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]
Map[edit]
New Zealand's location in the South Pacific Ocean
Nature[edit]
Mounts Ngauruhoe and Ruapehu seen from the summit of Mount Tongariro
The Emerald Lakes, Mount Tongariro
Pencarrow Head, Wellington
Tasman Valley, Canterbury
Akaroa Harbour, Canterbury
Kauri tree Agathis australis
(de: Kauri-Baum)Kitikite falls,
Waitakere RangesBay in Piha, a beach of New Zealand
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
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
Culture[edit]
Hobbit house of The Shire (Auenland, Matamata)
Seats of 52nd New Zealand Parliament,
after 2017 election