Where to live in New Zealand

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The North Island

Northland
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Northland

Auckland
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Auckland

Wanganui
Wanganui

Waitakere
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Bay of Islands
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Coromandel
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Coromandel

Whakatane
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Hawke's Bay
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Hawke's Bay
Hawke's Bay Guide
Napier Council
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Rotorua
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The Central North Island
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New Plymouth
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Wellington
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Moving on to the South Island
Cook Strait

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Some tidbits about New Zealand

New Zealand/Aotearoa, often called the Land of the long white cloud is situated in the Southwest Pacific Ocean and consists of two main islands as well as a number of smaller ones.
The principal islands are the North and South Islands which are separated by the Cook Strait.
The North Island has a mountainous center with many hot springs and volcanic peaks. It contains the country's longest river, the Waikato and the largest lake, Lake Taupo.
The South Island is much more mountainous with the Southern Alps, which has some 350 glaciers, running across the length of the island. The major cities are.
The North Island is much more densely populated than the South Island. There are more people in the whole of the South Island than in Pretoria.
The major cities are Auckland, Manakau, North Shore and Wellington on the North Island and Christchurch and Dunedin on the South Island.
Auckland is the most densely populated of 336,500.
Wellington is the capital city.

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