New Zealand is divided into two main islands,
North Island and
South Island. To the south of South island there’s much smaller island called Stewart Island, but anyway, the most important islands are North and South, and between them there’s small sea called the Cook Straits. These majestic wilderness areas incorporate
World Heritage Sites, fjords and glaciers, lakes, ski areas, rugged coastline, native forest, and world-class hiking tracks.
Most people live on the North Island and that’s where the two biggest cities are,
Wellington (the capital) and
Auckland which is actually the biggest city in terms of population: over one million people live there. Piha Beach is located approx 45 minutes from Auckland. It is a very popular with keen surfers and beach lovers alike. Wellington is on the south coast of North Island on the Cook Straits to the west side. It’s very nice place with a beautiful harbour. Auckland is in the north east of North Island, on the coast too. People call it
“the city of sails” because of all the sailing boats there and all the region to the north of Auckland is known as Northland. It’s the hottest part of the country with lots and lots beaches, very popular for holidays.
Both North and South Islands are very mountainous. There are several volcanoes on North Island and South Island is really divided into two halves a big range of mountains that runs from north to south, called the
Southern alps. There’s very, very beautiful with lots of lakes and fjords in the south. That’s the area where most people go skiing or do other adventure sports such as climbing or bungee jumping… Sea food and wine are among New Zealand’s favourites which tourists should not miss.
To be continued
