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| New Zealand—the Country Of Long White Clouds New Zealand, an independent state and a member of the Commonwealth, is situated to the southeast of Australia. It’s a country consisting of two large islands. The first to settle here were the Maoris. It was about 1000 years ago. Maoris is a Polynesian people. And the British came here at the end of the 19th century. “The Aurora” was the first British ship to come to New Zealand. The British waged real wars on the Maoris. Thousands of the Maoris were killed, but their culture survived. Beautiful songs and dances are as old as the Maori people itself. Smoke and steam are characteristic features of New Zealand. They come from volcanoes and geysers. That’s why the Maoris cal ed New Zea land the country of long white clouds. So earthquakes are common here. Sometimes they have several quakes a day. Now the forests are very thick and al ways green because of the climate. It never gets too hot in summer and there are no frosts in winter. The mountain stream is also very un usual. Water is icecold near one of its banks and is boiling hot near the other. On the pastures one can see many sheep. This small country holds the second place in the world in wool production. Tourists like to see unusual phenomena here. They are shown a kiwi. It’s a bird you only find in New Zealand. It has no wings and its feathers are like hair. New Zealand has put it on its national emblem. There are four large towns in New Zealand. One of them is Wellington and it is the capital of this country. It was built by the British. Нова Зеландія—країна Ця маленька країна займає друге | |
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