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Sunday 6 January 2019

Activity 1: The Legend of New Zealand

1. The Maori name of New Zealand is Aotearoa which means the land of the long white cloud.

2. New Zealand was once governed as part of the territory of New South Wales and later a part of Australia.

3. It is one of the three countries in the world that has two official national anthems of equal standing.  The first is God Save the Queen and the other is God Defend New Zealand.


4. New Zealanders are also called kiwis but kiwi is not a fruit. It is New Zealand’s native flightless bird.


5. It was the first major nation to have universal suffrage. In 1893 all male and female citizens are legally allowed to vote.


6. Queen Elizabeth II is officially Queen of New Zealand, represented in the country by a Governor General.
                                                             
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  1. Mikey SLJ6 January 2019 at 14:17

    Kia ora Rocki!

    My name is Mikey. I'm a member of the Summer Learning Journey team and I will be commenting on your blog posts this year.

    Congratulations of completing your first activity! You've chosen some really interesting facts. Can you tell me what it is about the third one that made you pick it? One of my favourite facts about New Zealand is that we have the steepest street in the world! It's called Baldwin Street - have you been?

    I look forward to reading more from you soon. Until then, happy blogging :)

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