• Remote Island country in the South Pacific Ocean

• Near to Australia -2,000 kilometres on the east across the Tasman Sea

• Mountainous group of islands

• Natural paradise – 30% of the country is a national reserve 

• Mount Cook, Milford Sound, Tongariro, Coromandel

• Wellington is the capital, Auckland is the economic capital of the country

• Aotearoa (means ““the land of the long white cloud”) is the Māori name for New Zealand

• Waitomo Glowworm Caves 

• Kiwi bird – a national symbol;

a dry kiwi – person that was born in NZ

• Hobittown – tourists place 

• South Island has the steepest street in the world  –  

Baldwin Street (slope of 19 degrees – Guinness Record)

• Dunedin city is the wildlife capital –

albatross colony, sea lions, fur seals, rare penguins, etc.

• 17% of the country’s – native Maori

• Maori culture 

• National rugby team

• Rugby Museum in Palmerston North 

• Haka – a traditional war dance

• Rotorua – the best place to experience Haka,

Maori performing arts

• Diving (January – June) 

in the northern sites of North Island,

• Surfing 

• Unique animal species 

The smallest marine dolphin –  The Hector’s Dolphin, Maui dolphin

Flightless parrot – Kakapo, Kiwis,Yellow-eyed penguins,

Little blue penguins, Kereru, Tuatara, Weta

and some other  

• Manuka trees

• Manuka honey

• Kiwiana dishes

fish and chips, stuffed leg of lamb, meat pies

lolly cake, custard squares, caramel and hokey pokey tarts and more

• No snakes on the Island

  • • • • • • • • One of the world’s “wealthy” countries

                • Among the  world’s least populated countries (about 4,917 million people)

                • Approx. size of Japan

                • Golf is the most popular  sport to play – more golf courses than any other country regarding the 

                • Dutch navigator Abel Tasman was the first European explorer known to sight New Zealand and named the island  – “Zeeland” (means “Sealand”), which is a province in Netherlands 

                • Colonised by Britain 

                • First country that approved the vote for women , in 1893

                • For New Zealand citizen there are 10 sheep – more sheep than people

                • Longest place name in the world (Maori name) – on the east coast (Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu) 

                • World’s last country that was inhabited by humans – 800 years ago

                • Exports : meat, dairy products,  fruits, vegetables, crude oil ,wood and paper 

                • Red is taboo colour 

                • Languages : English, Maori, New Zealand Sign Language

                • Good to visit: April -May (shoulder season) , June -October (winter season)