World Region Information --- New Zealand Information
We are researching regional information in New Zealand. New Zealand is an island nation in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. We will feature information that seems to be good to know when advancing to New Zealand.
It lies about 2,000 kilometers east of Australia across the Tasman Sea. It consists of two large islands and smaller islands.
Approx. 268,000 km2
Auckland(1.31 million), Christchurch(350,000), Hamilton(170,000), Tauranga(120,000), etc.
about 4.97 million people
71.8% European, 16.5% Maori, 15.3% Asian, 9.0% Pacific, 2.7% other
English, Maori, New Zealand Sign Language are official languages
Christianity dominates
In addition to Maori culture, the cultures of British and Irish settlers, as well as American, Australian, Asian, and other European cultures have influenced New Zealand.
- Fiordland National Park
- Milford Sound
- Bay Of Islands
- Skyline Queenstown
- Lake Taupo
- Tongariro National Park
- Te Puia
- Franz Josef Glacier
- Abel Tasman National Park
- Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park
- Bluff Hill Lookout
There is compulsory education from 6 to 16 years old.
- The University of Auckland
- Auckland University of Technology
- Massey University
- University of Otago
- Manukau Institute of Technology
- Victoria University of Wellington
- National Library of New Zealand
1840 Treaty of Waitangi signed, colonial rule under British law
1907 Became a territory of the British Empire
1947 Complete independence from Britain
It is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy. Parliament is unicameral. The King (the same person as the King of the United Kingdom) serves as the head of state. The Governor-General of New Zealand, appointed by the King, acts on behalf of the King. The head of government is the prime minister.
- New Zealand Parliament
- Supreme Court
$41,616 (2018)
It is a high-income country with a highly developed market economy. Mining, trade, agriculture, industry and tourism are the major industries.
Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Kiribati, Cook Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Tonga, Nauru, Niue, Vanuatu, Palau, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Micronesia
