Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Treaty of Waitangi

This treaty made New Zealand a country.



New Zealand's first flag

Bay of Islands

This place was where the first Maori settlements began.
Captain Cook docked his ship here.

Paihia is the nearby town

the hole in the rock

dolphins

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Friday, March 20, 2015

Blue Mountains

The Blue Mountains are is a famous national park in Australia.











Aboriginal People

The native people of Australia are the aboriginal people.

They used boomerangs.


Aboriginal jewelry  

hunting clubs
boomerangs

2000 Sydney Summer Olympics

In the year 2000, the city of Sydney hosted the Summer Olympics. The main stadium was the ANZ stadium.



Thursday, March 19, 2015

Cricket World Cup

 Cricket is very popular in Australia and New Zealand. This year (2015) the two countries host the Cricket World Cup.








Australian Dollar

Currently 1 US Dollar is equal to about 1.3 Australian Dollars.
Animals like kangaroo and platypus are on the money.




Sydney Harbor Bridge

The most famous bridge in Australia is the Sydney Harbor Bridge.
A nickname for the bridge is the "Coathanger."
Cars, trains, bicycles, and pedestrians are able to cross.
It took 9 years to build.