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New Zealand
New Zealand is the small island country about fifteen hundred miles southeast of Australia. ... In 1840 the first settlement was made at Wellington by a group sent by the New Zealand Company, founded by Edward Gibbon Wakefield. ... New Zealand was originally a part of Australia up until the 1840 and quickly developed their own self-government by 1850.
The Maori tradition asserts that seven canoes brought their ancestors to New Zealand. ... Largely through the efforts of their own chiefs, however, they have reemerged as an economically self-sufficient minority in New Zealand, and their population today is more than 500,000 (Ref Guide). The Maori maintain their own cultural identity apart from the general New Zealand community, while at the same time sending representatives to parliament and participating, at least to some degree, in most national issues. ...
New Zealand has played an ally to the United States on several occasions. Taylor reports that New Zealand fought on the side of the Allies during World War I and World War II and it joined the UN forces in the Korean War (53). The United States also received aid while fighting in Vietnam as New Zealand helped the U. ... New Zealand also joined in a mutual defense treaty with the United States and Australia. This pact was suspended in 1986 after New Zealand refused to let U. ... New Zealand was also the first country to allow women to vote in 1893. ...
New Zealand is much smaller than its neighbor to the northwest Australia. ... The population of New Zealand is 3. ... The other ethnic groups that make up New Zealand are 3% Pacific Islanders and 7% are Asian or other. There are only two major languages spoken in New Zealand and they are the official languages of English and Maori. The CIA World Fact Book states that six major religions make up New Zealand’s population and 33% claiming no religion, the six religions being Anglican 24%, Presbyterian 18%, Roman Catholic 15%, Methodist 5%, Baptist 2%, other Protestant 3%.
Approximate Word count = 1525
Approximate Pages = 6.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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