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Information for your first few days

There are many things that will be different for you when you first arrive in New Zealand. We can’t tell you everything but this is some important and interesting information that we hope will helpful.

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English and Maori are the two official languages of New Zealand. There are numerous Maori words that New Zealanders now use in their everyday speech, including Marae – the area in front of the meeting house and the focal point of the tribe.

 

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