New Zealand Info

The Pacific nation of New Zealand may be geographically isolated but it’s easily accessible and very much in tune with international trends in technology and lifestyle.

New Zealand may look far away on the map but it’s really just a flight or two away from several of the world’s major cities: Sydney, Los Angeles, Tokyo and Shanghai, to name a few. And once you’re here, you’ll discover a technologically and socially advanced nation offering the facilities you’re used to at home – in a landscape that’s out of this world!

Located in the South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand consists of two major islands – North and South – a smaller island called Stewart Island and numerous small satellite islands. You’re never far away from the water and boating is a way of life. In fact, to travel by road from one end of the country to the other, you’ll need to catch a ferry across Cook Strait.

The total land area is approximately 268,000 square kilometres – similar in size to the UK or Japan – yet the population is only just over 4.3 million compared to more than 127.5 million in Japan. As in most developed nations, the majority of people live in cities and towns, meaning that vast areas are sparsely populated – and numerous national parks and mountainous areas are inhabited by nobody at all! In New Zealand it’s easy to escape from the madding crowd.