Brief Intro of New Zealand

New Zealand is the youngest country on earth having the last major landmass to be discovered. New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising of two main landmasses, the North Island and the South Island. It has a rich and fascinating history, reflecting both Maori and European heritage. The first New Zealanders, the Maori, migrated from their ancestral Polynesian homeland of Hawaiki, followed by extensive wave of European migration 800 years later. New Zealand is an independent nation and a member of the British Commonwealth. It has a diverse multi-cultural population of 4 million people, the majority of whom are of British descent and New Zealand’s aboriginal Maori make up around 14 percent of the population. With the influence of Pacific Island and Asian immigrations during the 20th century has significantly altered New Zealand into an even more vibrant and diverse multicultural society.