21) Australia, New Zealand
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the star's points represents one of the six sovereign states, and the seventh point represents all
of the territories
o The rest of the flag is a picture of the Southern Cross constellation, which can only be seen in
the southern hemisphere. It has one small star and four larger ones.
NEW ZEALAND
general information
o New Zealand consists of two islands that are located south− east of Australia in the South
Pacific
o inhabitants – 4 million
o capital – Wellington, largest city – Auckland
history
o Original people – the Maori population
o The first European to reach New Zealand was a Dutch sailor, Abel Tasman, in 1642. However, it
was the British naval officer James Cook who really explored the country.
o Great Britain took control of the South Island by right of discovery, and the North Island also
became a British colony in 1840, when the Treaty of Waitangi was signed by the Maori northern
chiefs
o The Maori were promised protection. A few years later war broke out between the Maori and
the British, as some Maori were not willing to sell their land to the newcomers and felt deceived
by the Treaty
o The Maori resistance was more or less crushed by 1870
o The effort to achieve independence from Britain culminated after WWII, and New Zealand
became formally independent in 1947. It is still a member of the Commonwealth.
political system
o same as in Australia
flag
o is similar to Australia’s flag
o New Zealand's flag has a royal blue background with a small flag of Great Britain, in the top-left
corner
o The four five-pointed red stars represent the Southern Cross star formation that is found in the