新英格兰英文简介.ppt

Maori Facts Their official language is Maori. They arrived in New Zealand 1000 years ago. Many believe they came from Russia, America, and the Asian Pacific islands. Maori people love to dance and sing! In fact, singing and dancing still remains part of their greetings. Maori touch noses to say hello. A majority of Maori people have tattoos! Maori Tattoo Maori people traditionally have tattoo artwork on their bodies to tell their family story. On one side of their body, they will have their mother’s family and on the other they will have their father‘s. Women should not have a tattoo below her waist! Maori language Kia ora Hello Tēnā tātou katoa Hello ( many people) E noho rā Goodbye Haere rā Goodbye Ka kite ano See you later Ka kite See you Cricket Netball Rugby Aotearoa The New Zealand Flag New Zealands flag is almost the same as the Australia flag. What is different? The Maori Flag Who are the Maori? Simple Facts NAMES : New Zealand or Aotearoa CAPITAL: Wellington TOTAL AREA: 270,534 sq.km POPULATION: 4.14 million people HEAD OF STATE: Queen Elizabeth II represented by Governor-General FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Constitutional Monarchy MAIN ISLANDS: North Island, South Island TOTAL NUMBER OF ISLANDS: 33 CLIMATE: Mild, not too hot and not too cold! NATURAL RESOURCES: Agriculture and Horticulture MONEY: basic unit – New Zealand dollar Native People : The Maori TWO NATIONAL ANTHEMS! New Zealand A Brief History The first people to settle New Zealand were theMaori people, about 1000 years ago. They came from three different continents! It wasonly about 500 years later that a European named Abel Janszoon Tasman, in 1642, first“discovered” it. He didn’t discover muchbecause the Maori people attacked his boatsbefore they landed, killing several of his crew. It wasn’t until 1769 that Captain James Cook “rediscovered” it and began trading with Maori. Within A Few Years… Ships