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Geography and climate
- Climate : Subtropical in the north and temperate in the south. Dry to the east but the west sees a lot of rain.
- Geography : New Zealand is made up of two major islands, the North Island (116.031 sq km/44.800 sq miles) and the South Island (153.540 sq km/59.283 sq miles), and two smaller groups of islands, Stewart Island (1750 sq km/676 sq miles) and the Chatham Islands.
- Seas / Oceans : To the north: Tasman Sea and to the south : Pacific Ocean
Language learning in New Zealand
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- Surface : 270 534 Km2
- Population : 4 028 000 inhabitants
14.89 inhab./Km2
86 % urban population - Languages : English, Maori
- Political system : Constitutional monarchy since 1907.
- Religion : Anglicanism, Presbyterianism, Roman Catholicism
- Capital : Wellington
- Main cities : Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch, Hamilton, Dunedin
- Currency : New Zealand Dollar
As of February 21 2006 : 0.557292 euro = 1 New Zealand Dollar - Electricity :
- 230 volts AC, 50Hz
- Outlets for 110 volts for small appliances are found in most hotels.
New Zealand: GMT + 12 (GMT + 13 from the first Sunday in October to the third Sunday in March).
Chatham Island: GMT + 12.45 (GMT + 13.45 from the last Sunday in October to the last Sunday in March).


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