Teaching English in New Zealand
New Zealand is a good place for English language teachers to gain teaching experience, while enjoying interesting cultural and sightseeing activities. For a small country, New Zealand has many language schools. The English language is in demand in New Zealand, and so are good English language teachers. If you are interested in teaching overseas, you might want to consider New Zealand.
Life in New Zealand
New Zealand has many natural attractions, including: mountains, rivers, lakes, geysers, and even boiling mud. There are also forest reserves, deserted beaches and a variety of unusual animals, such as the kiwi.
Outdoor activities are as varied as the terrain. Hiking, skiing, rafting, and bungy jumping are all activities that you can try in your spare time.
History of New Zealand
The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year, the British began the first organized colonial settlement. A series of land wars between 1843 and 1872 ended with the defeat of the native peoples. The British colony of New Zealand became an independent dominion in 1907 and supported the UK militarily in both World Wars. New Zealand's full participation in a number of defense alliances lapsed by the 1980s. In recent years, the government has sought to address longstanding Maori grievances.
Economy of New Zealand
Since 1984 the government has accomplished major economic restructuring, transforming New Zealand from an agrarian economy dependent on concessionary British market access to a more industrialized, free market economy that can compete globally. This dynamic growth has boosted real incomes (but left behind many at the bottom of the ladder), broadened and deepened the technological capabilities of the industrial sector, and contained inflationary pressures.
While per capita incomes have been rising, however, they remain below the level of the four largest EU economies, and there is some government concern that New Zealand is not closing the gap. New Zealand is heavily dependent on trade - particularly in agricultural products - to drive growth, and it has been affected by the global economic slowdown and the slump in commodity prices. Thus far the New Zealand economy has been relatively resilient, although growth may slow to 2.5% in 2003.
Teaching English Overseas
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