New Zealand needs to import petroleum supplies. Forestry and fishing are major industries. In the service sector banking and insurance are important to the economy and tourism is a major earner of foreign currency. Modern sculpture by Neil Dawson can be seen in the Civic Square Wellington. Other New Zealand artists, such as the surrealist Bill Hammond, exhibit in New Zealand's art galleries.
Contemporary art is well represented.
Maori stories and poems have been passed down the centuries using the oral tradition. Another of New Zealand's well-known authors was Katharine Mansfield who wrote in the early twentieth century. A famous New Zealand band was Split Enz which included the Finn brothers among its members. The classical arts are also represented at national level by the New Zealand National Symphony Orchestra and the Royal New Zealand Ballet . Football, cricket , netball , tennis , athletics and motorsport are all popular.