Location, Size, and Time Zone: New Zealand is located in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia. It is made up of two main islands and some smaller ones. According to Statistics New Zealand, it's population is a little over 4million people-half that of NY. Time difference-NZ is 19 hours ahead of Minnesota time.
Landscape and Weather: The weather in New Zealand is opposite of ours in MN. December through February is their summer-time, meaning while we are there the weather will be similar to what we experience in June here in Minnesota. NZ has a very diverse landscape. The South Island is known for it's plains, fjords, mountains, glaciers, and forests while the North is known for it's volcanoes, geothermal activity. Other things NZ is noted for include sailing, outdoor sports, vineyards, and sheep farms.
Kiwi: A Kiwi is a flightless bird that is a national symbol of NZ. A Kiwi is also referred to as a person from New Zealand.
The following link includes some fun facts about the country-
http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/wmg/index.html
Landscape and Weather: The weather in New Zealand is opposite of ours in MN. December through February is their summer-time, meaning while we are there the weather will be similar to what we experience in June here in Minnesota. NZ has a very diverse landscape. The South Island is known for it's plains, fjords, mountains, glaciers, and forests while the North is known for it's volcanoes, geothermal activity. Other things NZ is noted for include sailing, outdoor sports, vineyards, and sheep farms.
Kiwi: A Kiwi is a flightless bird that is a national symbol of NZ. A Kiwi is also referred to as a person from New Zealand.
The following link includes some fun facts about the country-
http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/wmg/index.html
On the morning of Dec 4th we will be heading first to San Francisco. From San Fran we will be flying to Auckland, NZ which is the main airport in NZ and located on the North Island. From the Auckland airport we will be flying to Queenstown in the South Island to start our vacation. We will be in the air a total of 19 hours and 15 min before we begin our trip in Queenstown! This doesn't even count our layover time. This is why we will be staying for an extended time. We will start in Queenstown and work our way north and by the end of the trip we will be near the Auckland airport so we can fly homeward to LAX and then MSP.
