NEW ZEALAND. New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The country consists of two islands. They are the North Island and the South Island. It also comprises numerous smaller islands. New Zealand is situated some 900 miles east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly 600 miles south of the Pacific island areas of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. New Zealand’s capital is Wellington, while the most populous city is Auckland. Wellington is the second most populous urban area of New Zealand with 393,600 residents. It is located at the southwestern tip of the North Island. The Wellington urban area comprises four cities: Wellington City, Porirua, Lower Hutt, and Upper Hut.
