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Base Camp in new-zealand, new-zealand camp for kids.
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All Cities in New Zealand. Base Camp in New Zealand :
Base Camp Auckland
Base Camp Christchurch
Base Camp Dunedin
Base Camp Hamilton
Base Camp Invercargill
Base Camp Lower Hutt
Base Camp Manukau
Base Camp Napier
Base Camp Nelson
Base Camp North Shore
Base Camp Palmerston North
Base Camp Porirua
Base Camp Tauranga
Base Camp Upper Hutt
Base Camp Waitakere
Base Camp Wellington
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New Zealand Description New Zealand
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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year, the British began the first organized colonial settlement. A series of land wars between 1843 and 1872 ended with the defeat of the native peoples. The British colony of New Zealand became an independent dominion in 1907 and supported the UK militarily in both World Wars. New Zealand's full participation in a number of defense alliances lapsed by the 1980s. In recent years, the government has sought to address longstanding Maori grievances.
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Location
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Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Australia
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Area - comparative
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about the size of Colorado
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Natural resources New Zealand New Zealand
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natural gas, iron ore, sand, coal, timber, hydropower, gold, limestone
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Population New Zealand
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4,252,277 (July 2010 est.)
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New Zealand Religions New Zealand
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Anglican 14.9%, Roman Catholic 12.4%, Presbyterian 10.9%, Methodist 2.9%, Pentecostal 1.7%, Baptist 1.3%, other Christian 9.4%, other 3.3%, unspecified 17.2%, none 26% (2001 census)
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Languages
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English (official), Maori (official), Sign Language (official)
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New Zealand Education New Zealand expenditures
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6.2% of GDP (2006)
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Government New Zealand type
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16 regions and 1 territory*; Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Chatham Islands*, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Manawatu-Wanganui, Marlborough, Nelson, Northland, Otago, Southland, Taranaki, Tasman, Waikato, Wellington, West Coast
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Independence
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Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840); ANZAC Day (commemorated as the anniversary of the landing of troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I at Gallipoli, Turkey), 25 April (1915)
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New Zealand Economy - overview
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-1.4% (2009 est.)
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Investment New Zealand
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12.06% (31 December 2008)
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Industries New Zealand
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Airports New Zealand
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Auckland, Lyttelton, Marsden Point, Tauranga, Wellington, Whangarei
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