New zealand has become famous in recent years as the filming location for movies from the hobbit and the lord of the rings series. Maori people are first thought to have settled in the auckland region approx. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a short history of new zealand. The celebrated new zealand botanist leonard cockayne was one of the first to preach the benefits of swinging a boot in the great outdoors. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A brief history of auckland sandy rodgers artworks. With uncharacteristic excitement catherine fulton, the dignified matriarch of a landowning new zealand family, recorded this in her diary on 19 september 1893.
The first whaling ship, the william ann, was in new zealand waters by 17912, and many whaling ships arrived at new zealand by the year 1800. The timaru herald, the history of local government 18762000. New zealand was founded in 1642 by a dutch explorer abel tasman. First people in new zealand maori history documentary duration.
From 1845 to 1875, new zealand experienced a succession of conflicts that stretched from the bay of islands to wellington. New zealand once had several daily newspapers in each major city, usually a morning paper which had a wider circulation into rural areas and an evening paper as in other countries, the print medium has been damaged by radio, then television and then the internet. The first settlers probably arrived from polynesia between 1200 and 0 ad. Full text of history of new zealand internet archive. The legends of maui are deeply rooted in new zealands history and culture. The country comprises two main islandsthe north and south islandsand a number of small islands, some of them hundreds of miles from the main group. The geography of new zealand is highly varied, from snowcapped mountains to lowland plains.
Today, new zealand is one of the worlds main exporters of wool, cheese, butter, and meat. New zealand, originally part of the colony of new south wales, became a. The maori people arrived by canoe from islands in polynesia near tahiti around 1,000 a. Pick your answer from the possibilities below each question. In producing this outline, i have necessarily relied upon the few existing specific texts on local government history in new zealand. Macroeconomic view of new zealand new zealand was a world leader in economic growth from 1940 to the 1970s by the early 1980s new zealand faced a series of economic obstacles new zealand real gdp has increased from 91. Maori were the first to arrive in new zealand, journeying in canoes from hawaiki about 1,000 years ago.
The capital city is wellington and the largest urban area auckland. Maori ancestors were the first settlers in new zealand. From new zealands earliest attempts at increasing its territories in the pacific right through to todays economic imperialism, the local capitalist ruling class has had imperial ambitions. 12 australian government, department of foreign affairs and trade, new zealand country brief.
The colour of the circle indicates the direction of change, relative to 2010, or the closest available year. Culture crossing culture crossing is an evolving database of crosscultural information about every country in the world. To find the correct answer to each question, study the corresponding links to the internet. But the real history of new zealand is older and more. New zealand, island country in the south pacific ocean, the southwesternmost part of polynesia. They called the new land aotearoa, which means land of the long white cloud. New zealand is a young country, in both geological and human terms. The face of the land, the writers of new zealand, and fern decorations, bynancy bolton. The origin and history of new zealands terrestrial vertebrates article pdf available in new zealand journal of ecology 341. In fact, new zealand was the last large and habitable place in the world to be discovered. Pdf a brief history of labours share of income in new.
We look forward to seeing you at the national library. Public history talks are free and are a collaboration between the national library of new zealand and manatu taongaministry for culture and heritage. New zealand is an island country located in the southwestern pacific ocean comprising two main landmasses the north island and the south island and numerous smaller islands. Hitherto the incidents which composed its history have run in a comparatively narrow channel its discovery, the slight but gradually increasing contact of the native race with the pioneers of. International covenant on civil and political rights fifth periodic report of the government of new zealand pdf report.
Interesting indeed as is the early history of new zealand so far as it has been told, in my lectures that interest now begins to increase. Trends in current wellbeing since 2010 in new zealand i note. New zealand is slightly smaller than italy, or about the same size as the u. This is a genuine social history of new zealand, where the author glances at the houses people lived in, the food they ate, the booze they drank, the theatres they went to, the clothes they wore, the schools they went to, the religions they believed in. New zealand in brief te ara encyclopedia of new zealand. Please continue to improve it and thanks for the great work so far. New zealand history, map, flag, capital, population. This brought about a rapid expansion of foreign trade and the need to. They also brought yams and kumara or sweet potatoes and gourds. A brief introduction to new zealand new zealand is part of oceania and is located in the southwest pacific ocean. This broad survey of new zealand s long 19th century 1 begins with the arrival of james cook in 1769 and. The maori arrived in new zealand in the 10th century ad. Auckland was a highly sought after area due to its rich and fertile land. The maori were the first people to reach new zealand, and kupe, a famous maori explorer, was apparently the first to set foot on the island.
It has an area of 150,437 square kilometres 58,084 square miles, and is bordered by the cook strait to the north, the tasman sea to the west, and the pacific ocean to the southeast. A concise new zealand history 6 at the time in europe, whales were needed for their oil street lighting, frying food, oiling instruments, so the whaling industry in new zealand was highly successful. The british peopling of new zealand began as a consequence of the agricultural and industrial revolutions in britain during the century after 1750. I talked to one person that i knew and knew me all the time. Short history of new zealand working holiday starter. New zealands main european based economy at the time was built around whaling, sealing, farming and trade with the maori people. Negative affect how gap in life s life in new zealand. This chapter looks at the history of new zealand s labour and capital income shares for the period over which sufficient official data are available. New zealand history wikibooks, open books for an open world. New zealand historya new economy wikibooks, open books. When youre done, you can download your new zealand travel guide to your phone or tablet, or print it as a pdf. Additionally, new zealand is a large producer of several types of fruit, including kiwi, apples, and grapes.
New zealand has a rich and fascinating history, reflecting our maori heritage dating back. It was new zealands local leaders the governors, the premiers, the prime ministers who were calling for a new zealand empire in the pacific. All you have to do is select the type of places youd like to include restaurants, museums, etc. A short history of new zealand kindle edition by mclauchlan, gordon. New zealand is a sovereign island country in the southwestern pacific ocean. New zealand history is a featured book on wikibooks because it contains substantial content, it is wellformatted, and the wikibooks community has decided to feature it on the main page or in other places. The legends of maui are deeply rooted in new zealand s history and culture. New zealands national symbols are influenced by natural, historical, and. It is also known as the land of the long white cloud or aotearoa in maori. After extracting it from the pdf file you have to rename it to source. Pdf the origin and history of new zealands terrestrial. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection.
Hit enter to search or esc to close having only one contact was great. They also brought yams and kumara or sweet potatoes and. Legend has it that kupe used the ocean currents as well as the stars to navigate his way to new zealand over 1, 000 years ago. The new zealand file level 2 elementarylower intermediate. Papers past newspapers otago witness 3 october 1885. It consists of two main islands the north island, the south island and stewart island. From 1840 to the present, this critical analysis covers maori land marches, manapori dam protest, logging protests, antinuclear activism including the rainbow warrior, pesticide and herbicide agent orange protests, state asset sale protests. It was a misterious story and i couldnt understand the situations many times. A dutchman, abel tasman, was the first european to sight the country but it was the.
Australia is a stable, democratic and culturally diverse nation with a highly skilled workforce and one of the strongest performing economies in the world. The south island, also known by the maori name te waipounamu, is the largest of new zealands two major islands. Encyclopaedia of new zealand, universities were only just introducing courses on new zealand history. The first discovery of the islands is attributed to kupe, a legendary. Mountains are the noblest recreation ground, the finest school for physical and moral training, a source of perfect health to those who visit them, and the place of all places for enlarging our minds by the study of nature in natures greatest. Entire history of new zealand ll history quickly history quickly. New zealand, spy, secret work, car, chasers, shooting, a safe house 4. Learn about the history of new zealand with this guide to a short history of new zealand. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. To get you started, heres a brief history of new zealand. A short history of new zealand by gordon mclauchlan. New zealand also has a history of fighting alongside the united states. New zealand has an interesting history, from wars and ultimately peace. In addition, the industry has also grown in new zealand and the top industries are food processing, wood and paper products, textiles.
A brief history of women and the vote in new zealand nzhistory. The drawings in text are by george woods, except in the following sections. In the period between the first european landings and the first world war, new zealand was transformed from an exclusively maori world into one in which pakeha dominated numerically, politically, socially and economically. They are usually held on the first wednesday of the month from march to november. Whaling in new zealand edit for the first forty years of the 19th century, whaling was the biggest economic activity for europeans that came to new zealand. The snapshot depicts data for 2018, or the latest available year, for each indicator. Largescale european settlement began in the 1840s, and the subsequent social, political and economic changes have moved new zealand from british colonial outpost to. The foundation and development of new zealand local. A dutchman, abel tasman, was the first european to sight the country but it was the british who made new zealand part of their empire. Entire history of new zealand ll history quickly youtube. A brief peoples history of new zealand bevan morgan. The country guides to culture allow people from all walks of life to share essential tips with each other about how to navigate our increasingly borderless world with.