Day 1: 100% PURE New Zealand
Well, the time has now come! School’s out for the holidays and your tour of New Zealand is about to begin. I hope that you are ready and excited! Curious Kiwi certainly is – he can’t wait to start the Great Kiwi Road Trip! Before you all hit the road, let’s take a minute to review some key facts about New Zealand.
Activity 1: Go to the Tourism New Zealand website and click on the ‘Facts - New Zealand People’ tab. Read about the people of New Zealand and then choose three interesting facts to post on your blog. The facts must be written in your own words. Do not simply copy and paste the facts from the website☺.
Facts
- There are approximately 4.4 million people living in New Zealand. 69% off the people here are European, 14.6 are indigenous maori, 9.2% are Asian and 6.9% are pacific islanders.
- New Zealand citizens are formally known as “kiwis”.
- In New Zealand, it’s customary for Maori people to greet each other using a hongi. Which is when two people press foreheads and noses against each other.
- New Zealander Aj Hackett invented “bungee jump”, which is a type of activity where one jumps off a bridge, cliff with a bunjee tied onto their foot and waist.
- New Zealand’s national sport is Rugby with the All blacks, the greatest international rugby team, representing NZ proudly.
- Some ways through New Zealanders hearts are farming. We love to farm for it’s our way of life/
http://www.kiwidaydreaming.com/p/new-zealand-maps.html
Activity 2: Your tour of New Zealand is going to start right here in Auckland. Watch the Tourist video for Auckland to learn about the awesome things that you can see and do in the city. Once you’ve finished, choose your favourite five activities from the video and list them on your blog.
List of 5 activities
- Elliott Stables
- Auckland Museum
- Kelly Tarltons
- Mission Bay
- Sky Tower
Bonus Activity: Now it’s time to start your tour! Curious Kiwi decides to start by taking you on a short tour through downtown Auckland. You stop at the Sky Tower, the tallest building in all of New Zealand. When you look up, you see a huge New Zealand flag on the top of the tower. This flag was created back in 1902. That makes the New Zealand flag 115 years old!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_New_Zealand#/media/File:Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg
Last year, the Prime Minister of New Zealand suggested that we should replace the flag with a new, updated design. He invited everyone in New Zealand to come up with their own flag design and submit it.
For this activity, it is your turn to design a new flag. Use any drawing programme that you wish. Once you have finished, post a copy of your design on your blog. Describe the flag, in words, below the picture. Be sure to tell us what is on the flag and what inspired your design.
My flag incorporates the 4 stars from the original flag, same colour, white on the inside and red outline. I added a black fern that represents one of our native plants. The colours I incorporated, I also used from the original flag. The word “Kiwis”, represent our nickname as New Zealanders.
Bonus Activity = 8 points
