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NewZealand0092927BonnieBriefIntroductionNewZealandisacountryinthesouth-westernPacificOceancomprisingtwolargeislands(theNorthIslandandtheSouthIsland)andnumeroussmallerislands,mostnotablyStewartIsland/RakiuraandtheChathamIslands.InMāori,NewZealandhascometobeknownasAotearoa,whichisusuallytranslatedintoEnglishasTheLandoftheLongWhiteCloud.structure•Culture•Economic•Relationshipwithchinaculture•NewZealand'scultureisrichanddiverseduetotheblendingofPolynesianandEuropeancultures.TheinfluenceofMaori,PacificIsland,EuropeanandAsianculturesmakesNewZealandacolourfulandvibrantplacewithmanydifferentcustomsandfoodtoenjoy.FirstpartMAORICULTURE•TheMaoriaretheindigenouspeopleofNewZealand,theyarePolynesianandcompriseabout14percentofthecountry'spopulation.TereoMaoriisthenativelanguagewhichisrelatedtoTahitianandHawaiianMaoriCarvingfood•NewZealandFoodissimilartoAustralianfood:boththeirrootsareinBritishandIrishfoods.•Therearedifferences,however.Maoris(indigenousNewZealanders)andimmigrantsfromotherPacificIslandsmakeupasignificantproportionofthepopulation.•Consequently,thereisastrongPolynesianinfluenceinNewZealandcuisine.Ancientstapleslike“Kumara”(asweetpotato),playalargeroleintheKiwiRecently,otherinternationalflavors,especiallyfromSouthEastAsia,havebeenfusedwithmoretraditionalNewZealandrecipes.Lemon&Paeroa--NewZealand'sWorldFamousDrinkSecondparteconomic•TheeconomyofNewZealandisamarketeconomywhichisgreatlydependentoninternationaltrade,mainlywithAustralia,theEuropeanUnion,theUnitedStates,ChinaandJapan.•Ithasonlysmallmanufacturingandhigh-techsectors,beingstronglyfocusedontourismandprimaryindustrieslikeagriculture(thoughbothsectorsarehighlyprofitable).•Economicfree-marketreformsofthelastdecadeshaveremovedmanybarrierstoforeigninvestment,andtheWorldBankin2005praisedNewZealandasbeingthemostbusiness-friendlycountryintheworld,beforeSingapore.Primaryproducts•Agricultureandhorticulture,forestry,fisheries,energyandmineralsaretheprimarynaturalresourcesofNewZealand.•Themostvaluableoftheseproductgroups,providingahighproportionofNewZealand'sexportearningsisagricultureandhorticulturewhichincorporatestheproductionofsheepmeat,beef,wool,dairyproduceandhides,deer,goatsandcerealproducts.•Infact,agriculturalproductstotalmorethan50%ofallNewZealandexports.GDP•TheNewZealandGDPpercapitaisforinstancelessthanthatofSpainandabout60%thatoftheUnitedStates.Incomeinequalityhasincreasedgreatly,implyingthatsignificantportionsofthepopulationhavequitemodestincomes.Further,NewZealandhasaverylargecurrentaccountdeficitof8-9%ofGDtourism•TourismisafundamentalcontributortoNewZealand’seconomyandwayoflife.Tourismcontributescloseto10%ofgrossdomesticproduct(GDP)aswellasdirectlyandindirectlyemployingnearlyoneintenNewZealanders.•Importantly,anddespitemorechallengingtimesinthepast12months,tourismremainsoneofNewZealand’slargestforeignexchangeearners.Thegraphbelowshowshowtourismanditscontributionisfeltatnational,regionalandlocallevelsthroughouttheNewZealandeconomy.MtTaranakiQueenstownLakeRotoruaThirdpart•NewZealandandChinacelebrated38yearsofdiplomaticrelationson22December2010.ThebilateralrelationshiphasgrowntobecomeoneofNewZealand’smostvaluableandimportant.Asaglobalandregionalpower,NewZealand’ssecond-largesttradingpartner,andamajorsourceofmigrants,studentsandtourists,ChinaisimportanttoNewZealandasabilateral,regionalandmultilateralpartner.•TheChina-NewZealandrelationshipischaracterisedbyregularhigh-levelcontacts,anexpandingrangeofofficialdialogues-bothformalandinformal,healthyanddiversifyingtradeandeconomicflowsinbothdirections,andstrengtheningpeople-to-peoplecontacts.Relationshipwithchinathispictureischina'svicechairmanmeetswithnewzealandprimeminister.