NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand is in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two large islands (that’s the North Island and the South Island) and lots of smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands. New Zealand is separated from Australia to the northwest by the Tasman Sea. Its closest neighbors to the north are New Caledonia, Fiji and Tonga.
New Zealand capital is Wellington.
The name New Zealand came from Dutch cartographers, who named it as Nova Zeelandia, after the Dutch province of Zeeland. Then the British explorer James Cook subsequently anglicized the name to New Zealand.
New Zealand comprises two main islands (called the North and South Islands in English, Te-Ika-a-Maui and Te Wai Pounamu in Māori) and a number of smaller islands located near the center of the water hemisphere. The known islands of the smaller inhabited islands include Stewart Island/Rakiura; Waiheke Island, in Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf; Great Barrier Island, east of the Hauraki Gulf; and the Chatham Islands, named Rēkohu by Moriori.
The South Island is the largest land mass and is divided along its length by the Southern Alps, the highest peak of which is Aoraki/Mount Cook at 3754 meters (12,320 ft). The North Island is less mountainous than the South, but is marked by volcanism. New Zealand is part of Zealandia, a continent that is 93% submerged. Zealandia is almost half the size of Australia and is unusually long and narrow.
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu, a hill in the Hawke’s Bay region of the North Island, is booked by The Guinness Book of World Records of having the longest place name in the world.
New Zealand has a diverse culture. And its most culture is influences of Anglo-Celtic, American, Australian and Maori cultures.Its culture is fusion of Maouri culture and that of the descendant of early British colonist. Large festivals in celebration of Diwali and Chinese New Year are held in Auckland and Wellington, as is the world’s largest Polynesian festival, Pasifika. The music of New Zealand and cuisine of New Zealand are similar to that of Britain and the United States.
New Zealand is a sporty country. They have tried their hands in every field of sports. Their main stream of game is rugby league.Other popular sports include cricket, netball, basketball, soccer.
New Zealand is the world of festivals. The cultural events that glitter New Zealand are summer city programme, which is a series of festival around the Wellington city &wine marlborough festivals, and many more.
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