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6. Read the facts about New Zealand (NZ). Write a postcard to Your friend John
and describe him Your life as a New Zealander.
A USEFUL EDUCATION?
Children in New Zealand's secondary schools spend more time than the OECD average learning mathematics,
science, technology and physical education. They spend less time learning foreign languages, arts and religion
than children in other countries
CAR CRAZY:
>> With 2.5 million cars for four million people, including children, New Zealand's car ownership rate is one of the
world's highest.
>> New Zealanders make only about 2% of their journeys by bus and fewer than 1% by rail.
INTELLIGENCE?
"New Zealanders who go to Australia raise the IQ of both countries." Former NZ Prime Minister Robert Muldoon,
who made this superbly cutting comment, did not provide any numbers to back it up. Unfortunately, therefore, we
cannot claim it as a true New Zealand fact.
HAPPY SCHOOLS:
New Zealand's school students reported better relations with their teachers than the average for students in the
OECD. New Zealand's students also reported more pressure to achieve good results is applied by their teachers
than the OECD average.
New Zealand is one of the top five dairy exporters in the world. The top five countries supply around 90 percent of
dairy products on the international market. There are over nine million beef and dairy cattle in NZ.