New Zealand
Main information
• Is a sovereign island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean
• It consists of 2 large islands, North island and South island are seperate from each other by Cooks kyle
• The capital city is Wellington
• The largest city is Auckland
• The characteristics of the New Zealand are evergreen forest with warm climate
Wellington
• It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island
• Like in Australie we can find here unique kinds of plants and animals, which do not grow and do not live anywhere in the world
• Plants-Pohutukawa, Kowhai, “Mount Cook“
lily
• About a quarter of New Zealand is forested in areas which are largely protected from commmercialisation in national parks.
Animals
• The typical animal is kiwi- a bird with a long narow beak with nostrils at the tip
• Also mountain parrots, Kakapo-worlds largest parrot
• Albatrosses, gannets and penguins
Lord of the rings
• Film makers often use the countryside for making films, the Oscar winning movie Lord of the rings was shot there.