| New Zealand isn't in the news very much because it is | | | | sea faring voyage to map New Zealand. It consists of |
| a very peaceful place with rarely any political, religious | | | | fifty seven districts with sixteen cities and twelve non |
| or social upheaval. People are often surprised to learn | | | | unitary areas. It is a little larger than The United |
| therefore that it comprises a large expanse of land | | | | Kingdom and a little smaller than Japan. It has recently |
| almost one hundred and three thousand seven | | | | been used as a location for filming many Hollywood (all |
| hundred and thirty eight square meters of area. It | | | | three Lord of the Rinds movies and the Last Samurai) |
| comprises of two main islands, The North Island and | | | | as well as Bollywood films. |
| The South Island .The South Island is the largest body | | | | It is located adjacent to Australia in the South Western |
| of land of New Zealand. In addition to these a number | | | | Hemisphere of the earth and is surrounded by the |
| of smaller islands such as The Great Barrier Island, | | | | Pacific Ocean and separated from Australia by the |
| Chatham Islands and the Stewart Island or Rakiura | | | | Tasman Sea. A sparsely populated country it has a |
| Island as well as island nations that are in free | | | | population density of fifteen people per square |
| association with it (the Cook island and Niue) They are | | | | kilometer of area which is less than the number of |
| located in the South Pacific Ocean and are completely | | | | sheep per square kilometer of area! |
| independent and autonomous except for the fact that | | | | The capital city of New Zealand is Wellington. It is the |
| their residents are considered citizens of the country | | | | second largest urban area in Oceania, in the region of |
| of New Zealand. | | | | Wellington on the North Island and at the centre of the |
| New Zealand's' territorial claim on the frozen continent | | | | country. |
| Antarctica is known as The Ross Dependancy. | | | | Auckland is the largest metropolis of New Zealand. It is |
| New Zealand is part of a mostly submerged continent | | | | situated on the North Island of the nation and is the |
| called Zealandia (which is almost ninety five percent | | | | most populated urban area as it is the biggest. It is the |
| underwater).The Norfolk Rise, Challenger Plateau, | | | | city with the largest number of people of Polynesian |
| Campbell Plateau is some of the regions of the | | | | descent. It is home to the busiest air port in the country |
| continent of Zealandia. | | | | The Auckland International Airport. Flights from all over |
| Most of the initial geographical knowledge about New | | | | the world make port at this air port. |
| Zealand was acquired by Captain James Cook in his | | | | |