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Coordinates: 37°51′27″S 175°40′47″E. / 37.85750°S 175.67972°E / -37.85750; 175.67972. Country. New Zealand. Region. Waikato. Territorial authority. Matamata-Piako District. The Hobbiton Movie Set[ 1] is a significant location used for The Lord of the Rings film trilogy and The Hobbit film trilogy, serving as a stand-in for ...
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 Pacific Ocean on the southeast. It is 22 kilometres (14 mi) wide at its narrowest point, [ 1] and is considered one of the most ...
The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey. The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey is a 1988 feature film, an official Australian-New Zealand co-production, directed by Vincent Ward. It won numerous New Zealand and Australian awards, including the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Film, and several awards at European fantasy film festivals.
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]
Set in, but not filmed in, New Zealand 1952: Broken Barrier: 1954: The Seekers: 1955 Battle Cry: Partially set in, but not filmed in, New Zealand 1957 Until They Sail: Set in, but not filmed in, New Zealand 1961 Two Loves: Set in, but not filmed in, New Zealand 1962 In Search of the Castaways: Partially set in, but not filmed in, 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.
Te-Oneroa-a-Tōhē / Ninety Mile Beach[ 1] is on the western coast of the far north of the North Island of New Zealand. [ 2] The beach is actually 88 kilometres (55 miles) long. [ 3] Its southern end is close to the headland of Tauroa Point, to the west of Ahipara Bay, near Kaitaia. From there it sweeps briefly northeast before running ...
Daylight time. New Zealand. UTC+12:00. UTC+13:00. Chatham Islands. UTC+12:45. UTC+13:45. Time in New Zealand is divided by law into two standard time zones. The main islands use New Zealand Standard Time (NZST), 12 hours in advance of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) / military M (Mike), [1] while the outlying Chatham Islands use Chatham ...