New Zealand

1. NEW ZEALAND
Anett Ingeli Raidjõe
Mirell Morozov
Geograpfy

2. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
 Located in Oceania, South Pacific Ocean
 267 710 square kilometres
 Coastline 15 134 km and extensive marine resources
 18 mountain peaks higher than 3000 m
 More mountains in the South island than the North
 Active volcano Mount Ruapehu, lies in a calder created by the
Oruanui eruption
 Caldera – a large volcanic crater, typically formed by a major
eruption leading to the collapse of the mouth of the volcano

3. GEOLOGY
 Experiences around 14 000 earthquakes a year
 Some volcanic places are famous tourist destinations
POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY
▶ Consists of 16 regions, 7 in the South Island & 9 in the North
▶ The Chatham Islands isn’t a region but its council operates as
one

4. LAND USE (NATURAL
RESOURCES)
 Natural gas
 Iron ore
 Sand
 Coal
 Timber
 Hydropower
 Gold
 Limestone

5. MAIN CITIES
 Auckland, the largest city
 Wellington, capital of New Zealand
 Christchurch
 Hamilton
 Napier

6. AUCKLAND
 Population of 1 413 700
 Nicknames are City of Sails,
SuperCity and Queen city

7. WELLINGTON
 Population of 393 600
 Nicknames are Harbour City,
Welly and Wellytown

8. KORU
▶ Spiral shape based of a
new unfurling silver fern
▶ Integral symbol in Maori
art, carving and tattoos
▶ A koru design is used as
an iconic symbol of New
Zealand flora

9. METROSIDERROS
EXCELSA/POHUTUKAWA
▶ Nickname is New
Zealand’s Christmas
tree
▶ Important place in New
Zealand’s culture
▶ Blossom of it is called
kahika
▶ Grows up to 25 m
▶ Blossoms from
November to January,
with brilliant crimson
flowers covering it

10. REFERENCES
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_New_Zealand
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_New_Zealand
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auckland
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koru
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrosideros_excelsa