New Zealand outstanding historical figures文档.doc

New Zealand outstanding historical figures Each country has its own national pride,these national pride like gorgeous constellations in the night sky,for a countrys image.So magnificent land here in New Zealand,what are the historical worth remembered? 1、James Cook (Captain James Cook, 1751-1798), one of the greatest figures in New Zealand, a famous explorer and navigator, discovered the continent of Australia and New Zealand for the first time in 1769. Cook by meridian position change observations of Venus as the beginning of the New Zealand officially scientific research, made a prominent contribution to New Zealand. The Cook Islands are a self-governing parliamentary democracy in free association with New Zealand. The 15 small islands in this South Pacific Ocean have a total land area of 240 km2. Tourism drives the Economy as the countrys number one industry, far ahead of offshore banking, pearls, marine and fruit exports. A popular art form on the islands is tivaivai, often likened to quilting.Defense is the responsibility of New Zealand, in consultation with the Cook Islands and at its request. 2、Richard j. Seddon(Richard j. Seddon, 1845-1906) He is New Zealand prime minister, was the longest-serving prime minister in the new history, in 1893 to push through legislation, to New Zealand to become the worlds first country to give women the right to vote. Richard seddon, lead the New Zealand people attended the famous Anglo Boer war history. And from 1899 to 1902 the Boer war is a war with multiple significance century, it not only changed the situation in Britains overseas expansion, also has a huge impact on New Zealand, New Zealand became the first British colonies of country, and from many aspects, such as military, medical, education support in the UK, and the war makes the New Zealand peoples patriotic sentiment, womens social status has improved significantly, Britains national strength decreases continuously in the war. Colony in the late 19th centu