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Museum EntrancePo
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Welcome to the Museum of New Zealand
Curator’s Offices
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Curator’s Office
Contact me at [email protected]
My last name means from Seggern, in
German. I have a good sense of humor. I am
just shy of 6 feet tall. I am a Christian, a
gamer, and a dog person who is in love with
a cat person.
Andrew T. vonSeggern
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The flag of New Zealand
Room 2
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Coat of arms
Room 3
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Geography
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The Kiwi bird
"New Zealand." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 28 Nov. 2012. Web. 28 Nov. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand>.
Capital: Wellington
National Anthem: God Defend New Zealand
Largest city: Auckland
Population: 4,445,436
Currency: NZD (New Zealand Dollar)
GDP per Capita: $36,648
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Population facts
"New Zealand." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 28 Nov. 2012. Web. 28 Nov. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand>.
Official Languages: English 95.6% Māori 4.2%
NZ sign 0.6%Most Māori carvings feature human
figures, generally with three fingers and either a natural-looking, detailed head or a grotesque head.
Musical influences are jazz, blues, country, rock and roll, hip-hop, many of these genres mixed with a unique New Zealand interpretation
Soccer and Rugby attract the most attention of the English origin sporting events
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Culture
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Geography
Size 103,483sq mi/ 268,021 sq km
Two Main Islands separated by the Cook Strait
Approximately 9,404 miles of coast line
18 peaks over 9,800ft high, the highest is Aoraki/ Mount Cook at 12,316ft
The island straddles the Pacific and Indo-Australian tectonic plates
"New Zealand." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 28 Nov. 2012. Web. 28 Nov. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand>.
Before the arrival of humans on NZ, approximately 80% was covered in Forrest
The lack of predatory mammals lead to flightlessness in some birds like the Kiwi
Many kinds of sea mammals live near NZ
Many of the natural wildlife on NZ has become extinct or is an endangered species
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wildlife
"New Zealand." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 28 Nov. 2012. Web. 28 Nov. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand>.
Unemployment peaked to over 10% in 1991 and 1992
Tourism supports about 9.6% of the total workforce, about $15 billion
Wool made up over 1/3 of the total export revenues in the late 19th century, but is no longer profitable because of the world market
31% of NZ energy comes from renewable resources like hydroelectric and geothermal power
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Random Facts