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Introduction New Zealand

 Geography

          New Zealand is made up of islands in the Pacific Ocean; with an area of around 268,105 square kilometer, with the combination of 2 main islands and other small islands. 

          The country’s topography consist of long beaches, lakes and fjord, some areas are rich plain field, hot spring, mud pit, extinct and existing volcano’s and high mountain top covered with snow. 

          Northern Island has Auckland, the largest city and is the center of the country’s business and industry. It is a substantial harbor place and people love to go sailing there.

         Hamilton is a city that has the river Waikato, which is the longest in the country passing through. Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, is the harbor between the island in the north and south. Rotorua is the town where mud pits can be seen all around.Southern Island has Christchurch, the largest city in the southern region. It’s a town with plain field; river passes through and has British style parks. Dunedin is an educational city, where the University of Otago Queenstown, the oldest university is located. This city is famous worldwide, with lakes and high mountain tops suitable for skiing. In addition, activities well-know among tourist; bungy jump, luge, water rafting, lake sightseeing, parachuting, etc.

 Population
        New Zealand has about 3.9 million people, the majority comes from Europe like; England, Scotland, Ireland, Netherlands, the minority are from Maoli tribe and Polynesians from different island, others are educated people that has the government support to migrate into the country.
            
        Most migrants are Asians and Polynesians, so the New Zealand society is made up of different languages. Most of the populations are Christians.

 Climate
Consists of 4 seasons:
    Summer: December – February
    Fall: March – May
    Winter: June – August
    Spring: September – November