Kia ora' from a distant land

摘要

To those who've never been there, New Zealand brings to mind acclaimed movies — the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies — or perhaps the national bird and symbol, the kiwi, a nickname also applied to a native NewZealander.Tourists might learn the country has three national languages: English, New Zealand sign language and Maori (pronounced MOW-ree), the language of the country's indigenous population. Maybe they'll take in the island nation's diverse geography, with spectacular mountain peaks, including the range known as the Southern Alps running along the country's western half, and 9,300 miles of coastline that offer a range of outdoor activities. Tourism is one of the nation's biggest industries, drawing three-fourths as many people as live there — some 3.5 million tourists visited the country of just 4.7 million people in 2017.