New Zealand

the southern seas,
Noisy waterfalls, and along the coast
The remains are

the ships.
There the sad sun does not burn with heat,
There the wind buzzes over the water,
There schooner hopes of grim granite
In the wood chips breaks the surf.
There are dawns to the right, sunset to the left,
Above the north of the sun there is a route.
It goes from right to left, back.
Sorry, do not go years ago ...
                      Author: Vladimir Sergeev

is a country in the south-western Pacific ocean.

New Zealand is

the size of Colorado. It is separated from Australia by the Tasman Sea. It consists of two main islands: the South Island, the North Island, and a number of smaller islands. The North Island is long and volcanic in its south central part. New Zealand has many springs and geysers. The South Island has the Southern Alps along its west coast, with Mount Cook the highest point.

New Zealand has more than 50 volcanoes, some are still active today. Snowy peaks, rocky shores, and pastures create a really majestic landscape.

New Zealand were Maoris. The Maori named New Zealand Aotearoa,

which is usually translated into English as ‘The Land of the Long White Cloud’. The Dutch cartographers called the islands Nova Zeelandia, after the Dutch province of Zeeland.

In 1769, Captain James Cook came to the islands. The British established settlements and signed a treaty with the Maori in 1840. In 1893, New Zealand became the first country to give women the right to vote. The country became a dominion of Britain in 1907 and gained its independence from Britain in 1947.

long isolation from the rest of the world, New Zealand

has extraordinary flora and fauna. About 80% of the flora in New Zealand occurs only in New Zealand. The varied landscape of New Zealand has made it a popular location for the production of television programmes and films, including ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and ‘The Last Samurai’.
The climate in the country is mild. One of the main cities, Christchurch is the driest (640 mm of rain per year) and Auckland is the wettest. As grass grows very quickly, the main industry in New Zealand is agriculture, especially cattle farming, marine fishing, fruit production.

bridge, a mill and a pub - all this is

Hobbiton, a fairy-tale village from Tolkien's books. Once in perfect round, mink, dug into the green hills, there were pens for sheep. But one day this place caught the eye of Peter Jackson, who, created, decided to "found" a hobbits settlement here. The farm was quickly rebuilt in Hobbiton, where in the end were the filmed scenes of the trilogy "The Lord of the Rings", and then the movie "The Hobbit."

The village of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins is very popular with tourists. Every day there are guided tours, where you can study the habitation of hobbits, drink beer in the pub "Green Dragon" and take a lot of pictures of the background of almost animated landscapes.

on the North Island in New Zealand. Its height is

2797 meters, the last eruption occurred in September 2007. The volcano is located on the territory of Tongariro, the oldest national park in the country.

which is located between Oakland and the Coromandel Peninsula. The

main inhabitants of the bay are dolphins and regularly feed whales. You can see the giants during a safari excursion - from the deck of a small motor ship. It is quite possible to observe dolphin jumps almost always, whales are less common, but in case of failure you will be half-priceed for the next trip.