: New Zealand : is a country in the south-western Pacific Ocean, In Maori, New Zealand has come to be known as Aotearoa, which is usually translated into English as The Land of the Long White Cloud. Realm of New Zealand also includes the Cook Islands and Niue. New Zealand is notable for 
its geographic isolation, being separated from Australia to the northwest by the Tasman Sea, and closest to the north are New Caledonia, Fiji and Tonga. New Zealand comprises two main islands the North and South Islands and a number of smaller islands located near the centre of the water hemisphere.The(New zealand) North Island is less mountainous than the South, but is marked by volcanism. The highest North Island mountain, Mount Ruapehu is an active cone volcano. The dramatic and varied landscape of New Zealand. and South Island is the largest land mass of New Zealand, and is divided along its length by the Southern Alps, the highest peak of which is Aoraki or Mountain Cook.New Zealand climate throughout the country is mild and temperate, mainly maritime, with temperatures rarely falling below 0 °C /32 °F or rising above 30 °C /86 °F in populated areas. Temperature maxima and minima throughout the historical record are 42.4 °C /108.3 °F in Rangiora, Canterbury and -21.6 °C /-6.9 °F in Ophir, Otago respectively. Conditions vary sharply across regions from extremely wet on the West Coast of the South Island to semi-arid in the Mackenzie Basin of inland Canterbury and subtropical in Northland. Of the main cities, Christchurch is the driest, receiving only some 640 mm of rain per year. Auckland, the wettest, receives almost twice that amount. Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch all receive on average in excess of 2000 hours of sunshine per annum.
its geographic isolation, being separated from Australia to the northwest by the Tasman Sea, and closest to the north are New Caledonia, Fiji and Tonga. New Zealand comprises two main islands the North and South Islands and a number of smaller islands located near the centre of the water hemisphere.The(New zealand) North Island is less mountainous than the South, but is marked by volcanism. The highest North Island mountain, Mount Ruapehu is an active cone volcano. The dramatic and varied landscape of New Zealand. and South Island is the largest land mass of New Zealand, and is divided along its length by the Southern Alps, the highest peak of which is Aoraki or Mountain Cook.New Zealand climate throughout the country is mild and temperate, mainly maritime, with temperatures rarely falling below 0 °C /32 °F or rising above 30 °C /86 °F in populated areas. Temperature maxima and minima throughout the historical record are 42.4 °C /108.3 °F in Rangiora, Canterbury and -21.6 °C /-6.9 °F in Ophir, Otago respectively. Conditions vary sharply across regions from extremely wet on the West Coast of the South Island to semi-arid in the Mackenzie Basin of inland Canterbury and subtropical in Northland. Of the main cities, Christchurch is the driest, receiving only some 640 mm of rain per year. Auckland, the wettest, receives almost twice that amount. Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch all receive on average in excess of 2000 hours of sunshine per annum.Travel and vacantion To NZ and finds best hotel, villas and bungalow in New Zealand.