While many of the endangered animals in New Zealand are by their numbers rare, there are animals that can be classified as rare due to the difficulty in spotting them in their natural habitats. White herons are not usually able to be seen in the wild but there is a chance you could spy...
In this area of newzealandatoz.com we will put together New Zealands animals and other living creatures that we think are icons of NZ. Our definition of an icon is a living creature that is famous in New Zealand and should be known in the rest of the world. Some creatures you would k...
The New Zealand rabbit originated from the United States. People raising these rabbits from a long time ago (around the 1900s). Breeders made this breed by mixing different kinds of rabbits. The main aim was to get a strong and healthy breed. This breed is popular and famous for it’s ...
The prominent banknotes of New Zealand feature famous people on the right and a New Zealand bird on the left. Following are the birds featured on New Zealand currency: $5 Note: Hoiho (yellow-eyed penguin) $10 Note: Whio (“blue duck”) $20 Note: Kārearea (the New Zealand falcon) $...
Although most are simply “world-famous in New Zealand", many of them have success-fully made it on the international scene these years bythe performances around the world.(1)What is New Zealand made up of?It is made up ofand manysmaller islands.(2)Where is the capital city of New ...
People in New Zealand keep farm animals. There are more sheep and cows in New Zealand thanpeope.( )65. Sonia works in a wax museum. The figures look like real people. There are wax figures of famouspeople from all over the world.()66. Chaplin looks funny. He has a black moustache ...
Among the most popular sports in New Zealand are soccer, cricket, tennis and rugby, which is the most popular spectator sport. The 'All Blacks' are New Zealand's famous rugby team. Their emblem is the silver fern, the national plant of New Zealand. ...
sothereisonlyanarrowcoastalplain.Incontrast,therearewideflatplainsintheeastoftheAlps.Farmorerainfallsonthewestslopes,whereastheeastplainsoftenexperiencehotdryweather.TheSouthernAlpsinclude18peaksabove3,000meters.ThemostfamousonesareMountCook(3,764m),thehighestmountaininNewZealand,MountTasman(3,497m)andMount...
New Zealand - Economy, Trade, Agriculture: New Zealand’s economy is developed, but it is comparatively small in the global marketplace. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, New Zealand’s standard of living, based on the export of agricultural pro
Snares penguinSnares penguins (Eudyptes robustus) exiting the water at Snares Island, New Zealand.(more) Between May and August, Snares penguins travel widely throughout their range to feed. In August, males return to the breeding grounds to excavate bowl-shapednestsinto the ground, which are la...