Sheep in New Zealand

When Irish writer George Bernard Shaw visited New Zealand in the 1930s, a reporter asked what he thought about the place. Shaw replied: "too many sheep".
In New Zealand, there are 40 million sheep. The number is 10 times as many as that of the people in the country. So there are a lot of jokes about New Zealand and sheep.
Since there are so many sheep, for many years, New Zealand sent meat and wool to countries like Britain.
Agriculture has become less important recently. Most New Zealanders live in cities, and only a small number still run sheep farms.
New Zealand is a beautiful place, with its rivers, mountains and endless green plains. Did you watch the Lord of the Rings films? They were all made in New Zealand. The movies are an advertisement for the country's beauty.
The Maoris are the original people of the country. They make up about 15 percent of New Zealanders.
Most New Zealanders now use Maori words in everyday life. Maori and English are the official languages.