New Zealand: Overview

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New Zealand Overview
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Flora/Fauna of NZ

• Plant/Animal life
• Very Distinct to NZ
• Gondwana Separated from rest of world for
  millions of years
• Very few defense mechanisms
• Fire, animals, etc

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Fauna animal life

• 1 natural mammal a bat
• NO predators what so ever
• Flightless birds
• Because it broke away so long ago, many things
  went extinct, and others evolved to the lack of
  predators

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The Kiwi

• About 17 tall
• Weight about 7lbs.
• Nocturnal
• Great nose, like anteater can smell worms, etc
  underground
• No wings

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Tuatara

• Related to Dinosaurs
• Lived 200 million yrs ago
• Havent changed for 200 million years
• Roughly 2ft in length
• The Maori believe they are a messenger from the
  god of death Whiro

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Giant Moa

• 12 ft tall
• 500 lbs.
• Extinct since late 19th century
• Flightless
• Killed off by Native Maori and European settlers

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Invasive Species

• The possum, as well as rabbits
• Came from Australia on ships
• No predators 70 million
• Carry TB, kill kiwis, destroy plant life

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The Maori
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Origins

• The Maori people are the indigenous people of New
  Zealand.
• They are of Polynesian origins and comprise about
  15 of the population.
• It is believed that the Maori migrated from
  Polynesia in canoes between the 9th to 13th
  century

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Legends

• Maori legend says that the Maori came from
  "Hawaiki", the legendary homeland about 1000
  years ago
• Aotearoa is the Maori name for New Zealand and
  means Land of the long white cloud

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• literature in Maori was orally passed to
  generations. Included legends and waiata (song)
• The most recognized tradition is the "Haka"
• The Haka was performed before the onset of war
• The All Blacks perform this dance before every
  game

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The All Blacks (Rugby)
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The Moko

• Another prominent feature of Maori culture are
  the striking tattoos
• Full faced tattoos or "moko", was predominantly a
  male activity. Female forms of moko were
  restricted to the chin area , the upper lip, and
  the nostrils.

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MOKO
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Arrival of Europe

• Dutch navigator Abel Tasman was the first
  European to encounter the Maori but was met
  w/hostility (1642)
• In 1769 British explorer James Cook established
  friendly relations with some Maori
• By 1800, visits by European ships were relatively
  frequent.

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Europe Cont.

• By this time,(1800S) the Maori population was
  severely reduced with the arrival of European
  settlers.
• War disease took their toll till eventually the
  population dropped to about 100,000.

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Waitangi

• In 1840 representatives of Britain and Maori
  chiefs signed the Treaty of Waitangi.
• established British rule, granted the Maori
  British citizenship, and recognized Maori land
  rights.
• Due to translation problems, Maori are stripped
  of rights gt land wars

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Maori Today

• over 500,000 today. This is about 15 of New
  Zealand's population
• Over 95 percent of Maori live on New Zealand's
  North Island.
• Maori rights have increased greatly and they are
  recognized as the founders of NZ

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Sporting Culture

• Sports play a massive role in New Zealand
  culture.
• Rugby and cricket are amongst the top
• Extreme sports are huge here as well
• Bungy Jumping, zorbing, etc