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| Flight Times to Auckland. |
Los Angles, USA
Narita, Japan
Hong Kong
Singapore
Frankfurt, Germany |
12hrs 45mins
10hrs 25mins
10hrs 30mins
11hrs 15mins
26hrs 15mins |
London, England
Sydney, Australia
Melbourne, Australia
Brisbane, Australia |
25hrs 40mins
2hrs 50mins
3hrs 20mins
3hrs 20mins |
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| Located on 45' South, New Zealand is situated in the South
Pacific Ocean with a population of 3,600,000 plus, and a land area of 102,415 square miles
(266,171 sq kms), (a little larger than Great Britain). New Zealand, one of the world's
most efficient agricultural producers, enjoys a balanced rainfall, temperate climate and
abundant grasslands that make it ideal for sheep production. There are in excess of 50
million sheep on more than 25,000 farms. Twenty five million lambs are reared each year
for the world's markets |
| New Zealand is a highly developed and productive country.
Polynesian settlers arrived in Aotearoa / New Zealand around the 10th century, and by the
12th century settlements were scattered over most of the country. Aotearoa was sighted by
Dutch navigator Abel Tasman in 1642, but it was a further 127 years, in 1769, before
British naval captain James Cook and his crew become the first Europeans to set foot on
New Zealand soil. Organised European settlement dates back to the middle of last century.
The first million of population was reached in 1908, the second in 1952, the third in
1973. The growth rate is likely to accelerate as New Zealand continues to develop
secondary industries based on the top quality products of its pastoral and pastoral-linked
economy. |
Highest mountain: Mt Cook / Aoraki
(Aorangi) 3,754m
Deepest lake: Lake Hauroko 462m
Longest river: Waikato River 425km
Largest glacier: Tasman Glacier 29km long
Deepest cave: Nettlebed (NW Nelson) 889m |
White Island, off the Bay of Plenty coast.
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