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New Zeland
New Zealand or New Zealand [1] (New Zealand English, Aotearoa in Maori) is a country in Oceania is located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean comprising two large islands, North Island and South Island with smaller islands, prominent among them Stewart Island and the Chatham Islands.
This island nation bordered on the north and east by the South Pacific, the west by the TasmanSea and south by the Southern Ocean. The North Island is the most populated and is the core of the commercial and business activities, while the South Island is rich in majestic scenery and wildlife parks. The main town is the capital city is Auckland and Wellington. Another important site is Queenstown. New Zealand also includes the Cook Islands and Niue, which are autonomous but are in freeassociation with this country, also administers Tokelau and has a territorial claim in Antarctica, called the Ross Dependency.
New Zealand is distinguished by its geographical isolation being separated from Australia by the Tasman Sea about 2,000 miles (1.250 miles) between the two countries. Its closest neighbors to the north are New Caledonia, Fiji and Tonga. The population is mostly of Europeanorigin, however, the Maori people represent a significant minority. There are also some Polynesian and Asian minorities are important and are found mainly in cities.
Etymology
The name originated with the Dutchmen cartographers, who called Nova Zeeland islands in honor of the Netherlands province of Zeeland. Later, the English explorer James Cook translated the name to its English form: NewZealand. These names have been transcribed into Spanish as New Zealand.
New Zealand's name comes from Dutch territory Zealand ( 'land of the sea'). The Aotearoa Maori term meaning 'land of the long white cloud'.
History
Main article: History of New Zealand
The territory of New Zealand is one of the last places in the world in a suitcase. Probably the Maori arrived between X and XIIIcentury, though new evidence that date back to the first century The first Europeans to arrive in the region did so in the unlikely journey of John Jufré and Juan Fernandez in Oceania, at which time they would have discovered New Zealand to Spain in late 1576;This event is based on a document presented to Philip II and in archaeological (Spanish style helmets) found in caves in the upper North Island[citation needed]. But most famous is the Dutch travel Abel Janszoon Tasman, who sailed down the coast of South Island and the North in 1642. The Dutchmen called Staten Island Land ( "Land of the States'), and even beginning of this century some 100,000 New Zealanders have Dutch origins, and later was named in New Zealand English. In 1769 James Cook made several surveys of these islands. This ledto further European whaling expeditions and subsequent colonization.
New Zealand became a British colony under the Treaty of Waitangi of 1840, under promises that were not fully met. Until today, this treaty is being discussed and remains the source of division and resentment for many. In 1861 gold was discovered on land that Maori accepted as the treaty marked the beginning of the so-calledMaori War.
In 1893 New Zealand became the first country in the world to grant universal suffrage to women with no age restriction, by the movement led by Kate Sheppard, although women were only allowed to vote (vote) but not to run elections (passive suffrage). The women's vote ballots were taken just weeks before the general election. Since 1919, New Zealand women gained suffrage passive.This country became an independent dominion on September 26, 1907 by royal proclamation. The independence was ceded by the British Parliament with the Statute of Westminster in 1931 and was adopted by the Parliament of New Zealand in 1947. Since then an independent state that belongs to the Commonwealth of Nations or Commonwealth.
Politics
Main article: Politics of New Zealand
New Zealand...
New Zealand or New Zealand [1] (New Zealand English, Aotearoa in Maori) is a country in Oceania is located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean comprising two large islands, North Island and South Island with smaller islands, prominent among them Stewart Island and the Chatham Islands.
This island nation bordered on the north and east by the South Pacific, the west by the TasmanSea and south by the Southern Ocean. The North Island is the most populated and is the core of the commercial and business activities, while the South Island is rich in majestic scenery and wildlife parks. The main town is the capital city is Auckland and Wellington. Another important site is Queenstown. New Zealand also includes the Cook Islands and Niue, which are autonomous but are in freeassociation with this country, also administers Tokelau and has a territorial claim in Antarctica, called the Ross Dependency.
New Zealand is distinguished by its geographical isolation being separated from Australia by the Tasman Sea about 2,000 miles (1.250 miles) between the two countries. Its closest neighbors to the north are New Caledonia, Fiji and Tonga. The population is mostly of Europeanorigin, however, the Maori people represent a significant minority. There are also some Polynesian and Asian minorities are important and are found mainly in cities.
Etymology
The name originated with the Dutchmen cartographers, who called Nova Zeeland islands in honor of the Netherlands province of Zeeland. Later, the English explorer James Cook translated the name to its English form: NewZealand. These names have been transcribed into Spanish as New Zealand.
New Zealand's name comes from Dutch territory Zealand ( 'land of the sea'). The Aotearoa Maori term meaning 'land of the long white cloud'.
History
Main article: History of New Zealand
The territory of New Zealand is one of the last places in the world in a suitcase. Probably the Maori arrived between X and XIIIcentury, though new evidence that date back to the first century The first Europeans to arrive in the region did so in the unlikely journey of John Jufré and Juan Fernandez in Oceania, at which time they would have discovered New Zealand to Spain in late 1576;This event is based on a document presented to Philip II and in archaeological (Spanish style helmets) found in caves in the upper North Island[citation needed]. But most famous is the Dutch travel Abel Janszoon Tasman, who sailed down the coast of South Island and the North in 1642. The Dutchmen called Staten Island Land ( "Land of the States'), and even beginning of this century some 100,000 New Zealanders have Dutch origins, and later was named in New Zealand English. In 1769 James Cook made several surveys of these islands. This ledto further European whaling expeditions and subsequent colonization.
New Zealand became a British colony under the Treaty of Waitangi of 1840, under promises that were not fully met. Until today, this treaty is being discussed and remains the source of division and resentment for many. In 1861 gold was discovered on land that Maori accepted as the treaty marked the beginning of the so-calledMaori War.
In 1893 New Zealand became the first country in the world to grant universal suffrage to women with no age restriction, by the movement led by Kate Sheppard, although women were only allowed to vote (vote) but not to run elections (passive suffrage). The women's vote ballots were taken just weeks before the general election. Since 1919, New Zealand women gained suffrage passive.This country became an independent dominion on September 26, 1907 by royal proclamation. The independence was ceded by the British Parliament with the Statute of Westminster in 1931 and was adopted by the Parliament of New Zealand in 1947. Since then an independent state that belongs to the Commonwealth of Nations or Commonwealth.
Politics
Main article: Politics of New Zealand
New Zealand...
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