INTRODUCERE

Noua Zeelandă (Aotearoa în maori, New Zealand în engleză) este o ţară cu două mari insule şi multe insule mici în sud-vestul Oceanului Pacific. Printre naţiunile Pacificului de Sud, Noua Zeelandă are cea mai mare şi aproape cea mai industrializată economie şi este numai a doua după Papua Noua Guinee ca populaţie. Noua Zeelandă este notabilă pentru izolarea ei, fiind separată de Australia la Nord-Vest de Marea Tasmaniei cam 2000 km distanţă. Cei mai apropiaţi vecini sunt Noua Caledonie, Fiji şi Tonga. Majoritatea populaţiei este formată din Descendenţii Europeni(Pakeha - în limbajul localnicilor), cu indigenii Māori ca şi cea mai mare minoritate. Non-Māori Polynezienii(samoanii) şi populaţia Asiatică au de asemenea minorităţi importante, în special în oraşe.

Oficial, Elisabeta a II-a a marii Britanii este Regina Noii Zeelande şi este reprezentată în ţară de non-politicul Guvernator-General al Noii Zeelande. Puterea politică este deţinută de Primul Ministru care este conducătorul guvernului în Parlamentul Noii Zeelande ales democratic. Monarhul Regatului Noii Zeelande de asemenea include Insulele Cook şi Niue, care sunt total auto-guvernate; Tokelau, care se transformă în forma auto-guvernată, şi Colonia Ross pe care Noua Zeelandă o revendică în Antarctica.

OBIECTIVE TURISTICE

WHANGATEAU

is an area of the New Zealand town called Leigh. Whangateau is made up of 2 suburbs, these are Upper Whangateau and Whangateau Waterfront. Located off the Omaha Harbour in Rodney District, on the North Shore of the Auckland Region. Whangateau is under governance of the Rodney District Council.

OBAN

Oban (An t-Oban in Gaelic) is a resort town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, with a population of around 12,000. Despite its small size, it is the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William and during the tourist season the town can be crowded by up to 25,000 people.

Attractions in Oban include the Waterfront Centre, the Cathedral of St Columba, the Oban Distillery, Dunollie Castle, Dunstaffnage Castle and McCaig's Tower, which dominates the town's skyline. Oban is an excellent base from which to explore the sights of Kilmartin Glen.

AUCKLAND

Auckland este cel mai mare oraş din Noua Zeelandă. Cu peste 1.2 milioane de locuitori, Zona Metropolitană a oraşului conţine peste un sfert din populaţia ţării, şi continue să crească mai repede decât creşterea medie a populaţiei ţării. In limba Māori, numele oraşului este Tāmaki Makau Rau, sau transcrierea literară (al cuvântului "Auckland"), Ākarana.

Auckland este situat între Golful Hauraki pe Oceanul Pacific la est, Munţii Huna la sud-est, Portul Manukau la sud-vest, şi Munţii Waikatere la vest şi la nord-vest. Partea centrală a oraşului stă pe un istm subţire între portul Manukau pe Marea Tasmană şi portul Waitemata pe Oceanul Pacific. Este unul dintre puţinele oraşe din lume cu porturi pe două corpuri de apă separate.

Galeria George Fraser

Podul Harbour

CASCADELE MOKAU

The trapezoidal-shaped Mokau Falls is an impressive 37m waterfall seen on the lenthy unsealed drive between Murupara and Taui through the unspoiled native forests of Te Urewera National Park. If you had to stop for only one waterfall while driving this road, make it this one.

As you drive towards the top of the waterfall, you'll be passing over that bridge shown in the photo above, which provides a nice scale detailing just how big this waterfall really is. I don't think you can access the base of the falls, but the roadside pullout offering a decent view across the gorge is sufficient enough.

PARCUL NATIONAL FIORDLAND

Fiordland National Park occupies the southwest corner of the South Island of New Zealand. It is the largest of the 10 national parks in New Zealand, with an area of 12,500 km², and a major part of the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage site. The park is administered by the Department of Conservation.

DUNEDIN

Turnul cu ceas,Universitatea Orego

The city of Dunedin, New Zealand has played an important role in the history of New Zealand. Archaeological evidence points to the area having been long inhabited by the Māori prior to European arrival and the establishment of a settlement in 1848 by the Free Church of Scotland.

The discovery of gold inland from Dunedin in 1861 led to the new city becoming the colony's main industrial and commercial centre. The successful export of frozen meat from

the city provided an extra impetus to the city's importance and growth, as did the establishment of the country's first university.

Though the city's fortunes waned during much of the twentieth century, it is now again experiencing growth and is seen as a centre for tertiary education, eco-tourism, and culture.

RÂUL TEKAPO

The Tekapo River flows through the Mackenzie Basin, Canterbury, in New Zealand's South Island.

Originally, the river flowed southwest for 50 kilometres from the southern end of Lake Tekapo before joining with the Pukaki River and flowing into the northern end of Lake Benmore. However, the water from Lake Tekapo is now diverted via a canal to Lake Pukaki as part of the

GRĂDINILE BOTANICE DIN WELLINGTON

Over 26 hectares of unsurpassed views, unique landscape, exotic forests, native bush, colourful floral displays and gorgeous specialist gardens.  Visit the Duck Pond, Begonia House, award-winning Lady Norwood Rose Garden, Treehouse Visitor Information Centre, Sundial of Human Involvement, Children’s Play Area and the historic Bolton Street Memorial Park, where many of the city's pioneers are buried.

 

Alte obiective turistice:

Muntele Cook

Muntele Maunganui

Plaja Kaiteriteri

Vineyard

Lacul Tarawera

Glaciarul Franz Josef

BIBLIOGRAFIE

●www.nouazeelanda.ro●New Zealand Landscapes Calendar

●Magic New Zealand-calendar●Enciclopedia Statelor Lumii