Essay Sample about New Zealand

The beautiful island country of New Zealand is home to more sheep than Kiwi’s. What is a Kiwi you ask? A Kiwi is what New Zealanders call themselves since their national food and bird is the Kiwi. New Zealand is a part of the continent Australia, but is surrounded by the Pacific OCean. Though they are ranked 126 in the world population, New Zealand is still home to 4,894,327 people. Millions of people in New Zealand speak a variety of languages, such as English, Te Reo Maori, and New Zealand Sign Language. 

New Zealand has many different interesting physical features. For example, subtropical forests, beaches, and lakes. Such as the Blue Lake which has the clearest water in the world. Most Kiwi’s live on the Northern half of the island, which is the Auckland Urban Area. The climate on the far north side of the island has subtropical weather during the summer, however the Inland Alpine Area gets very cold. The rest of the country amazingly stays at a mild temperature throughout the year though. 

New Zealand is a part of a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government. All of this means that the head of state is sovereign, like a supreme ruler. The current leader of the fantastical island of New Zealand is Jacinda Ardern. The economy of this interesting country is the most free-market based economy. New Zealand has a fertile soul and amazing growing conditions. The country has advanced forming methods and agricultural technology. New Zealand leads in both global security and peacekeeping. It’s also a part of key international organizations. The country is a lifetime partner for the World Bank to end poverty. New Zealand leads many exports in 2021 but some of the major ones are dairy, eggs, honey, meat, and wood. 

A normal New Zealand family is a nuclear family where their extended family does not live with them. Lots of families are Christans which is the largest religion in New Zealand, being almost half the population. However, the other half of the population is mostly non-religious. A normal child in the great country of New Zealand goes to school for a decent amount of 13 levels. Their primary schools range between 1st to 8th grade. Then from 9th to 13th they go to secondary education. Although New Zealanders are the first to see the sunrise each day, their school day doesn’t begin until 9 a.m. There are also 4 terms in a school year that have 2 week breaks and a 6-week summer break at the end of the school year.