The first settlers were the Polynesians who arrived around 800 AD and are now known as the Maori. They greeted the next visitor to New Zealand shores, Englishman James Cook, who mapped the country. After Cook, missionaries followed and then settlers. A British colony until 1947, the New Zealand government is a constitutional monarchy headed by a parliament and an appointed governor general. The country today is known for strong environmental principles and practices.
Sheep are still the backbone of the New Zealand economy, though tourism contributes significantly.
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