Modern New Zealand is developed enough, with the own rules, laws (it is necessary to take advantage of visa services for entrance to the country), traditions, but let's go deep into history of development of the country.

Opening of New Zeland is ascribed to Polynesian seaman Kupe approximately in 800 A.D. Legend says that his wife Khine-te-aparandzhi named this earth of Aotearoa, Earth of long white cloud.

About in 1350 the great migration of people from the motherland of Kupe began, which following his instructions started swim in New Zeland, where in the ended result they forced out natives or interfused with them. Their culture, developing during a few ages without any influence from outside, was hierarchical and -blood-thirsty.

In 1642 the Dutch navigator Abel Tasman swam along the bank of the west of New Zeland; but his first attempt to land on earth resulted in that part of sailors of his command were killed and eaten. In 1769 a captain James Kuk made voyage round two basic islands on his ship of -Endeavour-. The first contact with maori provoked a military conflict, but Kuk delighted boldness and spirit of maori and realizing potential of this great earth added it to earth of Great Britain till began the trip to Australia.

When Britishers began colonization of New Zeland, it was examined as an appendage of Australia on the booty of fur-seals and whales, besides from 1839 to 1841 a country was even under the management of New South Wales. However subsequent settling apart of Europeans worsened the relations of colonialists (pakekha) and natives of islands (maori). In 1840 an areement of Vaytangi was signed, on which maori yielded their sovereignty to Great Britain in an exchange on defence and guarantee of possessing the earths. But relations between maori and pakekha become hotter (maori were disturbed the phenomenon of pakekha, and pakekha rudely violated rights for maori, foreseen in an agreement). In 1860 the war began between them, which proceed more than decade years. And although there was not announcing completion of war, legalistically pakekha won a victory.

By the end of 19 age, a situation was a bit normalized. Opening of gold deposits and bloom of the cattle breeding improved a general economic situation and did New Zeland a all-sufficient and self-confident country. The reputation of New Zeland was improved by leadthrough of reforms in a social sphere, which touched womanish the right to vote, trade unions, guard of childhood and health protection.

New Zeland got status of dominion of Britannic Empire in 1907, and the autonomy in 1931; however, a country got independence only in 1947. An economic situation continued to get better to the cutback of economic activity in 1980th, when unemployment attained a critical level in a country. An economy was stabilized presently, due to the large volumes of export. In the international arena, in the middle of 1980th position of New Zeland became better, due to its anti-nuclear policy, although it means cooling of relationships with the USA and France which conducted nuclear tests in the Pacific ocean.

Culture of New Zeland.

Dominant cultural groups are maori and pakekha in New Zeland. The small associations of Polynesian, hindus and Chinese live here. A population is united by general love to sport, in particular case to the national game of regbi, and also to swimming, swimming under a sail, bicycle sport and hikes. Christianity is the most widespread religion in New Zeland, along with anglicanness, presbyterianism and catholicism. The interesting variety of religion is confluence of local religions of maori ratana and ringatu with christianity.

English and maori are two official languages. The English is more widespread, as a language of maori long time was semi-official, and only now its revival begins. Orphean, poetic language of maori is very easy for a pronunciation, if to break up words on separate syllables.

The art of New Zeland is varied, as it absorbed in itself the arts of pakekha, maori and Melanezii. A tree, stone, bone, shells are mainly used for making of different objects. The shells of paua and nephrite are often used for making of decorations, which find forms, winnowed nature or circumferential landscape, for example: ear-rings as leaves of tree of ginkgo; sun glasses, decorated conventionalized escapes of fern; necklaces from the skilfully done colors of franzhipani. There are a lot of theaters in the country, especially in Wellington and plenty of art galleries, including Gallery of art of Danedin, one of the eldest and the best in New Zeland. The known musicians of New Zeland are Split Enc and musicians of groups of -Crowded House-, -Dunedin's 3Ds- and -Straitjacket Fits.