Facts :

• New Zealand earthquake: Christchurch deaths rise to 75
  "The earthquake struck at a shallow depth of 5km (3.1 miles) on Tuesday lunchtime, when the South Island city was at its busiest."
  + a VIDEO + PICTURES
  (BBC)

  
  
  

  2011 Christchurch earthquake
  "a 6.3-magnitude earthquake... struck the Canterbury region in New Zealand's  South Island at 12:51 p.m. on 22 February 2011 local time ." 
  (Wikipedia)

• A painting showing the history of Greymouth District
  "is seen on a building in the town in New Zealand. Families were informed there would be no survivors after a second blast occurred at the Pike River mine 50 kilometres north of Greymouth on New Zealand's west coast."
  (telegraph.co.uk)
  
  

• Human genes to be injected into goats, cows, and sheep
  "Scientists have been given permission to put human genes into goats, sheep and cows for the next 20 years, to see if the animals will produce human proteins in their milk...
  AgResearch hopes human proteins made by the animals could eventually be used to make "biopharmaceuticals" to treat rare human diseases
  and boost New Zealand's income in the pharmaceuticals market."
  (nzherald.co.nz)
  

• A Kid's Life In New Zealand (library.thinkquest.org)

• New Zealand (Wikipedia)
  1 History
  2 Politics
  3 Foreign relations and military
  4 Local government and external territories
  5 Geography
  6 Flora and fauna
  7 Economy
  8 Demographics
  9 Culture
  10 Sport
  10.1 Olympic Games
  10.2 Rugby
  10.3 Yachting, America's Cup
  11 Public holidays
  12 International rankings...

• ANZAC Day
  "is commemorated by Australia and New Zealand on 25 April every year to remember members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who landed at Gallipoli in Turkey during World War I..."
  (Wikipedia)

• New Zealand : LINKS (englishacademy.site.voila.fr)

• HAKA :
  
  

  Haka! "The following contains a section explaining what 'haka' actually is and what it means, as well as the many different styles of haka. Focussing on Ka mate, the haka performed by the All Blacks, there are a few paragraphs on its origin, a translation of the words, and a brief description of how it relates to rugby. Finally there is a bibliography for further reading and links to other maori-related websites." - with a video of Kapa O Pango (haka.co.nz) HAKA - a New Zealand icon Watch the animation. (newzealand.com) Haka Adidas (YouTube)

• Halloween in New Zealand (jackolanterns.net)

• New Zealand Animals (enchantedlearning.com)
  
  
  

New Zealand Day :

• New Zealand Day Act 1973 "made the sixth of February a public holiday in New Zealand."
  (Wikipedia)
  
  

Maps :

• A map of New Zealand (lonelyplanet.com)
  
  

Cliparts and Photos :

• New Zealand Clipart (clipart.com) - UPDATED

• New Zealand Cities Photo Galleries (richard-seaman.com)

• New Zealand : Des photos (photoway.com)
  Auckland-Rotorua / Les Maoris / Wai-O-Tapu / Taupo / Around N.Z

Listening :

• ** Sarah : School rules in New Zealand ** par  Sarah (Wellington, New Zealand) - 8 septembre 2011
  Sarah tells us about the rules in her school in Wellington, New Zealand.
  (audio-lingua.eu)

• ** Sarah : School uniforms in New Zealand ** par  Sarah (Wellington, New Zealand) - 8 septembre 2011
  Sarah describes the uniforms she wore when she was a student in New Zealand.
  (audio-lingua.eu)
  
  
• Listen to English Accents from Around the world - ex : New Zealand (world-english.org)

Signs :

• Penguins Crossing (danny.oz.au)
  
  

Lesson plans :

• New Zealand signs historic Maori land deal - a lesson plan
  (Breaking News English)

  NZ signs historic Maori land deal
  "In a historic settlement, the New Zealand government has signed over huge tracts of forest land to the ownership of seven Maori tribes."
  (BBC)

  

• New Zealand: see an article, a word game, a story, a cartoon, some trivia and links. (British Council)
  
  

Webquests :

• The Land of the Long White Cloud - A scenario designed by Jean-Marc Gébelin (Ac. Grenoble)
  (à adapter pour le Collège)

Cinema :

• The Rainbow Warrior,
  "sometimes called The Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior, is a 1992 television film starring Sam Neill and Jon Voight."
  The "film is based on the true story of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior, which was bombed in Auckland harbour on 10 July 1985, when it was preparing for a Pacific voyage to protest French nuclear testing. The film chronicles the police investigation to discover what happened to the ship and who was responsible."
  (Wikipedia)
  
  

• Whale Rider (Wikipedia)
  "a 2002 movie based on the 1987 novel by New Zealand Maori author Witi Tame Ihimaera. Whale Rider is an adaptation of the book with the author's involvement by Niki Caro, who also directed..."
  1 Plot
  2 Production and Awards
  3 Controversy
  4 Cast
  5 See also
  6 External links
  
  

Videos :

• Working Day
  (YouTube)
  "This video by Andrés Borghi of Argentina won the "Your Big Break" competition from 100% Pure New Zealand.
  The slogan for the competition was:
  ‘Capture the spirit of 100% Pure New Zealand – the youngest country on earth’."
  (Neatorama)