New Zealand is an island country located in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean. It comprises two main islands and has a total land area of 268,021 square kilometers. Wellington serves as the capital city. The document provides descriptions and photos of various natural scenery and landmarks found throughout New Zealand, including Queen Charlotte Sound, Waitomo Caves, Abel Tasman National Park, Fox Glacier, and others. It also mentions symbols important to New Zealand culture like the pohutukawa tree, koru shape, and wool exports.

1. NEW ZEALAND http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand Region: South Western Pacific Ocean (Island country comprising two main landmasses) Area total: 268,021 km² Coast line: Pasific Ocean, Tasman Sea Capital: Wellington Music:Mark Williams Be With You Presentation by:NILGUN [email_address]

3. Waipunga Fall

4. The Legend of Pania of the Reef

5. View from Tirahanga to Queen Charlotte Track

6. Queen Charlotte Track

7. Queen Charlotte Sound - Craglee Lodge

8. Queen Charlotte Sound - Ship Cove

9. Queen Charlotte Sound - New Zealand Fur Seals

10. Queen Charlotte Sound - Picton

11. Queen Charlotte Sound - Picton

12. Malborough-Sounds

13. Malborough-Sounds

14. Kenepuru Sound

15. Private beach on the Kenepuru Sound

16. Momorangi Bay

17. Haruru Falls

18. Tairua

19. Waikawa Bay

20. Wairau River wines

21. Urupukapuka Island

22. Otehei Bay - Urupukapuka Island.

23. Waitomo Caves

26. Waitomo visitors centre

27. Waitomo Caves

29. Fiordland

30. Milford Sound - Mitre Peak

31. Pancake Rocks

32. Abel Tasman National Park

33. Abel Tasman National Park

34. Appletree Bay

35. Coquille Bay

36. Fox Glacier

37. Golden Bay - Wharariki Beach

38. Pupu Springs

39. Torrent Bay

40. Papakorito Falls at Aniwaniwa Lake - Waikaremoana

41. Kiwi fruit capital of the world

42. The Pōhutukawa is a coastal evergreen tree.Renowned for its vibrant colour and its ability to survive even perched on rocky, precarious cliffs, it has found an important place in New Zealand culture for its strength and beauty and is regarded as a chiefly tree (rākau rangatira) by Māori.

43. The Koru is a spiral shape based on the shape of a new unfurling silver fern frond and symbolizing new life, growth, strength and peace.

46. Marahau - Aqua Taxi

47. Marahau - Mail boxes

48. Wool has historically been one of New Zealand's major exports.

49. Cardrona is the name of a locality, skifield and beer in New Zealand.

50. Tasman Glacier Lake

51. Urupukapuka

52. Moeraki Boulders

53. Lake Rotoiti Pics. are from Tuna's archive tunaysem@gmail.com [email_address] [email_address] http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BlueDanube