New Zealand ( slaidid )
economy, and suffered as others did in the Great
Depression of the 1930s.
· The depression led to the election of the first Labour
goverment, which established a comprehensive
Welfare state and a protectionist economy.
Flora and fauna .
· New Zealand has extraordinary flora and fauna.
· About 80% of the New Zealand flora occurs only
in New Zealand.
· Until the arrival of humans, 80% of the land was
forested. The two main types of forest are those
dominated by podocarps including the giant kauri,
and in cooler climates the southern beech.
· The remaining vegetation types in New Zealand
are grasslands of tussock and other grasses,
usually in sub-alpine areas, and the low
shrublands between grasslands and forests.
· Unique birds capable of flight include the Haast´s
eagle, which was the world's largest bird of prey
(now extinct), and the large kaka and kea parrots.
· Reptiles present in New Zealand include skinks,
geckos and tuatara.
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