Category:New Zealand

New Zealand lies in the south-west of the Pacific Ocean comprising of 3 main islands: North Island, South Island (the largest island) and Stewart Island. It has a population of approx. 4.5 million people of which 75% are of european ancestry, 15% Maori and the remainder from Asia and the Pacific Island nations. The Maori name for New Zealand is Aotearoa. It is also known as the 'The Land of the Long White Cloud' and 'The Shaky Isles'.