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New Zealand
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general facts
The weather seasons in New Zealand are: Summer (December to February), Autumn (March to May), Winter (June to August), Spring (September to November)
New Zealand is part of the British Commonwealth a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government. The head of state is the British sovereign and the Governor General represents the Queen in New Zealand.
If you travel to Aotearoa, you must be careful when using the word kiwi, since there they use it with three different meanings. A dry kiwi is a person who was born in New Zealand, a kiwi bird is a bird that is also used as a national symbol and, of course, there is the kiwi fruit to refer to the delicious fruit!
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A person from New Zealand is often referred to as a Kiwi and not a New Zealander. This is because the national bird and symbol of New Zealand is a Kiwi (bird).
New Zealand has a small population of approximately 5 million people, and ¾’s of those people live on the North Island and ¼ on the South Island.
representatives
Dame Whina Cooper (1896-1994) led the famous land march - hikoi - in 1975 to protest about Maori land loss to Europeans and to remind the country of the strength of the Maori culture and identity.
Colin Meads (1936-2017) is considered one of the best of New Zealand rugby players of all time. He played 113 games for the country’s national team the All Blacks between 1957 and 1971.
Hone Papita Raukura (Ralph) Hotere (1931-2013) Ralph is one of New Zealand’s most famous and influential artists, working as a painter, sculptor and installation artist. He was a Maori man who had a catholic upbringing, which came through in his work about social justice, colonisation and human rights.
language
English is the most common spoken language in Aotearoa New Zealand, while Māori and New Zealand Sign Language have special status under the law as official languages.
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Kiwi English
key features
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Vowels (the sounds the letters A, E, I, O, and U make) can sound very different in New Zealand English compared to American English or standard English spoken in the United Kingdom. For example the word 'kit' in New Zealand English sounds more like 'cut'.
The 'r' sound is often very soft when Kiwis speak and sometimes it's hard to hear it at all! For example, the word 'farm' sounds more like 'faahm'. This can be confusing for anyone who has learnt American English where the 'r' sound is very obvious.
Kiwis often speak with a rising tone at the end of a sentence making it sound like they are asking a question.
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