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4 days ago · New Zealand, an island nation in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, boasts great natural beauty with glaciers, fjords, Alpine lakes and beaches. Consisting of two land masses separated by the Cook Strait – the North Island and the South Island – the country has varied topography due to volcanic eruptions and tectonic forces.
2 days ago · Te Ika-ā-Maui houses 85% of the nearly one-million-strong Māori population of New Zealand (Aotearoa). Auckland (Tāmaki Makaurau) alone hosts almost a quarter, while the regions of Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay and Northland have the nation’s highest percentage of Māori residents. For a brief stint in my childhood, my whānau ...
1 day ago · New Zealand, island country in the South Pacific Ocean, the southwesternmost part of Polynesia. The country comprises two main islands—the North and South islands—and a number of small islands, some of them hundreds of miles from the main group.
2 days ago · The ferry crossing between the North Island and South Island of New Zealand takes about 3.5 hours, plenty of time to enjoy a good book, take in the stunning scenery as it rolls on by, or both! The ferry to the South Island departs from the cool capital of Wellington and arrives in picturesque Picton on the South Island.
5 days ago · New Zealand is part of the Ring of Fire—the circum-Pacific seismic belt marked by frequent earthquakes and considerable volcanic activity. The North Island and the western part of the South Island are on the Indian-Australian Plate, and the remainder of the South Island is on the Pacific Plate.
14 hours ago · The Auckland urban area, as it is defined by Statistics New Zealand under the Statistical Standard for Geographic Areas 2018 (SSGA18), spans 607.07 square kilometres (234.39 sq mi) and extends to Long Bay in the north, Swanson in the north-west, and Runciman in the south. [3]
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2 days ago · Looking for a perfect New Zealand North Island Itinerary? Discover the northern half of the island & all the must-see sites, while learing the Maori culture
