New Zealand: Facts & Stats

CULTURE

Traditions:

Today, New Zealanders are largely sophisticated and highly educated urban dwellers. Members of a unique and vibrant multicultural society, New Zealanders are embracing 21st century technology and culture in record numbers. But New Zealanders also have a background of quiet but rugged individualism, self-reliance, and a genius for invention — qualities still evident in the population today.

New Zealand has a diverse population — but with some uniting features that make it unique in the world. Our relatively isolated South Pacific location and rugged landscapes still makes many New Zealanders quiet and independent, yet resourceful and self-reliant, with a famous ‘Kiwi ingenuity’.

Celebrations:

The grand celebrations and mirth that are a part of the festivals and events of New Zealand attracts tourists from all over the world. The festivals are of various types ranging from the typical musical performances to the adventurous sports race.

Waitangi Day Celebrations, New Zealand
6th February is a welcomed day as it is looked as the national day by the new Zealanders. This significant day reminds all of the day when the representatives of the British crown signed the Treaty of Waitangi with the Maori chiefs.

Ninety Mile Beach Lion Red Snapper Classic Event, New Zealand
This event is one of the largest fishing events held annually on the Ninety Mile Beach. This one of the largest surfcasting tournaments offering a major contribution to the local economy.

The Great New Zealand Trek Event, New Zealand
The world famous race is held in 12 stages hosts for its participants a wide variety of options like horses, mountain bikes, walk. But they need to compete the reach their path and reach their by evening.

New Zealand International Sevens, New Zealand
Vodafone X-Air, New Zealand
The famous event feature a wide range of sports cars that simply driver you crazy. The riders draw a lot of crowd for their back flips and the stunts.
Another gala event of this country is the Crusty Demons Kiwi Carnage Tour, New Zealand

Stroke & Stride Series, New Zealand
Held in summer the Stroke and the Stride Race is New Zealand's most popular SWIMRUN that attracts a large number of tourists. The competition offers an excellent opportunity to the top athletes to prove their expertise.

Wild foods Festival, New Zealand
The famous food festival celebrated in the month of March is special as it offers some of the mouth tempting West Coast food. Have a taste of the famous beer along with the possum pies, huhu grubs, lamb and goat testicles and magpie pies. In addition taste the array of the local sea food at the Oyster Bay Bluff Oyster & Southland Seafood Festival, New Zealand.

Bay of Islands Country Rock Festival, New Zealand
If you want to hear some good music then come to the Bay of Islands Country Rock Festival of New Zealand. Each year the festival features innumerable musical performances that are performed over a total of 90 venues.
If you want to enjoy the country side then participate in the New Zealand Gold Guitar Awards. If you want to soak in an atmosphere of music and dance then join in the three days of live performances at the Jambalaya Festival, New Zealand

Alcohol:

The drinking age in New Zealand is 18, the same as the UK.Yyou can go on drinking throughout the night. While we're on the subject of drinking in NZ, unless you go to an Irish or UK style bar, beer is served in 'handles' rather than pints, which are a bit smaller at 440ml. New Zealand also has an enormous range of its own beers so you won’t have any problem in that camp. Some you may of heard of are Speights, Monteiths, Lion Red, Export Gold, Tui, Macs Gold, NZ Lager, Steinlager. So many to choose from.

Sports and Hobbies:

Sport has a major role in New Zealand's culture, with the unofficial national sport of rugby union being particularly influential. Other popular participatory sports include cricket, bowls, netball, soccer, motorsport, golf, swimming and tennis. New Zealand has strong international teams in several sports including rugby union, netball, cricket, rugby league, and softball. New Zealand also has traditionally done well in the sports of rowing, yachting and cycling. The country is internationally recognised for performing well on a medals-to-population ratio at Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games.

Rugby union, commonly referred to as rugby, is closely linked to the country's national identity. The national rugby team, the All Blacks, has the best win to loss record of any national team, and is well known for the haka (a traditional M?ori challenge) performed before the start of international matches. Rugby league is also widely played in New Zealand. The New Zealand Warriors compete in the Australian NRL competition, and in 2008 the national side, the Kiwis, won the Rugby League World Cup.

Horse racing is a popular spectator sport which has spawned such national icons as Cardigan Bay and Phar Lap, and was part of the traditional "Rugby, Racing and Beer" culture.

New Zealand is also well known for its extreme sports and adventure tourism. Its reputation in extreme sports extends from the establishment of the world's first commercial bungy jumping site at Queenstown in the South Island in November 1988. Mountaineering is also popular, with the country's most famous climber being the late Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

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