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The Southern Oceanian Country of New Zealand.
By Mark on September 21, 2008
This post is about New Zealand in the Pacific Ocean in the southern part of the world, her neighbour and trading partner is Australia. New Zealand is built up of Two mainland Island North and South Islands, and with many smaller Islands. The two Islands are separated by the narrow Cook Strait and a number of smaller Islands. The North Island is actually the most populated part of the country where almost three-quarters of the population live, it is mountain ranges and broad fertile valleys and a central plateau with hot springs and active volcanoes, which include Ngauruhoe and Ruapehu. The South Island is also mountainous and has the souther Alps running the entire lenght of the Island it also includes the highest peak of Aoraki Mount Cook which is 12,313 feet in height. The only major main part of the country with lowland is the canterbury plains in the centre-east. The climate is normally average and quite comfortable, but in the winter the South Island can be very cold and wintry especially in Dunedin where temperatures can plummet below freezing point. The South Island has very large fertile plains. Below are some satellite images taken from Google Earth of New Zealand.
Here we have a satellite image of New Zealand, next to Australia on Google Earth.
This is a satellite image of New Zealand taken from Google Earth.
The economy of New Zealand is mainly farming, the country is one of the largest traders in meat ie Beef, Lamb and Mutton, also New Zealand profits quite well from the manufacturing of wool. Other products that come from New Zealand are dairy, fruit, barley, potatoes, wheat and fish. The country runs on hydroelectric and geothermal power, and with other industries producing wood pulp, timber, machinery, iron, aluminum and chemicals, it is keeping the small country running, over recent times tourism has become very popular and with their main traders of Australia, USA and Japan the industry is growing.
This is a satellite image of the capital city of New Zealand, Wellington, taken from Google Earth.
This is a satellite image of the city of Auckland, New Zealand, on Google Earth.
This is a satellite image taken from Google Earth of Dunedin in the south of New Zealand.
There is evidence that the Maori people arrived in New Zealand over a thousand years ago. To where the country had been left alone until in 1642 when a dutch navigator named Abel Tasman arrived. But even though he was the first westerner to discover New Zealand, it was never followed up until 1769 the British captain James Cooke rediscover the land. In the early 19th century British settlers arrived and by 1840 under the treaty of Waitangi, Britain were able to take possession of the country. By 1870 the Maoris had been accepted and were gradually moving into being integrated into a colonial society. By 1907, New Zealand had become a self-governing dominion in the British Commonwealth. The country started to really develop and the people living there were becoming quite prosperous. But in 1973, when Britain joined the European Economic Community, the trading between Britain and New Zealand gradually lowered and the country had to re access her economy. The Maori culture is a main part of New Zealand’s history and people even today love to watch the Maori dancers. With the economy slow down in the 1990′s and tires between New Zealand and Britain have dropped away New Zealand is a major independent country. So much to see and do, beautiful beaches and scenery and bars, restaurants, hotels, clubs, wine bars, hostels, bed and breakfast’s and so many sporting events especially water-sports. It is a great and interesting country to visit.
This is a picture taken from Wellington the capital city of New Zealand, taken from panoramio.
This is a picture of the city of Auckland, taken from mount eden in New Zealand.
This is a picture taken from panoramio of the countryside of Dunedin, with the city in the distance.
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3 Responses to “The Southern Oceanian Country of New Zealand.”
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Nick Ramsay, exploring the world from a zabuton in Japan.
7:41 am on September 22nd, 2008
New Zealand is a beautiful country, and seems so distant from all the problems that plague the rest of us. The only thing those Kiwi’s have to fear is the large number of sheep!
6:32 pm on September 23rd, 2008
Yes I agree, it really looks lovely to visit and it is a very popular country for outdoor extreme sports, like canoeing, rafts, sky diving, mountaineering, forest walks etc. But I am not sure aren’t there more sheep rather than people, I don’t know.
11:07 pm on September 23rd, 2008
And it’s home to Zorb ball and bungee jumping!