Housing Watch Web Search

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Cook Strait - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cook_Strait

    Cook Strait separates the North and South islands of New Zealand. /  41.22944°S 174.48306°E  / -41.22944; 174.48306. Cook Strait ( Māori: Te Moana-o-Raukawa, lit. 'The Sea of Raukawa ') is a strait that separates North Island from the South Island of New Zealand. The strait connects the Tasman Sea on the northwest with the South ...

  3. Geography of New Zealand - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_New_Zealand

    An annotated relief map. New Zealand is located in the South Pacific Ocean at , near the centre of the water hemisphere. [4] It is a long and narrow country, extending 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) along its north-north-east axis with a maximum width of 400 kilometres (250 mi). [5]

  4. Left- and right-hand traffic - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-_and_right-hand_traffic

    Left-hand traffic ( LHT) and right-hand traffic ( RHT) are the practices, in bidirectional traffic, of keeping to the left side and to the right side of the road, respectively. They are fundamental to traffic flow, and are sometimes called the rule of the road. [ 1 ] The terms right- and left-hand drive refer to the position of the driver and ...

  5. Chatham Islands - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham_Islands

    The Chatham Islands (/ ˈ tʃ æ t ə m / CHAT-əm) (Moriori: Rēkohu, lit. 'Misty Sun'; Māori: Wharekauri) are an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean about 800 km (430 nmi) east of New Zealand's South Island, administered as part of New Zealand, [4] and consisting of about 10 islands within an approximate 60 km (30 nmi) radius, the largest of which are Chatham Island and Pitt Island ().

  6. 2019 Whakaari / White Island eruption - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Whakaari_/_White...

    On 9 December 2019, Whakaari / White Island, an active stratovolcano island in New Zealand's northeastern Bay of Plenty region, explosively erupted. [ 3] The island was a popular tourist destination, known for its volcanic activity, and 47 people were on the island at the time. Twenty-two people died, either in the explosion or from injuries ...

  7. New Zealand - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand

    New Zealand. /  41.300°S 174.783°E  / -41.300; 174.783. New Zealand ( Māori: Aotearoa [aɔˈtɛaɾɔa]) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island ( Te Ika-a-Māui) and the South Island ( Te Waipounamu )—and over 700 smaller islands.

  8. Timeline of New Zealand history - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_New_Zealand...

    25 September: Rev Marsden plants 100 vines, the first grapes grown in New Zealand. 4 November: Chiefs Hongi Hika and Rewa sell 13,000 acres (5260 hectares) at Kerikeri to the Church Missionary Society for 48 felling axes. 1820. 3 May: At Kerikeri, Reverend John Butler uses a plough for the first time in the country.

  9. Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aoraki_/_Mount_Cook...

    Region. Oceania. Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park is a national park located in the central-west of the South Island of New Zealand. It was established in October 1953 and takes its name from the highest mountain in New Zealand, Aoraki / Mount Cook. The area of the park is 707 km 2 (273 sq mi), and it shares a border with Westland Tai Poutini ...