Yay Tax payers get to pay her to sit on her lazy arse for 6 weeks to the tune of $60,000 you and i both know that if she said she was pregnant before election she would have lost votes but she lied to her people. Coupled with her staggering 35% ish support from the people, failure to produce on many promises like housing and farmers tax. And her aggressive snappy rebuttals in parliament that simply blame previous government while shouldering no fault, this character trait let her down when she insulted trump and then expected to be excluded from his tariffs. What about posing for vogue but refusing to go on a serious radio show without scripted lines being asked, thats a North Korean dictator move. She is not our leader nor does she represent the majority of the country, lying bitch the working class need help not lazy the beneficiaries
Are you being too severe? Maybe his Mum thought she was multitasking and had max'ed out her I.Q. by laying on her back and having her legs open at the same time and he is now angry at the high congenital component to the development of the critical faculty!
I looked it up cause I'm coming to the end of my Europe holiday and although I enjoyed some beautiful places particularly Austria...there really is no place like home 😉
Other cool facts about NZ: -NZ is actually older then Australia, it was created in 1840 and became self governing in 1852. Australia was formed in 1901. However NZ only became a dominion in 1907 after Australia. -Before the colonisation of NZ their was a brief Maori state knowen as "the United Tribes of New Zealand" witch existed between 1835/36 to 1840. -The Maori gain the right to vote in 1879, long before the other dominions gave their natives rights. And they have been involved in NZ politics ever since. -NZ is the first country in history to give womens the right to vote. In 1893. In the 19th century!
Corentin Bellanger cool other fact. New Zealand broke off into its own island. It was originally Australia until part submerged into the ocean.. making it "zealandia" now commonly known. "New Zealand". Making Australia older . We were technically Australia.
The Hobbit - Sort of, but not really. It was two of his students. John Cockcroft and Ernest Walton. Was thanks to him though, and under his supervision.
It gets brought up a lot, with a lot of justification, but it isn't entirely due to that as there is a shed-load of opportunity to learn. Back to the thread starter, there is also a lot of regional variations - heck, I know of one case where how the township's name was pronounced depended on which side of the river you were raised on.
@Anglia Alba finally someone who knows history...we wernt part of Australia as people think.. we were part of the NSW colony...we chose not to join the federation of Australia and become our own entity inside of the commonwealth (unfortunately western Australia wanted that too but was denied) and yes altho the united tribes of maori similar to what scotland/ireland did pre english takover..were attempts to trade and work together...but as usual.. english empire tactics of deception screwed everyone white maori dosnt matter...its always one goal..power..
Currently I'm in New Zealand for my study. I am Dutch myself, but for the last year that I was here I really fell in love with the country. There are still so many things not mentioned in this video. So please! Make a second part! One particular fact that I love that was not mentioned is as follows: In old folklore of Asian countries (namely China) there is spoken of an event where the sky turned black and red for several days. This is actually a true story. It is now known that the cause of the black/red sky was the eruption of, as what we now call, Lake Taupo (pronounce as 'Toepaw', like the thingie dangeling on your feet and the foot of a dog). I guess you could actually see the North Island as one gigantic super volcano with Lake Taupo being its crater.
Forgot to mention nz was the first nation to let women vote...prob would have gone well with the fact they have the worlds youngest woman prime minister. Part 2 is needed to correct this haha
Just to clear something up. NZ was NOT the first nation to let women vote. It was the first nation that is still around, to have given women the vote. A very important distinction. The Corsican Republic in the 1700s is the first nation to have given women the vote.
Another few fun facts about New Zealand! 1. Our national tree is the Pohutukawa tree which is technically our Christmas tree (it blooms in summer and we have Christmas in summer!) 2. New Zealand led the revolution allowing women to vote 3. The first person to build or create air transport (a plane) was also a New Zealander Also the difference between a milk cow and dairy cow is the way they are raised/ fed Milk cows are grass fed so they retain more water which is essential for milk Dairy cows are grass/hay and pellet fed so their milk is thicker which is used for cream, yoghurts or cheese as it holds its shape better than watery milk does Great pronounciation for some of the words - a few Maori words were a good try but it’s the thought that counts! I live in the wonderful Taranaki which centres around mt egmont! Can’t wait for a part two!! Te aroha and kia kaha my friend!
I dont think you have your definition of a dairy cow and a milk cow, quite right, i could ( possibly wrong) be wrong, my thought was that we have X amount milk cows which we milk during the year whilst dairy cows are the ones we milk plus the ones we are rearing to be milked in a few years time. I might be wrong though, generally all dairy cows are feed on grass with added supplements such as hay/baelage and grains, the only places where animals are reared solely not on grass(eating it them selves straight from paddock) are feed lots where beef animals are reared(around the region where i live anyway)
Cia Isherwood I don't know if you still watch this space but thank you, I'm visiting this marvelous country in 2020 summer, I'm excited to know more about it
I’m American and got a job offer in New Zealand so I’m watching a whole bunch a videos to learn about the country. Needless to say I’m impressed so far
I'm not a 'Kiwi', but I try to follow up on what I think is one of the most ideal countries in the world ! Here's an interesting fact I came across...that in 2003, the Dalai Llama visited NZ and when he was at the Castle Hill Basin north of Christchurch commented that it was the 'spiritual center of the universe' which I find to be an extraordinary statement !
This is actually the best NZ facts video that I've seen from someone who isn't a kiwi. So thank you. Also, would love to see you do a video on the Maori warriors - but good luck with pronouncing names on that one. And a part 2 would be cool to see too.
You need to pronounce mow as in you are mowing your lawn not mao (which would rhyme with now). As a white new zealander my maori friends in school taught me to say moldy but quickly so you just touch on the d and slightly change it so its closer to a rolled R sound. hope this helps :)
Morris Anderson no, maori is pronounced like 'moldy' sounds.. I am a half cast, i have a maori dad and grandparents and thats how they pronounce it, unless they say te reo.. It pisses me off personally how non maori people pronounce maori place names like 'wok-a-tane' 😠 its 'whak-a-tane' and 'car-raugh' when its 'kar-weirdo', i know thats no how its spell kawearu but thats how it sounds when you you say it..
Depends what part of nz you're from; some iwi spell and pronounce it Màari, some Màori. The 'r' comes off sounding like a Scotish burr. Never sounded like 'moldy' to me. I pronounce it mah.or.ree, with no hard 'r' sound on the 'or', and the burr coming in on the 'ree'..
I am German and did work and Travel in this amazing beautiful country and just fell so deeply in love that I gonna travel there again in december. I cant wait to be back there. It is breathtaking. The people are so welcoming, warm and more friendly than I ever expierienced elsewhere. I would love to see a part 2 ( and 3 and 4)
I'm not Muslim, but I have friends who are and what you're saying is not only unkind but fucking stupid. Seriously, you need to be educated on history and culture before you go saying shit like that. Muslims are already attacked and discriminated against, stop being prejudice, not everyone is the same. Besides, Muslims are welcome in many countries, take New Zealand for example, I live here and we love having tonnes of culture in order to learn, and expand in our own culture. Muslims are welcome here :)
Bumfuzzle so you think it's acceptable for a rape victim to go to prison? Or to mutilate babies? What about ashura? Jizzya? Taqiya? What is the punishment for apostasy? Islam is not a religion it is a economic construct. I'm all for freedom of religion but this is too much. What about Muslims bringing sharia law here? Asking for interest free mortgages? Or the man who got caught up in jew hate speech demanding a apology? The man nz citizen caught trying to by underage wives? Or the Muslim who beat one of his two wives with a hammer and got let off? What happens to someone of any different religion in a Islamic state? Death or degradation. Assimilate and integrate or you're not welcome, you can't call someone ignorant just because they stand for equality and freedom when you don't know the depths of evil the very thing you defend. Muslim sympathisers are as disgusting....
I am very proud to see views from others on NZ, it is very refreshing to hear a non biased internationall view. Everybody gets focused on their own situation and local issues and seeing comments from others outside our view is great. I think you commented that we get around 1/2 million visitors but Im pretty sure its a hell of a lot more than that, I have the feeling is more like our total population ie 4M, I could be wrong but one of our most pressing problems is how to support such a large influx of people. We will get it sorted and we really need people like your viewers to come here so please feel free and do make a 2nd video :)
Some beautiful footage there. If I was going to follow up on that I'd probably just roll the "beautiful New Zealand" footage and talk about New Zealanders that have helped shape the world that we live in? Use icons -there are so many New Zealanders in the arts, science, sport...-cover the iconic tourist places - also maybe cover the four main centers?
I'm from NZ and I like the fact that theres actual facts in this video, compared to other videos I have seen this is one of the best. I'm also a Maori and was pretty impressed by your pronunciation it was fairly close
In New Zealand right now for holiday for 3 weeks and I love this country! If you love the out doors you are going to fall in love with New Zealand. Make sure you bring lots of sun block. The ozone layer in the South Pacific is very weak. Cant wait to come back to this country and visit the south island!
New Zealand is my first favourite country in the world. For this beautiful more information about New Zealand has made me subscribed to your channel as I have new idea from watching this. Greetings from Algeria currently!
I'm from New Zealand :D this is super well done. Your pronunciation was a bit off but hey! You tried and did surprisingly well! It's really cool to see my country being talked about because we often just called Australians XD
Hey I'm from Dunedin New Zealand! My city actually produces quite a bit of the south island milk. I can answer ur question of Dairy cows and Milk cows! Milk cows are used to produce milk in New Zealand. Dairy cows are used to produce butter, cheese, ice cream, cream etc. Dairy cows also I'm pretty sure have a different dietary factor and their milk has more processing than milk cows.
Im from New Zealand and this is the first video that was pronounced correctly and gave the bestt information and facts very pleased. well done. so many other videos about my country are horrible but this one is great
Hi, not sure if you read this but at 4:45 where you've flipped New Zealand upside down and say it looks like a boot, we actually have a native story in which the Māori people would believe New Zealand was actually this way around with the, now South Island, at the top which they said looks like a canoe and the, now North Island, would sit on the bottom and was said to look like a stingray. But then Europeans came, drew a map for the Māori people (as Māori was an oral language until Europeans arrived) and showed them it was actually the other way around. So for generations the Māori would say "I'm heading North to Christchurch" when actually Christchurch is in the South. So literally the Europeans flipped their world upside down! Just a little more information on New Zealand.... also P.S. a kiwi is slang for the people who live in New Zealand but a kiwi is also a flightless bird native to New Zealand. The fruit is called kiwi fruit... So when you say you want to eat a kiwi, you're technically saying you want to eat a bird native to New Zealand.
Wow that's amazing to know, thank you! Something i actually didn't get told lol. also guys i don't think she was deliberately stating kiwi fruit was native to New Zealand she was saying the difference between them CLEARLY so others could know the difference. She said The fruit not Our NATIVE fruit.
New Zealand's biggest city Auckland has about 50 volcanoes in it it also stretches across to the Pacific Ocean and the Tasman Sea so you can go surfing on the West Coast and sailing on the East Coast around dormant volcanoes
Yeah, supposedly. Remember the Panama papers? Plenty of shady shit goes down in the Beehive, and our politician's are no different to any other countries leaders.
UNSC INFINITY You must have blinders on to say that. I lived in NZ for 34 years and can tell you the justice system there is incredibly corrupt - and it goes right to the heads of Government. The number of innocent people incarcerated is staggering!! It is an extremely difficult and extremely time consuming process to get justice if you are innocent. I know someone there personally who has been in jail for over 20 years for a crime he had absolutely nothing to do with. He was set up by the police as a scapegoat to hide the real villains along with the drug dealing going on in the Marlborough Sounds. Poor guy is still in jail.
Here's some facts about NZ that I gathered from trusted sites. I hope you see this FTD Facts :) - #1 easiest place to do business. - 2nd most peaceful country. - 2nd safest country. - 2nd least corrupt country. - 3rd most humble country. - 5th most reputable country. - 6th ranked by adventurous. - 9th by quality of life. - 15th greenest. - 16th on HDI scale. (Human Development Index) - 17th most eco friendly. - 75th largest country by landmass. - 124th most popular. - 166th most densely populated.
Kia Ora!! Awesome video. Coming from a Maori Your pronunciation was great! you gave it a go! Some more facts for ya -The Maori name for New Zealand is Aotearoa which means "land of the long white cloud" -New Zealand is the only country in the world where all the highest positions have been simultaneously held by women, In 2006, the Queen, the Governor-General, the PM, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Chief Justice were all women. -Harold Gillies, The man who pioneered plastic surgery was a Kiwi -The first man to climb mount Everest was a Kiwi, Sir Edmund Hillary -Commercial Bungee jumping first happened in New Zealand -In 1893 NZ became the first country to give women the right to vote -New Zealand is home to the worlds smallest dolphin species -Blue lake in Nelson has the clearest water in the world -Napier hill has the Longest Place name in the world -Baldwin street in Dunedin is the worlds steepest street -Pelorus Jack was a dolphin who guided ships through dangerous and rocky waters around nz. mainly cook straight in the early 1900's (look him up) -There is a clock in Dunedin that has been running since 1864, despite never having been wound since it was made. -Gisborne (where i'm from) Airport has train tracks running across the middle of the runway so quite often one or the other has to wait for the other to leave. -Gisborne is also the first place in the world to see the sun. -NZ is one of the only countries to have two national athems - God save the Queen and God defend New Zealand. -Moa birds were native to New Zealand but are now extinct. They were 12 feet tall and weighed around 230kgs. -More people live in Auckland then the whole of the South Island -One-third of our country is protected national park -Lake Taupo was formed by a supervolcanic eruption 26,000 years ago, The dust from the eruption could be seen in modern day China
Sad to see (but typical) a comments section full of people complaining about pronunciation - I am sure "TypicallyTypical" had the best of intentions but in reality = A Maori doesn't say the word 'Baguette' like a French man nor does and American say 'Maori' like a New zealander. *it's not a big deal, get over it* ... On the up side: Thank You FTD FACTS for not mentioning LOTR. A few home truths: 1. those scenic lakes are predominantly full of cyanobacteria and Escherichia coli. 2. only four million inhabitants yet we have thousands homeless, literally living on the streets. 3. the taxation system has all but eliminated a 'middle class' as the gap between 'The welfare state' poor and the rich has rapidly widened. - Tourism Board Photos are designed to look good, Reality is a different picture - as the NO TAG song says: "What a Great Country".
The Hobbit exactly, the way the system works is intolerable. It should be a who ever wins the most districts is prime minster and they should be seperate from the members who should be made up of one member per province
Leighton Pearson fact is true democracy means the people chose If only 48% of the population chose one system then 52% Chose another That is democracy To choose the party that has the largest amount of votes is undemocratic The idea of democracy is that the largest number of voters opinion is more important than those choosing the biggest percentage of voters wanting a single political idea .that shows that mmp works
I LOVE LIVING IN NEW ZEALAND! I'd love for you guys to do a video about how we take care of our natural environment... we have SO many volunteer communities nationally that work together in re-establishing natural habitats, clean beaches, pest trapping and providing eco-tourism adventures. Tips like: You will NEVER find a rubbish bin in a national park except at the visitor's centre. We believe in "pack in, pack out" - essentially: Only leave footprints. Don't kick the predator traps or stick shit in them to set them off. That encourages the introduced pests which eat defenseless native birds and their eggs. WE HAVE SO MANY BIRDS!
Bill Joel mori ori were of Polynesian decent. But I do know Maori weren't the first, kaimanawa wall is a megalithic structure that cannot be Maori made seeing they did no stone work. It resembles Peru puma punka and other SA structures, with no land mass between them. The wall has never been excavated and is ignored by majority...
No, the Maori WERE the first. The idea that the Moriori were here first is a discredited theory; they were an offshoot of the Maori that moved to the Chatham Islands in the 16th century.
I was born and live in nz I am also part Maori, and I want to say that this video is very good and mostly a very accurate description of nz. Also this vid was extremely well presented :)
it's also kind of expensive and it's not the 80s anymore so FFS lock your vehicles, we are genrally friendly but keep your wits about you 😂 Stay on point and you'll enjoy the hell out of AOTEAROA!! also known as New Zealand. ✌
Well... It's taken 4 years so far to upgrade the Takanini section of the motorway (and it's only like a 10km section). When I was living in USA, they'd rebuild 20 miles of the I80 interstate in a few months (including new bridges and all solid concrete with inch think [25mm] rebar in it) There's an amusing meme on the internet that's a spoof of "Back-to-the-future". Doc comes back in the Delorean and exclaims that he's just returned from 2035 and they STILL haven't finished the Takanini motorway upgrade!!!
Kiwi input.Good vid dude.Of course you get the odd "you pronounced .....wrong" but at least you gave it a crack.Idk Alien Covenant was filmed here but three Lord of The Rings movies seemed to have slipped through the cracks.
I love how you guys say facts that other videos about this topic dont have, really teaches more about the country than the same repeated facts on other nz facts videos👍
Lake Taupo is actually the largest volcano in new zealand, used to be huge but erupted and left a lake in its place. The eruption created small lakes all around the north island. It is classified as one of the few super volcanos in the world!
If only the people in power of NZ would talk about what is not being said of the true history of NZ. The fact that there were people who were here many moons before the Maori.
Daniella: Are you referring to the strong evidence that the Chinese and Spanish may have been in NZ long before Maori? Wow, that would throw a spanner in the works if that could be proven.
There is a documentary on youtube I think its called Skeletons in the cupboard NZ history. Is what I am referring to. It just makes me wonder because some of the caves along the west coast from Port Waikato to Kawhia is known to have held ancient remains. That are not Maori.
Daniella: You are correct, there are two Skeletons in the cupboard documentaries Part 1 & 2. Part2 Under the Carpet: ruclips.net/video/x-HhfbCk2oU/видео.html
I am from New Zealand and I am Maori yes there is so much more about NZ that is amazing and only found in NZ, however that was a great Vid, so from a "Kiwi" here is a Common saying or :"Korero" "Tena Koe , Kia Ora Kotou Katoa", which translate to Hello and Welcome And the All Blacks (World Rugby Champs) ROCK once again!!,,,,
Jon Preston lol... you're not talking about the piss take doco that Peter Jackson did are you? I watched that and thought it was amazing... then googled it and realized it was a hoax..
You could've added, 1.That through dairy cows and milk cows, there is currently a deisease called, Microplasma bovis. 2.Maori is pronounced as Mou ri (Mou as in Mould) 3. Lake taupo was actually a underwater volcano that burst and its ash turned into to land. From one of your fav Nz (Newzealand) subscribers, maddy
i am a dairy farm worker and there is 2 types of dairy farms. one i call town supply e.g drinking milk and the other produces milk of a higher fat content for products such as milk powder,butter,cream
100% bro, And we caught them...and then let them go! I hate our government sometimes for being so girly lefty (Lange)....oops we have a girly left one now...oh well never seem to learn do we.
Dude really sad to say, there is a 2nd time, it is called the Christchurch Terriost Attack. Don't know if u guys heard of it, but it was an awful thing.
Okay here's a crash course in Maori pronunciation for those who find it difficult: Consonants: All the consonants are basically pronounced the same, except "WH" is either a 'f-' or 'w-' sound depending on where you're from. Vowels: The vowels are the biggest thing that people tend to get wrong. They're real simply and people usually try too hard... A: Ah (Short A) E: Eh (Short E) I: EE (Long E) O: Or (Short O) U: OO (Long O) There are no weird exceptions to the rule like in English. "Ake" is said like "Ah- Keh". That's it. If there are two vowels in a row, like "AE" then just pronounce them one after the other, so "Ah-Eh" or "Aye"
A state of Australia NSW actually governed NZ in the mid 1800's. The friction pretty much started when NZ declined from joining the federation of Aus as they had formed a country prior. Most Aussies do not hate NZ, they do hate certain things and the same can be said for Kiwis in reverse.
Hi there I am a New Zealand Resident and I know I am late to comment on this but I stubbled upon this video may I just say you have done an AMAZING JOB at trying to pronounce names and describe things and I want to say thank you for the amazing effort For a potential future episode may I recommend some information about the wild life because that may be helpful to potential tourists. Thank You, Kia Ora Carter
A female got pregnant, wow, what an accomplishment...how unique. Now maybe she'll get back to work and do the damn job she's paid to do. If not she should step down.
When I was at school, we were taught the following Maori pronunciation: A - "ARE" E - "AIR" I - "EE" (as in sleep) O - "OR" U - ""UW" (no 'eee' sound in this, imagine saying eww without any 'eeeeee' sound at the front) Generally speaking, any vowel marks the end of a syllable WH - "F" (although SOME Maori tribes make it sound more like the 'wh' in when) NG - Similar to the "NG" sound in SING The younger generation tends to try harder to pronounce words than old farts like me.
I'ma sum the south island up for you. The top is nice and sunny, the middle is constant drizzle, the bottom is either in drought or flood and the west is always raining
The English came to colonise as they did to other lands. Most of the Cheifs couldnt understand English ,the same as the Colonists couldnt understand the Maori language. Signing a document is a "White" thing. The Treaty beween the Crown ( King of England at the time) and New Zealand Maori, is a unique document however in that no other Indigenous people have one.It has been used extensively in the last 10/15 years to return land to the Maori people that was illegally taken.
FTD Facts as a Maori your comment did bother me as you obviously don’t know the history of our country, white people have no reason to be guilty for coming to Aotearoa and I think it’s a shame so many white people these days are arguing and being racist towards one another over things that don’t concern them.
Completely butchering the maori names man 🤣 it’s easy to pronounce when you know how to say their vowels (a-ahh e-eh i-said like saying “e” o-oar but without the “r” sound and u- ooohhh. Also, if that didn’t help, for starters you pronounce “maori” as mow-ree but almost as if you are going to roll the ‘r’ but not quite. And Mount Ruapehu is said as roo-uh-pay-who. Real good video though! If you do a part two, maybe talk about the All Blacks (our national rugby team) as they are literally our pride and joy. You can also talk about pavlovas, pineapple lumps, L&P because it is LITERALLY THE GREATEST SOFT DRINK TO EXIST!!! If anyone who is planning to go to New Zealand sees this... GET L&P!! Sadly there are some downsides to our country, society wise. This includes our drinking culture, domestic abuse rates, and obesity rate. We are ranked #3 in the world for obesity I think? But if you came here and saw us, many of us aren’t large haha. I love New Zealand because it’s such a beautiful place, we have so many opportunities here and I always feel safe. There is no doubt in my mind that I feel comfortable to walk around alone at night as a female. I’m proud that as a country we are trying to sort out anything negative about us. Another thing to probably mention is our stable economy! It’s great! If you’re visiting during summer, I really recommend checking out Mount Maunganui as a place to visit because it has an amazing beach, plenty of shops and an amazing mountain to climb, which many locals climb to maintain fitness (it’s not too tall and not too much of a hike, maybe about 30minutes- an hour to reach the top depending on speed). Would recommend going up that mountain in the morning to watch the sunrise. Also check out the coromandel for summer as it is SO beautiful with so many beautiful bays and stuff but many areas can be quite quiet and remote. In winter, I’d recommend going to somewhere in the South Island, like Dunedin or Queenstown!! Haven’t personally been there, as I’m from the north island, but a lot of my family has and it’s really amazing. Oh and I should mention, geographically, we are right on the ring of fire (if you don’t know what that is, search it up, basically where a munch of tectonic plates meet) meaning that we have quite a few earthquakes. Sadly, there were a few major ones that ruined a lot of Christchurch, another amazing city, in 2012 if I’m correct. I’ve never heard of a tsunami here (a major one at least) but there have been numerous warnings. We don’t really get any major tornados here or anything but we’ve had our fair share of hurricanes (due to us being near the pacific islands I believe). Oh and us being on the ring of fire would be the reason for all the volcanoes. New Zealand is also a great place for hunting! So if that’s what you’re into... come and hunt here! The greatest thing about New Zealand is that we have NO snakes here!!!!! And like 2 poisonous spiders :) how great is that!?
XantheWasHere Haag I live in Christchurch so earthquakes suck we only had a tsunami warning once I think late 2016 but most damage was done in kaikoura which was 7 meter tsunami I think😅
I believe in the late 1800’s/19th Century we had a Tsunami that struck Island Bay, Red Rocks, Lyall Bay and Houghton Bay on the south of Wellington (Capital!)
Bro that's so not how to pronounce any of the words just all these pakeha(white people's) come in and are too lazy to learn the proper language and pronounceation(sorry for spelling)
Holla from wellington, New Zealand bro. Have to say that was a damn good first go at pronouncing, most people I see online giving the Maori names a go fail greatly, haha. Except ruapehu, you murdered that, it's "ruu a pey hu".
FTD Facts good to see you the cheeky bugger Winston Peters in the vid. your pronunciation maybe wrong but i didnt expect you to get first time good stuff. cant wait for PT 2
The Taupo (Toe-Paw) Caldera where all the volcanoes rise from is technically a super volcano, The lake in the center of the North Island was created from the Oruanui eruption 26,500 years ago. It's still the single biggest eruption that's happened in the last 70,000 years. A layer of ash 18cm deep was found on the Chatham Islands 1000 kilometres away.
Awwww yesss. I'm so proud of my country!!!!! Thank you for this video - even though covering all the cool facts about NZ in one video is impossible, this was amazing - I'm deffo coming back for more videos! :D :D :D
Quick note for volcanoes- People always forget to mention that lake Taupo is actually a super-volcano, and the last time it erupted, it was visible from China!
You did great on pronunciations! I know our Maori words are not the easiest words to say but i give an (A) for affort! (lol) But some cool facts about New Zealand are; 1. We were the first country that allowed women to vote 2. We are the only country in the World that has a treaty (Treaty of Waitangi) between the indigenous culture (Maori) & the crown. 3. We have no predators and you can literally walk anywhere and not worry about getting eaten or attacked by animals. I go off track alot when i go hiking. 4. We have a TON of slang (New Zealand phrases) like... "Sweet as" - (cool, algoods) "Heaps" - I got heaps of sleep last night, "Proper" - Let's get a proper meal, "Buzzy" - That is a cool fact i didn't know and alot more than that. 5. Lord of the rings was filmed in New Zealand except one movie + Narnia + Power rangers. 6. We are a multi cultural country and it is very visible to see when you come here. 7. South Island of New Zealand is completely different from North Island. 8. New Zealand first name is "Aotearoa" roughly translating into English "Land of the long white cloud" which was given by the first settler/ founder by a Maori man named "Kupe". It was the first thing he saw before land when approaching. 9. We are a nuke free country and take great pride in caring, nurturing the land for generations to come. So it annoys us when people leave RUBBISH! >=/ Hope this helps and you enjoy the facts as I enjoyed your video. (Thumbs up)
You did pretty okay with the pronunciations! But honestly, if you guys do make a part 2, you should do more about skiing, Hanmer springs, Christchurch's rebuild and the awesome native animals we have here. :)
My family and I came here from England in 1965. We're still here so that is definitely an endorsement for a Country and its lifestyle. Never regretted our decision. It has its faults like every other place in the World, but all in all, I wouldn't want to live anywhere else. To me it is HOME.
Hey Bro, you might have not noticed, That big lake in the middle of our North Island is actually a crater of our biggest active volcano TAUPO, it's a super volcano that erupts approximately ever 1000 years and is currently about 200 years overdue... Many of our geologist or volcanologist are constantly trying to draw attention to this timebomb as if it were to erupt, though we would have warning signs of increased quakes and tremors leading up to the final eruption, New Zealand would essentially be destroyed, if not by the blast wave that would dwarf any atomic bomb, then by the earthquakes that would be felt world wide and the tidal waves and the tonnes of ash that would essentially put us into something like a nuclear fallout. It would be RIP KIWI for the majority. As a side note, we have earthquakes often, and more land is risen out of the sea with each large one. large parts of Wellington actually rose out of the sea in one fateful night, giving us more land to build homes and our airport. Quakes and Eruptions are all part of living on two tectonic plates sliding over each other.
Crash course in general Maori pronounciation: a e i o u pronounced "ahh" like bar, "eh" like led, "e" like key, "ooh" like who, "ew" like stew. any word with a WH is pronounced as "ff" not "whi" for example Whitianga is pronounced "Fitianga" (but also needs the correct pronunciation of vowels) Any letters with a bar over it means the letter has more emphasis/is said for longer("ah" vs "aah") When there is a NG the g isn't completely silent but there isn't a strong G sound, it sounds more like when you say "hang"
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Any other NZers here?
Suzi Williamson
Chrrrrrr
Hi
yup,Im kiwi
Tauranga
ayee
N.Z. first to give women the vote
And our current Prime Minister Jacinda Adhern is due to give birth June 2018!
Yay Tax payers get to pay her to sit on her lazy arse for 6 weeks to the tune of $60,000 you and i both know that if she said she was pregnant before election she would have lost votes but she lied to her people. Coupled with her staggering 35% ish support from the people, failure to produce on many promises like housing and farmers tax. And her aggressive snappy rebuttals in parliament that simply blame previous government while shouldering no fault, this character trait let her down when she insulted trump and then expected to be excluded from his tariffs. What about posing for vogue but refusing to go on a serious radio show without scripted lines being asked, thats a North Korean dictator move. She is not our leader nor does she represent the majority of the country, lying bitch the working class need help not lazy the beneficiaries
👍🏽💞 yes 1st in the world
Dark Justice ..why don't you put yourself out of your misery.
Are you being too severe? Maybe his Mum thought she was multitasking and had max'ed out her I.Q. by laying on her back and having her legs open at the same time and he is now angry at the high congenital component to the development of the critical faculty!
Ok how many kiwis just searched up new Zealand to see how other countries see us. Coz that's me 😂😂
I do that with my own country
me
I looked it up cause I'm coming to the end of my Europe holiday and although I enjoyed some beautiful places particularly Austria...there really is no place like home 😉
Me too lol
I did
Other cool facts about NZ:
-NZ is actually older then Australia, it was created in 1840 and became self governing in 1852. Australia was formed in 1901. However NZ only became a dominion in 1907 after Australia.
-Before the colonisation of NZ their was a brief Maori state knowen as "the United Tribes of New Zealand" witch existed between 1835/36 to 1840.
-The Maori gain the right to vote in 1879, long before the other dominions gave their natives rights. And they have been involved in NZ politics ever since.
-NZ is the first country in history to give womens the right to vote.
In 1893. In the 19th century!
Corentin Bellanger I
Corentin Bellanger created or colonised?
Wait the British created an entire island the size of a country. Damn
Corentin Bellanger cool other fact. New Zealand broke off into its own island. It was originally Australia until part submerged into the ocean.. making it "zealandia" now commonly known. "New Zealand".
Making Australia older . We were technically Australia.
also Jacinda Ardern is the pregnant, making her the second ever world leader to give birth to a baby while in office.
a NZ scientist ,ernest rutherford was first man to split the atom
Well, not really. He was the first person to prove atoms have a solid nucleus and is made up of mostly empty space.
Spaceman well no he split it first
Atlantic Bacon - His research in 1917 led to the first atom being split in 1932 at the same university.
wrong spaceman, he was the 1st to split the atom
The Hobbit - Sort of, but not really. It was two of his students. John Cockcroft and Ernest Walton. Was thanks to him though, and under his supervision.
im from NZ u forgot women could vote here first and we invented pavlova but the Aussies stole it
fuckin aussies aye
PeaceByPovetkins Fianlly someone with sense!
Phoebe Thomas yea lol
PeaceByPovetkins they claimed it and if u couldn't tell it is an nz food we made. But whenever a kiwi says pavolova Aussies get triggered. Lol
Hahahaha...and farlap.
Kiaora, nice video on New Zealand looking forward to more. Maori pronunciation is tough for non-Natives but its the thought that counts.
maoris cant even pronounce there own language, older maoris dont understand the bastardized version of te reo taught these days
keyhora
It gets brought up a lot, with a lot of justification, but it isn't entirely due to that as there is a shed-load of opportunity to learn.
Back to the thread starter, there is also a lot of regional variations - heck, I know of one case where how the township's name was pronounced depended on which side of the river you were raised on.
but i hate it when the say kiwis not kiwi fruit
@Anglia Alba finally someone who knows history...we wernt part of Australia as people think.. we were part of the NSW colony...we chose not to join the federation of Australia and become our own entity inside of the commonwealth (unfortunately western Australia wanted that too but was denied)
and yes altho the united tribes of maori similar to what scotland/ireland did pre english takover..were attempts to trade and work together...but as usual.. english empire tactics of deception screwed everyone white maori dosnt matter...its always one goal..power..
Currently I'm in New Zealand for my study. I am Dutch myself, but for the last year that I was here I really fell in love with the country. There are still so many things not mentioned in this video. So please! Make a second part!
One particular fact that I love that was not mentioned is as follows:
In old folklore of Asian countries (namely China) there is spoken of an event where the sky turned black and red for several days. This is actually a true story. It is now known that the cause of the black/red sky was the eruption of, as what we now call, Lake Taupo (pronounce as 'Toepaw', like the thingie dangeling on your feet and the foot of a dog). I guess you could actually see the North Island as one gigantic super volcano with Lake Taupo being its crater.
That's right it was in AD186 and it is the largest eruption in the world in the last 5000 years. dwarfing Vesuvius and Krakatoa.
I've lived in NZ my whole life and it's pronounced Tauw-po
James Paton | Yea, that's how everyone pronounces it. But the official pronounciation is as I explained before.
How is NZ for study? For medicine hw many yrs
James Paton nah that's just how the pakeha's pronounce it 😂
Love New Zealand. My daughter married a kiwi and they just moved back there for good. Can't wait for my vacation....😄
And possibly move there. 🖤
*BEAUTIFUL* *COUNTRY* *NEW* *ZEALAND* 😊😊
i hate it
daniel morris wheeze
Overrated stay at home
Thank you
daniel morris ok.. i understand u hate it or ur jealous lol but u could of just kept it to urself
we are regularly one of the highest olympic medal winners per head of population
👐👐 I'm from new zealand!!!! I live by 4 meters away from the ocean at the top of the south island👐👐
Roger Federer 😂😂😂😂
Im from nz. One side of our house 6metres from habour, other side of house was in the bush
Im from new zealand too !!!!!!!
Meg Lucy sweet I’m in Christchurch, just a 10 minute walk to my closet beach
Do you live in Golden Bay? I've always wanted to go there
Forgot to mention nz was the first nation to let women vote...prob would have gone well with the fact they have the worlds youngest woman prime minister. Part 2 is needed to correct this haha
And the prime minister is very pregnant, leading the county and being an expecting mother, such a strong woman
Alannah Rosser but her politics suck
Was just about to say this, but you beat me to it :D
Just to clear something up. NZ was NOT the first nation to let women vote. It was the first nation that is still around, to have given women the vote. A very important distinction. The Corsican Republic in the 1700s is the first nation to have given women the vote.
@@glenbe4026 is it still a country till this day
Part 2 please!!
Another few fun facts about New Zealand!
1. Our national tree is the Pohutukawa tree which is technically our Christmas tree (it blooms in summer and we have Christmas in summer!)
2. New Zealand led the revolution allowing women to vote
3. The first person to build or create air transport (a plane) was also a New Zealander
Also the difference between a milk cow and dairy cow is the way they are raised/ fed
Milk cows are grass fed so they retain more water which is essential for milk
Dairy cows are grass/hay and pellet fed so their milk is thicker which is used for cream, yoghurts or cheese as it holds its shape better than watery milk does
Great pronounciation for some of the words - a few Maori words were a good try but it’s the thought that counts! I live in the wonderful Taranaki which centres around mt egmont! Can’t wait for a part two!! Te aroha and kia kaha my friend!
I dont think you have your definition of a dairy cow and a milk cow, quite right, i could ( possibly wrong) be wrong, my thought was that we have X amount milk cows which we milk during the year whilst dairy cows are the ones we milk plus the ones we are rearing to be milked in a few years time. I might be wrong though, generally all dairy cows are feed on grass with added supplements such as hay/baelage and grains, the only places where animals are reared solely not on grass(eating it them selves straight from paddock) are feed lots where beef animals are reared(around the region where i live anyway)
Cia Isherwood I don't know if you still watch this space but thank you, I'm visiting this marvelous country in 2020 summer, I'm excited to know more about it
I’m American and got a job offer in New Zealand so I’m watching a whole bunch a videos to learn about the country. Needless to say I’m impressed so far
This video makes me feel like i want to visit this woderful country New Zealand.
Yeah,I would like to get away from Nz.
Definitely come, its sick here
Shahid S. yes u should I live in NZ and it’s really beautiful
same
yeh
I'm not a 'Kiwi', but I try to follow up on what I think is one of the most ideal countries in the world ! Here's an interesting fact I came across...that in 2003, the Dalai Llama visited NZ and when he was at the Castle Hill Basin north of Christchurch commented that it was the 'spiritual center of the universe' which I find to be an extraordinary statement !
From New Zealand ! Live in Auckland :) - Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi!
Adeel Ahmed Auckland, think you mean China. If you don't understand... HOW?
PeaceByPovetkins china
Ml
no jaffa's
Adeel Ahmed chur chur chur
This is actually the best NZ facts video that I've seen from someone who isn't a kiwi. So thank you. Also, would love to see you do a video on the Maori warriors - but good luck with pronouncing names on that one. And a part 2 would be cool to see too.
Hello im a kiwi
Please pronounce maori as 'moldy' not 'marry'.. ✌
You need to pronounce mow as in you are mowing your lawn not mao (which would rhyme with now). As a white new zealander my maori friends in school taught me to say moldy but quickly so you just touch on the d and slightly change it so its closer to a rolled R sound. hope this helps :)
Alishia Handke it could just be our different accents aswell..
Morris Anderson no, maori is pronounced like 'moldy' sounds.. I am a half cast, i have a maori dad and grandparents and thats how they pronounce it, unless they say te reo.. It pisses me off personally how non maori people pronounce maori place names like 'wok-a-tane' 😠 its 'whak-a-tane' and 'car-raugh' when its 'kar-weirdo', i know thats no how its spell kawearu but thats how it sounds when you you say it..
Depends what part of nz you're from; some iwi spell and pronounce it Màari, some Màori. The 'r' comes off sounding like a Scotish burr. Never sounded like 'moldy' to me. I pronounce it mah.or.ree, with no hard 'r' sound on the 'or', and the burr coming in on the 'ree'..
Depends on which part of the country you're from but I say Maori as in nah but with an M so Mah - or - ree, with the r in ree rolled
I am German and did work and Travel in this amazing beautiful country and just fell so deeply in love that I gonna travel there again in december. I cant wait to be back there. It is breathtaking. The people are so welcoming, warm and more friendly than I ever expierienced elsewhere.
I would love to see a part 2 ( and 3 and 4)
Stefanie Wicke I would like to travel to other country's aswell,not just stay in Nz
Kia Ora
Part 2 needed no doubt
Hey Trichy Man...whatsup
How z Trichy...then...
I want to know about New Zealand culture. Part 2 please
Dark Justice you're a deranged pervert, stay in the desert.
I'm not Muslim, but I have friends who are and what you're saying is not only unkind but fucking stupid. Seriously, you need to be educated on history and culture before you go saying shit like that. Muslims are already attacked and discriminated against, stop being prejudice, not everyone is the same. Besides, Muslims are welcome in many countries, take New Zealand for example, I live here and we love having tonnes of culture in order to learn, and expand in our own culture. Muslims are welcome here :)
Bumfuzzle so you think it's acceptable for a rape victim to go to prison? Or to mutilate babies? What about ashura? Jizzya? Taqiya? What is the punishment for apostasy? Islam is not a religion it is a economic construct. I'm all for freedom of religion but this is too much. What about Muslims bringing sharia law here? Asking for interest free mortgages? Or the man who got caught up in jew hate speech demanding a apology? The man nz citizen caught trying to by underage wives? Or the Muslim who beat one of his two wives with a hammer and got let off? What happens to someone of any different religion in a Islamic state? Death or degradation. Assimilate and integrate or you're not welcome, you can't call someone ignorant just because they stand for equality and freedom when you don't know the depths of evil the very thing you defend. Muslim sympathisers are as disgusting....
Bumfuzzle what a great educated rebuttal you have provided....
Carlos Slim why are you being so racist?
Yes I would like to see more of New Zealand, thank you! 👍😊❤🇨🇦
Wayne McLaughlin why did you do the Canadian flag
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I am very proud to see views from others on NZ, it is very refreshing to hear a non biased internationall view. Everybody gets focused on their own situation and local issues and seeing comments from others outside our view is great. I think you commented that we get around 1/2 million visitors but Im pretty sure its a hell of a lot more than that, I have the feeling is more like our total population ie 4M, I could be wrong but one of our most pressing problems is how to support such a large influx of people. We will get it sorted and we really need people like your viewers to come here so please feel free and do make a 2nd video :)
Jacinda Ardern was the first pregnant priminster in New Zealand, and one of the first around the world.
😂
Some beautiful footage there. If I was going to follow up on that I'd probably just roll the "beautiful New Zealand" footage and talk about New Zealanders that have helped shape the world that we live in? Use icons -there are so many New Zealanders in the arts, science, sport...-cover the iconic tourist places - also maybe cover the four main centers?
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I'd watch a 40 minute video
Same
Because my country is Fucking sick right
The Bomb diggity CHUUR BRO
I'm from NZ and I like the fact that theres actual facts in this video, compared to other videos I have seen this is one of the best. I'm also a Maori and was pretty impressed by your pronunciation it was fairly close
Just a note, Lake Taupo (Pronounced Lake Tow paw] is the largest active volcano in New Zealand and one of the few super volcanoes in the world.
Or toe paw as in a human toe and dogs paw, that's how I tell pakeha(white people's) anyways
Not currently active, it's dormant.
Mikee Taupo isn't a dormant volcano it erupted only 1800 years ago. To be considered dormant it must be inactive for over 10,000 years.
It's toe paw not tow paw
Victoria Wikaira tow and toe are homophones to me I would imagine if you're a kiwi they are homophones to you aswell.
In New Zealand right now for holiday for 3 weeks and I love this country! If you love the out doors you are going to fall in love with New Zealand. Make sure you bring lots of sun block. The ozone layer in the South Pacific is very weak. Cant wait to come back to this country and visit the south island!
Hi
Hi
Am from Uganda
If you coming to Africa (Uganda) doors are open
WOOO MY COUNTRY! I love this place.
New Zealand is my first favourite country in the world. For this beautiful more information about New Zealand has made me subscribed to your channel as I have new idea from watching this. Greetings from Algeria currently!
I'm from New Zealand :D this is super well done. Your pronunciation was a bit off but hey! You tried and did surprisingly well! It's really cool to see my country being talked about because we often just called Australians XD
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AWESOME!! Pls make the part 2. New Zealand is the BEAUTIFUL ISLANDS and the people too. We will be heading there for vacation.
First country to allow women to vote
you go kate shepard
Yeah that was a big mistake, sorry world.
Hey I'm from Dunedin New Zealand! My city actually produces quite a bit of the south island milk. I can answer ur question of Dairy cows and Milk cows!
Milk cows are used to produce milk in New Zealand. Dairy cows are used to produce butter, cheese, ice cream, cream etc. Dairy cows also I'm pretty sure have a different dietary factor and their milk has more processing than milk cows.
Dropping in from New Zealand, you did good, you did good. Nice video.
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Im from New Zealand and this is the first video that was pronounced correctly and gave the bestt information and facts very pleased. well done. so many other videos about my country are horrible but this one is great
Hi, not sure if you read this but at 4:45 where you've flipped New Zealand upside down and say it looks like a boot, we actually have a native story in which the Māori people would believe New Zealand was actually this way around with the, now South Island, at the top which they said looks like a canoe and the, now North Island, would sit on the bottom and was said to look like a stingray. But then Europeans came, drew a map for the Māori people (as Māori was an oral language until Europeans arrived) and showed them it was actually the other way around. So for generations the Māori would say "I'm heading North to Christchurch" when actually Christchurch is in the South. So literally the Europeans flipped their world upside down! Just a little more information on New Zealand....
also P.S. a kiwi is slang for the people who live in New Zealand but a kiwi is also a flightless bird native to New Zealand. The fruit is called kiwi fruit... So when you say you want to eat a kiwi, you're technically saying you want to eat a bird native to New Zealand.
comes from China but it was NZ that put on the map so to speak
Wow that's amazing to know, thank you! Something i actually didn't get told lol.
also guys i don't think she was deliberately stating kiwi fruit was native to New Zealand she was saying the difference between them CLEARLY so others could know the difference. She said The fruit not Our NATIVE fruit.
Or you mean when you want to eat a kiwi you are going to eat us
New Zealand's biggest city Auckland has about 50 volcanoes in it it also stretches across to the Pacific Ocean and the Tasman Sea so you can go surfing on the West Coast and sailing on the East Coast around dormant volcanoes
*PROUD Kiwi right here* You also forgot something very important about our Government, we are also the least Corrupt Nation on Earth. 👍👍👍
How do they test for that?
Yeah, supposedly. Remember the Panama papers? Plenty of shady shit goes down in the Beehive, and our politician's are no different to any other countries leaders.
Yeah, that's BS and a corrupt lie.
UNSC INFINITY You must have blinders on to say that. I lived in NZ for 34 years and can tell you the justice system there is incredibly corrupt - and it goes right to the heads of Government. The number of innocent people incarcerated is staggering!! It is an extremely difficult and extremely time consuming process to get justice if you are innocent.
I know someone there personally who has been in jail for over 20 years for a crime he had absolutely nothing to do with. He was set up by the police as a scapegoat to hide the real villains along with the drug dealing going on in the Marlborough Sounds. Poor guy is still in jail.
not with this latest government we're not. fucking communists
Here's some facts about NZ that I gathered from trusted sites. I hope you see this FTD Facts :)
- #1 easiest place to do business.
- 2nd most peaceful country.
- 2nd safest country.
- 2nd least corrupt country.
- 3rd most humble country.
- 5th most reputable country.
- 6th ranked by adventurous.
- 9th by quality of life.
- 15th greenest.
- 16th on HDI scale. (Human Development Index)
- 17th most eco friendly.
- 75th largest country by landmass.
- 124th most popular.
- 166th most densely populated.
Kia Ora!! Awesome video. Coming from a Maori Your pronunciation was great! you gave it a go!
Some more facts for ya
-The Maori name for New Zealand is Aotearoa which means "land of the long white cloud"
-New Zealand is the only country in the world where all the highest positions have been simultaneously held by women, In 2006, the Queen, the Governor-General, the PM, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Chief Justice were all women.
-Harold Gillies, The man who pioneered plastic surgery was a Kiwi
-The first man to climb mount Everest was a Kiwi, Sir Edmund Hillary
-Commercial Bungee jumping first happened in New Zealand
-In 1893 NZ became the first country to give women the right to vote
-New Zealand is home to the worlds smallest dolphin species
-Blue lake in Nelson has the clearest water in the world
-Napier hill has the Longest Place name in the world
-Baldwin street in Dunedin is the worlds steepest street
-Pelorus Jack was a dolphin who guided ships through dangerous and rocky waters around nz. mainly cook straight in the early 1900's (look him up)
-There is a clock in Dunedin that has been running since 1864, despite never having been wound since it was made.
-Gisborne (where i'm from) Airport has train tracks running across the middle of the runway so quite often one or the other has to wait for the other to leave.
-Gisborne is also the first place in the world to see the sun.
-NZ is one of the only countries to have two national athems - God save the Queen and God defend New Zealand.
-Moa birds were native to New Zealand but are now extinct. They were 12 feet tall and weighed around 230kgs.
-More people live in Auckland then the whole of the South Island
-One-third of our country is protected national park
-Lake Taupo was formed by a supervolcanic eruption 26,000 years ago, The dust from the eruption could be seen in modern day China
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actually one of the better videos on NZ that I have seen thankyou Dave
Sad to see (but typical) a comments section full of people complaining about pronunciation - I am sure "TypicallyTypical" had the best of intentions but in reality = A Maori doesn't say the word 'Baguette' like a French man nor does and American say 'Maori' like a New zealander. *it's not a big deal, get over it* ... On the up side: Thank You FTD FACTS for not mentioning LOTR. A few home truths: 1. those scenic lakes are predominantly full of cyanobacteria and Escherichia coli. 2. only four million inhabitants yet we have thousands homeless, literally living on the streets. 3. the taxation system has all but eliminated a 'middle class' as the gap between 'The welfare state' poor and the rich has rapidly widened. - Tourism Board Photos are designed to look good, Reality is a different picture - as the NO TAG song says: "What a Great Country".
wtf lol
Finally someone pointed that out. I'm so sick of people complaing about the wrong pronunciations.
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Must admit this is the best NZ vid I have seen, really good job
Christchurch has nearly twice the population of Wellington...
and guess what. Auckland even more
wow im from there and i had no idea XD lol
I mean it only has 300,000 and wellington has 200,000
no if u include the hutt valley and i think porirua maybe wellington has more by something like 48 000
Christchurch would still have more population by 10,000.
As a New Zealander I appreciate your video and respect you had whilst talking about our beloved country. Thank you?
I live in Sweden and when i get older I want to move there!
FalseEZES you dont g the weather is shit
U will never get old go now
Come to New Zealand you will love it there I promise you that !
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Yus FTD facts finally did this video! I been waiting for so long! I'm from New Zealand, loved this video, I even learnt a lot of things from it!
Big mistake
Jacinda Adern did not become our leader till November 2017
in March 2017 she became the leader of her party
Bigger mistake, she became prime minister on 26 October 2017 and labour leader on 1 August 2017
either way she wasnt who was voted in, but thats a MMP government for you
The Hobbit exactly, the way the system works is intolerable. It should be a who ever wins the most districts is prime minster and they should be seperate from the members who should be made up of one member per province
Leighton Pearson fact is true democracy means the people chose
If only 48% of the population chose one system then 52% Chose another
That is democracy
To choose the party that has the largest amount of votes is undemocratic
The idea of democracy is that the largest number of voters opinion is more important than those choosing the biggest percentage of voters wanting a single political idea .that shows that mmp works
No wrong
I LOVE LIVING IN NEW ZEALAND! I'd love for you guys to do a video about how we take care of our natural environment... we have SO many volunteer communities nationally that work together in re-establishing natural habitats, clean beaches, pest trapping and providing eco-tourism adventures. Tips like: You will NEVER find a rubbish bin in a national park except at the visitor's centre. We believe in "pack in, pack out" - essentially: Only leave footprints. Don't kick the predator traps or stick shit in them to set them off. That encourages the introduced pests which eat defenseless native birds and their eggs. WE HAVE SO MANY BIRDS!
8:35 l like your gesture by confessing the invasion of these beautiful landmarks.
Muhammad Sohaib the maori actually werent the first people to live in new zealand. the mauri ori came first and the maori killed and ate them all
And there was the moa and eagle that they hunted into extinction.....
Bill Joel mori ori were of Polynesian decent. But I do know Maori weren't the first, kaimanawa wall is a megalithic structure that cannot be Maori made seeing they did no stone work. It resembles Peru puma punka and other SA structures, with no land mass between them. The wall has never been excavated and is ignored by majority...
No, the Maori WERE the first. The idea that the Moriori were here first is a discredited theory; they were an offshoot of the Maori that moved to the Chatham Islands in the 16th century.
@Carlos Slim - skeptics.nz/journal/issues/41/a-new-age-myth-the-kaimanawa-wall
I was born and live in nz I am also part Maori, and I want to say that this video is very good and mostly a very accurate description of nz. Also this vid was extremely well presented :)
it's also kind of expensive and it's not the 80s anymore so FFS lock your vehicles, we are genrally friendly but keep your wits about you 😂 Stay on point and you'll enjoy the hell out of AOTEAROA!! also known as New Zealand. ✌
You forgot one other thing that hasn’t already been mentioned. The INSANE amount of ROAD WORKS. You need to include this in the next one. lol
Well... It's taken 4 years so far to upgrade the Takanini section of the motorway (and it's only like a 10km section).
When I was living in USA, they'd rebuild 20 miles of the I80 interstate in a few months (including new bridges and all solid concrete with inch think [25mm] rebar in it)
There's an amusing meme on the internet that's a spoof of "Back-to-the-future".
Doc comes back in the Delorean and exclaims that he's just returned from 2035 and they STILL haven't finished the Takanini motorway upgrade!!!
Kiwi input.Good vid dude.Of course you get the odd "you pronounced .....wrong" but at least you gave it a crack.Idk Alien Covenant was filmed here but three Lord of The Rings movies seemed to have slipped through the cracks.
along with 100s of other blockbusters shot here
True.Just couldn't be stuffed typing them all out.Cheers from Taupo.
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I love how you guys say facts that other videos about this topic dont have, really teaches more about the country than the same repeated facts on other nz facts videos👍
There is a youtube documentary called Skeletons in the cupboard of New Zealand history
Thank you, I am coming to New Zealand to study. I thought, learning more about makes me feel comfortable when I'm there.
Daniella. Skeletons in the cupboard is rubbish!
@@johnward6976 i thinknit opens up debates right. What is it that you dont like about it?
Lake Taupo is actually the largest volcano in new zealand, used to be huge but erupted and left a lake in its place. The eruption created small lakes all around the north island. It is classified as one of the few super volcanos in the world!
If only the people in power of NZ would talk about what is not being said of the true history of NZ. The fact that there were people who were here many moons before the Maori.
Daniella: Are you referring to the strong evidence that the Chinese and Spanish may have been in NZ long before Maori? Wow, that would throw a spanner in the works if that could be proven.
There is a documentary on youtube I think its called Skeletons in the cupboard NZ history. Is what I am referring to. It just makes me wonder because some of the caves along the west coast from Port Waikato to Kawhia is known to have held ancient remains. That are not Maori.
Daniella: You are correct, there are two Skeletons in the cupboard documentaries Part 1 & 2. Part2 Under the Carpet: ruclips.net/video/x-HhfbCk2oU/видео.html
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I am from New Zealand and I am Maori yes there is so much more about NZ that is amazing and only found in NZ, however that was a great Vid, so from a "Kiwi" here is a Common saying or :"Korero" "Tena Koe , Kia Ora Kotou Katoa", which translate to Hello and Welcome And the All Blacks (World Rugby Champs) ROCK once again!!,,,,
The first guy to invent and fly an airplane was also a Kiwi.
Jon Preston proven to be fake
Jon Preston lol... you're not talking about the piss take doco that Peter Jackson did are you? I watched that and thought it was amazing... then googled it and realized it was a hoax..
Pearce flew before the Wright brothers
ginganutjob like it or not, but he seriously didn’t.
Hāmi Ormsby dumb fuck you don’t even know what ur talking about do some research
You could've added,
1.That through dairy cows and milk cows, there is currently a deisease called, Microplasma bovis.
2.Maori is pronounced as Mou ri (Mou as in Mould)
3. Lake taupo was actually a underwater volcano that burst and its ash turned into to land.
From one of your fav Nz (Newzealand) subscribers, maddy
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Not the worst pronunciation of Maori I've ever heard. Some people think it's may-oh-rai. Like long I.
Love ya work Bro. From a kiwi who hasn't been home in a very long time. So on that note please make a part 2. I'll be waiting in anticipation for it 🤘
Aye new one about thing about New Zealand there just like us Scot,s like a good Drink @ party 👍
i am a dairy farm worker and there is 2 types of dairy farms. one i call town supply e.g drinking milk and the other produces milk of a higher fat content for products such as milk powder,butter,cream
Thank you Trev, the world is a whole lot richer for that information, as it vividly illustrates what an interesting bunch us kiwis are.
The only act of terrorism committed on New Zealand soil was by the French in 1985 a country we assisted in World War 2
Fact
Yes, we were in Europe assisting the French. In reality, the French and the rest of us, or the allies, declared war on Germany for invading Poland.
Glad someone else acknowlegdes that. The French are not our friends.
100% bro, And we caught them...and then let them go!
I hate our government sometimes for being so girly lefty (Lange)....oops we have a girly left one now...oh well never seem to learn do we.
Dude really sad to say, there is a 2nd time, it is called the Christchurch Terriost Attack. Don't know if u guys heard of it, but it was an awful thing.
bro that was an australian. not a kiwi
Okay here's a crash course in Maori pronunciation for those who find it difficult:
Consonants: All the consonants are basically pronounced the same, except "WH" is either a 'f-' or 'w-' sound depending on where you're from.
Vowels: The vowels are the biggest thing that people tend to get wrong. They're real simply and people usually try too hard...
A: Ah (Short A)
E: Eh (Short E)
I: EE (Long E)
O: Or (Short O)
U: OO (Long O)
There are no weird exceptions to the rule like in English. "Ake" is said like "Ah- Keh". That's it.
If there are two vowels in a row, like "AE" then just pronounce them one after the other, so "Ah-Eh" or "Aye"
Australia and New Zealand are good neighbor :-0
Australia hates nz
Australia is like New Zealand's older brother, you love them but you hate them
A state of Australia NSW actually governed NZ in the mid 1800's. The friction pretty much started when NZ declined from joining the federation of Aus as they had formed a country prior. Most Aussies do not hate NZ, they do hate certain things and the same can be said for Kiwis in reverse.
we dont hate Aussie, just luv kicking their butts in football (rugby) :-)
Khan Kake don't speak for the whole country, I don't hate Australia.
Hi there I am a New Zealand Resident and I know I am late to comment on this but I stubbled upon this video
may I just say you have done an AMAZING JOB at trying to pronounce names and describe things and I want to say thank you for the amazing effort
For a potential future episode may I recommend some information about the wild life because that may be helpful to potential tourists.
Thank You, Kia Ora
Carter
Our prime minister is also currently pregnant, due in two weeks time. How’s that for being girl boss?! 😊
Hayz Clifford I'd be more impressed by her if she didn't run such a stupid brainless bloody government
Her baby girl was born today!!!!! 😊😊😊
Hayz Clifford jacinda finally gave birth :D
A female got pregnant, wow, what an accomplishment...how unique.
Now maybe she'll get back to work and do the damn job she's paid to do. If not she should step down.
Winston Peters
loved the video. Please do Part 2, 3, 4 and more :). You guys rock.
Have to say your pronunciation wan't too bad :o)
Thank you for this amazing video.
I am studying here since August 2017.
I need to explore all of this.
Please make part 2!!!
When pronouncing Maori names you pronounce them like:
A - Ah
E - Eh
I - E
O - Or
U - Ou/Ew
O - Oh
U- Ew
This vid is a good guide, made for the purpose by locals: -
ruclips.net/video/d1MUkrN1u54/видео.html
When I was at school, we were taught the following Maori pronunciation:
A - "ARE"
E - "AIR"
I - "EE" (as in sleep)
O - "OR"
U - ""UW" (no 'eee' sound in this, imagine saying eww without any 'eeeeee' sound at the front)
Generally speaking, any vowel marks the end of a syllable
WH - "F" (although SOME Maori tribes make it sound more like the 'wh' in when)
NG - Similar to the "NG" sound in SING
The younger generation tends to try harder to pronounce words than old farts like me.
@@trevorvanbremen4718 Easy way to remember vowel sounds is, are there three or two.
@@johnward6976 Never seen that one, but actually quite good! Thx
It’s so cool seeing my country and where I have walked in your video
Fun fact about New Zealand Nelson is the land of sexy people
Lee Buck and stoners.
Nick Graham bahahahah
I'ma sum the south island up for you.
The top is nice and sunny, the middle is constant drizzle, the bottom is either in drought or flood and the west is always raining
the middle a constant drizzle ? what a lot of dribble
8:32 - really? you had to put in your white guilt crap!
scum bag
waaaahh waaaaaaaah waaaahhhh go have a cry you Liberal mangina baby
thats why the treaty still has ongoing problems in 2018...
The English came to colonise as they did to other lands. Most of the Cheifs couldnt understand English ,the same as the Colonists couldnt understand the Maori language. Signing a document is a "White" thing. The Treaty beween the Crown ( King of England at the time) and New Zealand Maori, is a unique document however in that no other Indigenous people have one.It has been used extensively in the last 10/15 years to return land to the Maori people that was illegally taken.
FTD Facts as a Maori your comment did bother me as you obviously don’t know the history of our country, white people have no reason to be guilty for coming to Aotearoa and I think it’s a shame so many white people these days are arguing and being racist towards one another over things that don’t concern them.
So weird seeing all these shots from Wellington, like a bus I regularly catch leaving a stop I sometimes catch it from.
Completely butchering the maori names man 🤣 it’s easy to pronounce when you know how to say their vowels (a-ahh e-eh i-said like saying “e” o-oar but without the “r” sound and u- ooohhh.
Also, if that didn’t help, for starters you pronounce “maori” as mow-ree but almost as if you are going to roll the ‘r’ but not quite. And Mount Ruapehu is said as roo-uh-pay-who.
Real good video though! If you do a part two, maybe talk about the All Blacks (our national rugby team) as they are literally our pride and joy. You can also talk about pavlovas, pineapple lumps, L&P because it is LITERALLY THE GREATEST SOFT DRINK TO EXIST!!! If anyone who is planning to go to New Zealand sees this... GET L&P!!
Sadly there are some downsides to our country, society wise. This includes our drinking culture, domestic abuse rates, and obesity rate. We are ranked #3 in the world for obesity I think? But if you came here and saw us, many of us aren’t large haha.
I love New Zealand because it’s such a beautiful place, we have so many opportunities here and I always feel safe. There is no doubt in my mind that I feel comfortable to walk around alone at night as a female. I’m proud that as a country we are trying to sort out anything negative about us.
Another thing to probably mention is our stable economy! It’s great!
If you’re visiting during summer, I really recommend checking out Mount Maunganui as a place to visit because it has an amazing beach, plenty of shops and an amazing mountain to climb, which many locals climb to maintain fitness (it’s not too tall and not too much of a hike, maybe about 30minutes- an hour to reach the top depending on speed). Would recommend going up that mountain in the morning to watch the sunrise. Also check out the coromandel for summer as it is SO beautiful with so many beautiful bays and stuff but many areas can be quite quiet and remote.
In winter, I’d recommend going to somewhere in the South Island, like Dunedin or Queenstown!! Haven’t personally been there, as I’m from the north island, but a lot of my family has and it’s really amazing.
Oh and I should mention, geographically, we are right on the ring of fire (if you don’t know what that is, search it up, basically where a munch of tectonic plates meet) meaning that we have quite a few earthquakes. Sadly, there were a few major ones that ruined a lot of Christchurch, another amazing city, in 2012 if I’m correct. I’ve never heard of a tsunami here (a major one at least) but there have been numerous warnings. We don’t really get any major tornados here or anything but we’ve had our fair share of hurricanes (due to us being near the pacific islands I believe). Oh and us being on the ring of fire would be the reason for all the volcanoes.
New Zealand is also a great place for hunting! So if that’s what you’re into... come and hunt here!
The greatest thing about New Zealand is that we have NO snakes here!!!!! And like 2 poisonous spiders :) how great is that!?
XantheWasHere Haag I live in Christchurch so earthquakes suck we only had a tsunami warning once I think late 2016 but most damage was done in kaikoura which was 7 meter tsunami I think😅
XantheWasHere we are 24 on world obesity rate m8
And the poisonous spiders we have cant even kill us because their (fangs?) aren’t big enough to punture/enter human skin xD. How Neat?
I believe in the late 1800’s/19th Century we had a Tsunami that struck Island Bay, Red Rocks, Lyall Bay and Houghton Bay on the south of Wellington (Capital!)
Bro that's so not how to pronounce any of the words just all these pakeha(white people's) come in and are too lazy to learn the proper language and pronounceation(sorry for spelling)
Holla from wellington, New Zealand bro. Have to say that was a damn good first go at pronouncing, most people I see online giving the Maori names a go fail greatly, haha. Except ruapehu, you murdered that, it's "ruu a pey hu".
FTD Facts good to see you the cheeky bugger Winston Peters in the vid. your pronunciation maybe wrong but i didnt expect you to get first time good stuff. cant wait for PT 2
The Taupo (Toe-Paw) Caldera where all the volcanoes rise from is technically a super volcano, The lake in the center of the North Island was created from the Oruanui eruption 26,500 years ago. It's still the single biggest eruption that's happened in the last 70,000 years. A layer of ash 18cm deep was found on the Chatham Islands 1000 kilometres away.
Awwww yesss. I'm so proud of my country!!!!! Thank you for this video - even though covering all the cool facts about NZ in one video is impossible, this was amazing - I'm deffo coming back for more videos! :D :D :D
Watching these videos, I’m learning more and more things about my country that I didn’t even know😳
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Quick note for volcanoes-
People always forget to mention that lake Taupo is actually a super-volcano, and the last time it erupted, it was visible from China!
Awesome Vid please keep them going. Thank you.
You did great on pronunciations! I know our Maori words are not the easiest words to say but i give an (A) for affort! (lol)
But some cool facts about New Zealand are;
1. We were the first country that allowed women to vote
2. We are the only country in the World that has a treaty (Treaty of Waitangi) between the indigenous culture (Maori) & the crown.
3. We have no predators and you can literally walk anywhere and not worry about getting eaten or attacked by animals. I go off track alot when i go hiking.
4. We have a TON of slang (New Zealand phrases) like... "Sweet as" - (cool, algoods) "Heaps" - I got heaps of sleep last night, "Proper" - Let's get a proper meal, "Buzzy" - That is a cool fact i didn't know and alot more than that.
5. Lord of the rings was filmed in New Zealand except one movie + Narnia + Power rangers.
6. We are a multi cultural country and it is very visible to see when you come here.
7. South Island of New Zealand is completely different from North Island.
8. New Zealand first name is "Aotearoa" roughly translating into English "Land of the long white cloud" which was given by the first settler/ founder by a Maori man named "Kupe". It was the first thing he saw before land when approaching.
9. We are a nuke free country and take great pride in caring, nurturing the land for generations to come. So it annoys us when people leave RUBBISH! >=/
Hope this helps and you enjoy the facts as I enjoyed your video. (Thumbs up)
You did pretty okay with the pronunciations!
But honestly, if you guys do make a part 2, you should do more about skiing, Hanmer springs, Christchurch's rebuild and the awesome native animals we have here. :)
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Awesome video buddy!!
My family and I came here from England in 1965. We're still here so that is definitely an endorsement for a Country and its lifestyle. Never regretted our decision. It has its faults like every other place in the World, but all in all, I wouldn't want to live anywhere else. To me it is HOME.
Hey Bro, you might have not noticed, That big lake in the middle of our North Island is actually a crater of our biggest active volcano TAUPO, it's a super volcano that erupts approximately ever 1000 years and is currently about 200 years overdue...
Many of our geologist or volcanologist are constantly trying to draw attention to this timebomb as if it were to erupt, though we would have warning signs of increased quakes and tremors leading up to the final eruption, New Zealand would essentially be destroyed, if not by the blast wave that would dwarf any atomic bomb, then by the earthquakes that would be felt world wide and the tidal waves and the tonnes of ash that would essentially put us into something like a nuclear fallout.
It would be RIP KIWI for the majority.
As a side note, we have earthquakes often, and more land is risen out of the sea with each large one.
large parts of Wellington actually rose out of the sea in one fateful night, giving us more land to build homes and our airport.
Quakes and Eruptions are all part of living on two tectonic plates sliding over each other.
Crash course in general Maori pronounciation:
a e i o u pronounced "ahh" like bar, "eh" like led, "e" like key, "ooh" like who, "ew" like stew.
any word with a WH is pronounced as "ff" not "whi" for example Whitianga is pronounced "Fitianga" (but also needs the correct pronunciation of vowels)
Any letters with a bar over it means the letter has more emphasis/is said for longer("ah" vs "aah")
When there is a NG the g isn't completely silent but there isn't a strong G sound, it sounds more like when you say "hang"
Kia Ora I am Maori , living in New Zealand thank you for this video 💚