Legend has it that New Zealand was fished from the sea by the god, Maui. If you look at an aerial map of the North Island it closely and ironically resembles a fish!
But …fact has it that New Zealand was the last land mass on earth to be discovered, making New Zealand the youngest country on earth.
Its fascinating history reflects both Maori and European heritage. Amazing Maori historic sites and “taonga” (treasures), some almost a thousand years old, are contrasts to many beautiful majestic buildings.
The first New Zealanders, the Maori, migrated from their ancestral Polynesian homeland of Hawaiki. This was followed about 800 years later by extensive European migration. The influence of Pacific Island and Asian immigrants during the 20th century has helped shape New Zealand into an even more vibrant and diverse multicultural society. A walk around any New Zealand city today shows what a culturally diverse and fascinating country it has become.
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