5 во к этому предложению:New Zealand is a magnificent mixture of different cultures and nations. The indigenous, native population of the islands was the Maori people, who called their homeland Aotearoa. Maori still live in New Zealand with the descendants of the first English settlers and immigrants from other European and Asian countries.
There are a few large cities in the country. Since 1840, New Zealand was a British colony, and in 1852 it was granted the self-government. Women for the first time in the world received voting rights here. The country achieved complete independence in 1907 but retained close ties with England. The Queen of Great Britain is considered the head of state. New Zealand's leading Pacific state maintains strong ties with small states in the region, such as Niue.
Picturesque landscapes of New Zealand are very diverse: meadows and glacier-covered mountains, and lava-erupting volcanoes, and bubbling geysers are here. The warm and humid climate of New Zealand creates ideal conditions for the agriculture development. The main occupation of New Zealand is the breeding of sheep and cattle. There are 3 cows and 20 sheep for each inhabitant of the country. New Zealand is the world leader in the export of meat and dairy products. It is the second largest exporter of wool. In the past 15 years, fragrant subtropical kiwi, oranges and lemons are grown here more and more. Located in the ocean, New Zealand delivers to the world market a variety of sea products.
Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, is located at the southern tip of the North Island - on the shores of a vast natural bay, where there is a busy seaport. The ancient wooden houses adjoin with modern buildings here.
The city of Auckland is located in that place of the North Island, where it narrows to an isthmus less than 1.5 km wide. The Pacific lies to the east, the Tasman Sea to the west, so Oakland has two harbours at once and is the main port of New Zealand. Auckland is also the country's main shopping centre. Skyscrapers rise are situated only in the business part of a largely single-story city. The population of Auckland is mixed, one-third of them are .

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