Interesting facts on New Zealand

• Aotearoa is the Maori name for New Zealand meaning 'Land of the Long White Cloud'
• Population = 4,100,000 humans, 40,000,000 sheep and 9,000,000 cattle
• The capital city, Wellington, is the southern most capital in the world
• New Zealand gained it's independence from Great Britain in 1907
• New Zealand's national symbol is the flightless and fast disappearing bird called the Kiwi
• New Zealand was once home to Sir Edmund Hillary – the first European to climb Mount Everest
• New Zealand has 14 National Parks
• New Zealand was the first western democracy to give women the vote – a battle lead by Kate Sheppard in the 1890's
• The All Blacks, the national rugby team, are the pride of New Zealand sport
• New Zealand invented bungee jumping
• New Zealand has a huge number of cars – 2.5m for 4.1m people
• New Zealand has won more Olympic gold medals, per capita, than any other country
• New Zealand is known colloquially as 'The Shaky Isles' because of its geothermal activity and numerous earthquakes
  
  

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