What’s unusual about New Zealand’s kiwi birds?
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Dunedin
Aoraki (Mt. Cook)
3,744 m (12,283 ft)
Rugby
New Zealand
and the Pacific
Extreme sports
New Zealand is the world capital for
extreme sports. Bungee jumping, sky diving,
and white-water rafting are all popular.
Maori war dance
Most people in New Zealand
are European, but about one in ten
are Maoris – New Zealand’s native
people. On special occasions, Maoris
paint their faces and perform a war
dance called a haka.
Moving house
Earthquakes are common in New
Zealand, so people live in wooden
houses for safety. When people
move home, they can carry their
house away on a lorry.
Hundreds of islands are scattered
across the Pacific Ocean. Two of
the biggest form the mountainous
country of New Zealand.
Queenstown
Bungee jumping
South Island
Takahe
Oysters
Royal albatross
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