGrazinginFieldIfeverypersoninNewZealandweretobegivenaherdfromthenumberofsheepinNewZealand,therewouldbe22sheepforeveryman,womanandchildtolookafter.Deerrequirelittlefoodinwinter,incontrasttosheepandcattle,produceverytendermeatwithverylittlefat,deermeat(venison)doesnotcauseheartdisease.wheatstalksSportsBungeewasinventedinNewZealandWindSurferPowderSkiingBreathtakingSceneryvolcanoWhenmostpeopleseeimagesofNewZealand,thefirstthingthatcomestomindis'Green'.over18percentofitslandiscoveredinforest.