New Zealand
New Zealand is located 18.000 kilometers away from Europe, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The country has two island: one is in the north and the other is in the south, both are near Australia.
The north island is smaller than the south island, but north island has more population. The south island has a lot of mountains. There are volcanoes, glaciers, rivers and lakes in both islands.
New Zealand has a population of about 4.1 million, of which aproximately 78% of European descent. Indegenous Maori people are the largest non-European ethnic group accounting for 14,6%.
Elizabeth II, as the Queen of New Zealand, is the head of the state but she hasn´t political influence. Political power is held by the democratically-elected Parliamente of New Zealand under the leadership of the Prime Minister who is the head of goverment.
New Zealanders speak more than one language, the most commonly spoken language is English, but they can also speak Maori, Samoan, French, Yue (Cantonese) and German. New Zealand English is close to Australian English in pronuntiation, but there are several diferences. It show that New Zealand English have more affinity with the English of southern England than Australian English does.
More than half of the population affiliate with a Christian religion, of which Anglican, Catholic and Presbyterian are the largest denominations. The largest non-Christian religions are Buddhism, Hindu, Islam and New-Age religion.
Celebration: ANZAC Day
April 25th is the anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZACs) at Gallipoli in 1915. Over 7000 New Zealand soldiers were wounded at Gallipoli and 2.721 were killed. This military action took place during the First World War. In 1915 Australian and New Zealand soldiers formed part of the allied expedition that set out to capture the Gallipoli peninsula to open the way to the Black sea for the allied navies. The plan was to capture Constantinope, capital of the Ottoman Empire and an ally of Germany. The landed at Gallipoli on 25 April, meeting fierce resistence from the Turkish defenders.
New Zealanders recognise 25 April as a occasion of national commemoration. Ex-servicemen and women meet and join in marches though the major cities and many centres. Commemorative ceremonies are hed at war memorials around the country. It is a day when New Zealanders reflect on the many different meanings of war.
Each year the commemorations follow a pattern that is familiar to each generation of New Zealanders. A typical ANZAC Day service contains the following features: introduction, hymn, prayer, an address, laying of wreaths, recitatio, "the last post", a period of silence, "the rouse" or "the reveille" and the National Anthem. At the New Zealand Day Services, families often place red poppies beside the names of relatives on the Memorial´s Roll of Honour.
Marta González Fernández.......3º Inglés
New Zealand is located 18.000 kilometers away from Europe, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The country has two island: one is in the north and the other is in the south, both are near Australia.
The north island is smaller than the south island, but north island has more population. The south island has a lot of mountains. There are volcanoes, glaciers, rivers and lakes in both islands.
New Zealand has a population of about 4.1 million, of which aproximately 78% of European descent. Indegenous Maori people are the largest non-European ethnic group accounting for 14,6%.
Elizabeth II, as the Queen of New Zealand, is the head of the state but she hasn´t political influence. Political power is held by the democratically-elected Parliamente of New Zealand under the leadership of the Prime Minister who is the head of goverment.
New Zealanders speak more than one language, the most commonly spoken language is English, but they can also speak Maori, Samoan, French, Yue (Cantonese) and German. New Zealand English is close to Australian English in pronuntiation, but there are several diferences. It show that New Zealand English have more affinity with the English of southern England than Australian English does.
More than half of the population affiliate with a Christian religion, of which Anglican, Catholic and Presbyterian are the largest denominations. The largest non-Christian religions are Buddhism, Hindu, Islam and New-Age religion.
Celebration: ANZAC Day
April 25th is the anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZACs) at Gallipoli in 1915. Over 7000 New Zealand soldiers were wounded at Gallipoli and 2.721 were killed. This military action took place during the First World War. In 1915 Australian and New Zealand soldiers formed part of the allied expedition that set out to capture the Gallipoli peninsula to open the way to the Black sea for the allied navies. The plan was to capture Constantinope, capital of the Ottoman Empire and an ally of Germany. The landed at Gallipoli on 25 April, meeting fierce resistence from the Turkish defenders.
New Zealanders recognise 25 April as a occasion of national commemoration. Ex-servicemen and women meet and join in marches though the major cities and many centres. Commemorative ceremonies are hed at war memorials around the country. It is a day when New Zealanders reflect on the many different meanings of war.
Each year the commemorations follow a pattern that is familiar to each generation of New Zealanders. A typical ANZAC Day service contains the following features: introduction, hymn, prayer, an address, laying of wreaths, recitatio, "the last post", a period of silence, "the rouse" or "the reveille" and the National Anthem. At the New Zealand Day Services, families often place red poppies beside the names of relatives on the Memorial´s Roll of Honour.
Marta González Fernández.......3º Inglés
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