Geographical position

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Geographical position

• New Zealand lies in the south west Pacific Ocean,
  nearly 2 000 kms from Australia, to the east, and
  19 017 kms, or 11 790 miles from Paris, France.
  New Zealand is over 1.600 kms long, and its
  widest part is 450 kms.
• The capital city is Wellington. It is situated
  near the southern tip of the North Island.
• New Zealand is part of the largely submerged
  continent of Zealandia, which stretches from the
  north of New Caledonia to the south of New
  Zealand's subantartic islands. 93 of Zealandia
  is underwater.
• New Zealand is an island nation. The three main
  islands which make up New Zealand are the North
  Island, the South Island, and Stewart Island, but
  a number of smaller offshore islands are also
  included
• The Chatham Islands
• The Kermadec Islands
• Campbell Island
• The Antipodes Islands
• The Bounty Islands
• The Auckland Islands

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Climate.

• New Zealand has mild temperatures, moderately
  high rainfall, and many hours of sunshine
  throughout most of the country. New Zealand's
  climate is dominated by two main geographical
  features the mountains and the sea.

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Population.

• Over 3 million people live in New Zealand. About
  50 per cent of them live in the 4 main cities of
  Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin.
  The Maori people make up 8 per cent of the total
  New Zealand population.

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Industry.

• Auckland is commercial and industrial centre. It
  is also the biggest sea port in the country. Not
  far south of the city is lake Taupo, New
  Zealands biggest lake and world famous trout
  fishing region.

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Political system.

• The politics of New Zealand takes place in a
  framework of a parliamentary representative
  democratic monarchy. The basic system is closely
  patterned on that of the Westminster System,
  although a number of significant modifications
  have been made. The head of state is Queen
  Elizabeth II, but actual government is conducted
  by a Prime Minister and Cabinet drawn from an
  elected Parliament.

John Key, MP, Prime Minister of New Zealand
Queen Elizabeth II
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Wellington

• Wellington is the capital of New Zealand. It
  situated in the North Island at Port Nicolson
  Bay. Built largely on hills, with deep harbour
  water reaching almost to their feet, Wellington
  is at attractive city. The streets crossing the
  city, are long and narrow with plenty of bridges,
  viaduct, stairs and even tunnels.

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Auckland.

• Auckland is New Zealand's largest city. This
  represents about one third of the population of
  the whole country. Auckland is the retail and
  commercial centre of New Zealand. The city is
  known as the 'City of Sails' because of a great
  number of yachts that sail in the harbours and
  the adjoining Hauraki Gulf.

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Christchurch.

• Christchurch is the most English of all New
  Zealand cities. Christchurch is a great place to
  live, work, visit and do business. With a
  population of over 350 000 Christchurch is the
  international gateway to the South Island.

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Dunedin.

• Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South
  Island of New Zealand. The city has a population
  about 124 000 people. The city's largest
  industry is tertiary education Dunedin is home
  to the University of Otago, New Zealand's first
  university (1869), and the Otago Polytechnic.

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Flora and fauna.

• Some 75 per cent of the flora and fauna of New
  Zealand are found nowhere else in the world.
  These are, for example, hayscented fern of some
  metres high, and kiwi, a bird with very short
  wings, that cannot fly. The kiwi is the national
  emblem of New Zealand.

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Hayscented
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New Zealand fun facts Animals

1. The national bird, the kiwi bird lays eggs that
   are about six times the size as other in size
   comparable birds. After thirty days the egg
   reaches 15 to 20 of the total bird mass.

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Kiwi
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• 2. The kea is a native bird and known to rip the
  rubber from car windows.

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• 3. New Zealands oldest native reptile has lived
  for about 200 million years. Today this creature
  of the night still survives on offshore islands.
  Its name is tuatara. In Maori this means spiny
  back.

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Planted Fun Facts

1. New Zealand Christmas falls into the summer
   season and our well known New Zealand Christmas
   tree blooms crimson red. It is called pohutukawa
   tree.