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Nature wastefully distributed her cornucopia over New Zealand.
Dunes, glaciers half deserts, waterfalls, volcanos, seas, geysirs, fiords,
jungles, sheep pastures, turquoise green bays and wild canyons. Fascinating
landscapes characterize the for a long time isolated island state between
equator and Antarctic.
Aotearoa
in the pictorial language of the
Polynesian natives is called the "country of the long white cloud". There where
the sun at noon in the north and at night the constellations stand on the head.
It is located approximately 23,000 km away from Central Europe on the opposite
side of the globe.
Te Ao Maori - world of
Maori
Polynesian tribes discovered the islands for Chr well at 700 n. For almost one
thousand years they lived in a complete isolation, the gods and demigods of her
imagination rich men admired mythology, built fastening systems called "Pa",
delivered intense tribe feuds, enslaved the defeated enemies or ate her to
acquire her strength, her mana. They fished, collected jade, sweet potatoes
added and proved themselves as extremely talented piece artists. When the first
Europeans (1642 Abel Tasman, 1769 of James Cook) discovered the country, a
Polynesian culture covered both islands with life maxims put tightly and an
important ancestor cult.
New Zealand - figures and facts
From Europe, New Zealand belongs to the furthest away destinations. Approx. 25
flight hours of Frankfurt removed or the archipelago lies in the south pacific
of Australia three flight hours southeast. Today about 3.9 m. inhabitants live
on an area of altogether 270,534 km2. Wellington is the capital of New Zealand,
the languages are English and Maori. Important: There is driving on the left in
the streets. The national currency is the New Zealand Dollar (NZ$.) The exchange
rate to the Euro and the US$ normally corresponds to about 2:1.
Climate and time for travelling
There is a really maritime climate in New Zealand
with mild winters and not too hot summers unless of single areas, like Central
Otago on the south island, protected by mountain ranges. The New Zealand seasons
are set against the European. Flowers and trees bloom luxuriantly into the parks
and gardens, a good season for town visits and walks, in spring (September,
October, November). It is on for the warm and sunny in summer (December, January,
February). The thermometer regularly increases in the northern part of the north
island to over 22 degrees Celsius. It remains the coolest with on an average 19
degrees Celsius in the west and south of the south island. The peak travelling
times of the New Zealanders (summer vacation) is from the end of December by the
end of January which can in some places lead to bottlenecks. In fall (March,
April, May) the temperatures cool down slowly, again this one trees change color,
everything gets a little more quiet. March and April are suited for walks and
tours well. For taking a photograph excellent lighting conditions offer
themselves. The months June, July, August take snow sure winters for however for
rare Frost in the deeper situations, in most skiing areas (mainly southern
Alps.) The late spring in November, the summer months December till February as
well as the golden fall of March are regarded as a most convenient time for
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