Introducing New Zealand in English

Located in the southwest Pacific, New Zealand has two main islands - the North (115,000 sq km) and South (151,000 sq km) - and a number of smaller islands, including bushclad Stewart Island (1700 sq km ). The country is famous for its natural beauty and scenic attractions, from snow-capped mountains, glaciers and fiords to thermal geysers, volcanoes, sub-tropical rainforests and magnificent sandy beaches.

New Zealand is about the same size as the United Kingdom. The two main islands, North and South, stretch 1600km but are only five to 450km wide and separated by the 20km Cook Strait. Smaller islands include Stewart, Chatham, Mana, and the Subantarctic islands. Over 75 percent of New Zealand is at least 200m above sea level with Mount Cook, at 3754m, being our highest point. Mount Hikurangi on the East Cape is the first mainland point to receive each day's sun. The Chatham Islands, 800km east of Christchurch, are the first inhabited land on earth to see the sun

Located in the southwest Pacific, New Zealand consists of two main islands - North (115,000 square kilometers) and South Africa (151,000 square kilometers) - and a number of smaller islands , which includes bushclad Stewart Island (1,700 square kilometres). The country is famous for its natural beauty and scenic attractions, from snow-capped mountains, glaciers and fiords to thermal geysers, erupting volcanoes, subtropical rainforests and magnificent sandy beaches.

The dimensions of the new Zealandis are the same as those of the United Kingdom. The two main islands, south and north, extend 1,600 kilometers but are only 5,450 kilometers omnidirectional and separated by 20 kilometers in the Cook Strait. Smaller islands include Stewart, Salty, Mana and the subantarctic islands. More than seventy-five percent of New Zealand is at least 200 meters above sea level, with Mount Cook, at 3,754 meters, our highest point. Mount Hikurangi is the first mainland point in the Eastern Cape to receive daily sun.

Christchurch, 800 kilometers east of the Chatham Islands, was the first inhabited land on Earth to see the sun