Aoraki-Mount Cook from Hooker Valley
Abel Tasman National Park
Pōhutukawa Teres
The giant Haast's Eagle died out when humans hunted its main prey, the moa, to extinction
The endemic flightless kiwi is a national icon
Auckland - New Zealand's most populous city.
Lambton Harbour, Wellington – the capital of New Zealand
Performers in traditional Māori clothing.
A Romney ewe with her two lambs.
Flag of New Zealand
Coat of Arms of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand consists of two big islands and some smaller ones.
Together, the islands cover 268,675 square kilometres.
There are 3,396,444 New Zealanders, including 270,000 Maoris.
The government is in the city of Wellington. It is the capital of New Zealand. They use the New Zealand dollar (NZ$) and the cent. Mount Cook in the Southern Alps on South Island is 3,764 metres high. The climate is rather like Britain in the south, and sub-tropical in the north.
