New Zealand / Aotearoa
New Zealand (Māori: Aotearoa) is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean containing two major islands — the North Island and the South Island — and several small outlying islands. Its capital is Wellington, and its largest city is Auckland. It has a population of around 5 million.
National symbol[edit]
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Map[edit]
New Zealand's location in the South Pacific Ocean
Topography of New Zealand
Elevations of the New Zealand
Nature[edit]
Mounts Ngauruhoe and Ruapehu seen from the summit of Mount Tongariro
Milford Sound Waterfall
The Emerald Lakes, Mount Tongariro
Pencarrow Head, Wellington
Tasman Valley, Canterbury
Akaroa Harbour, Canterbury
Mt. Taranaki
Akaroa
Kauri tree Agathis australis
(de: Kauri-Baum)
Kitikite falls,
Waitakere Ranges
Kahurangi
Bay in Piha, a beach of New Zealand
Whangapoua
Wairau Valley. Marlborough
Cape Fournier
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Architecture[edit]
Auckland 360° panorama, a view from Sky Tower to Auckland CBD. In the left: Auckland waterfront with Harbour Bridge
Sky Tower, Auckland
Parliament Buildings, Wellington
Ratana church
Mount Eden,
place of a former Maori pa
in Auckland volcanic field
Grain silo accommodation
Howick
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Celebrity[edit]
Ernest Rutherford, called the "father" of nuclear physics
Sir Edmund Hillary, first man to climb Mount Everest
Sir Peter Jackson, film director, screenwriter and film producer
Peter Beck Rocketlab engineer and businessman
Lorde (Ella Yelich-O'Connor), singer, songwriter and record producer
Helen Clark, Prime Minister, 1999–2008
Sir John Key, Prime Minister, 2008–2016
Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister, 2017–present
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Culture[edit]
Māori carving
Hobbit house of The Shire (Auenland, Matamata)
Seats of 52nd New Zealand Parliament,
after 2017 election
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