New Zealand is an island country comprising of two land masses, the North Island and the South Island along with many smaller islands. It lies southeast of Australia across the Tasman Sea in the south western Pacific Ocean.

A year-round holiday destination due to its temperate climate, New Zealand has a spectacularly beautiful landscape with everything ranging from vast mountain chains, steaming volcanoes, sweeping coastlines, deeply indented fiords and lush rainforests.

Polynesian migration 700 years ago led to the Maori culture. Heritage and cultural sites like Waitangi can enlighten a visitor about the treaty that changed the course of New Zealand history, Otago displays relics of the gold rush, or Napier with a wealth of Art Deco architecture which materialized due to a huge earthquake in 1931.

The southern paradise of Rakiura or Stewart Island is a national park, a place for hiking, bird watching and star gazing. Kapiti, north of Wellington and Tiritiri Matangi in the Hauraki Gulf are other islands devoted to the protection of wildlife. Accessed by ferry the Great Barrier has appealing untouched rugged beauty. Further north are the Bay of Islands a spectacular maritime playground.

Created by volcanic action the crater lakes like Rotorua’s of North Island are trout fishing destinations, the largest being Taupo. Fringed with pure white sand At Kai Iwi in Northland there are three beautiful dune lakes. South Island’s lakes were born from glacial action. Lake Te Anau is the largest while Lake Manapouri with 34 islands regarded as the most beautiful.

The Pacific Ocean on the east has beaches with white sand, surf and calm harbors, while on the west the notoriously wild Tasman Sea, breaks against rugged cliffs, weathered rocks and long, soulful stretches of black sand. For the best surf breaks in the country is the west coasts Teriyaki’s Surf Highway 45.

From glaciers to fiords, active volcanic regions to rain forest, amazing flora and fauna to pools of boiling mud, New Zealand is diverse wonderland of natural phenomena.

There are 14 national parks from Tongariro in the North Island to Rakiura on Stewart Island along with many forest parks, scenic reserves, conservation areas and wildlife sanctuaries waiting for a visit.

Mount Eden and One Tree Hill in Auckland, Mount Victoria in Wellington, the top of the Port Hills in Christchurch and Flagstaff Hill in Dunedin offer some of the best scenic and panoramic views in the world.

Self-driving holidays are one if the most relaxing ways of enjoying New Zealand’s landscape. Many of the roads are scenic and traffic is low when compared to international standards

So enjoy the beauty of New Zealand and let us take care of your car rental needs.

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A new departures duty free shop has been opened on 1^st of July at the Christchurch International Airport Ltd (CIAL) in New Zealand. This new JR Duty Free Shop, name based on the Australian retailer James Richardson, have started its operation on half of the 900 sq m, which is dedicated to its departure stores.

The foreign exchange retailer, Travelex has been installed and the major food and beverage tender have been awarded to the US travel retailer HMSHost. The food outlets are inclusive of Healthy Habits, The Coffee Club, Burger King, Noodle and Underground Coffee. 11 sites in the international terminal and new integrated terminal which will be opened in the early 2011 are also comprised in the contract.

A landside precinct with a large food and beverage area is featured in the new integrated terminal and consists of public seating for nearly 500 people and also provide specialty retail stores which offers with gifts, books and pharmacy.

The CEO of the airport, Jim Boult has said that focus is being made on improving and providing the travelers with a range of services and the new duty free shop has been welcomed by the passengers, which also has a unique Canterbury and South Island theme.”

He also stated that in the coming years, many more aspects and amenities will be launched at the new terminal and is in no doubt of pleasing the passengers with a rise in its standards.

The Maori name for the country is ‘New Zealand Aotearoa’ which translated means ‘New Zealand, The Land of the Long White Cloud’.

New Zealand comprises of two large islands, namely North Island and South Island, and a number of smaller islands (including Stewart Island/Rakiura and Chatham Islands).

New Zealand is a very picturesque country in fact 30% of the country is made up of forests.

For the nature lover apart from the breath taking landscape, the gushing rivers and the silent volcanoes, New Zealand is also home to the largest flightless parrot (kakapo), oldest reptile (tuatara), biggest earthworms, smallest bats, heaviest insect (a weta), some of the oldest trees and many rarest species birds, insects, and plants, in the world.

New Zealand is one of the top five dairy exporters in the world producing 100 kg of butter and 65 kg of cheese each year for each person who lives in the country.

A car crazy nation New Zealand has 2.5 million cars for four million people one of the world’s highest car ownership rates.

Edmund Hillary, the first person to climb Mt Everest, was a citizen of New Zealand.

New Zealand also has the distinction as the place where Bungee jumping was invented.

The City of Dunedin is home to New Zealand’s oldest university, first newspaper and first botanic gardens.

18% of New Zealand’s export earnings and 9% of its economy by GDP are tourism dependant. Tourism accounts for more than 10% of the employment.

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New Zealand is pristine as yet with craggy coastlines, sand swept beaches, primeval forests, and snow capped glaciers and teeming wildlife. Its natural resources and beauty has attracted tourists and nature lovers from all over the world making tourism an important product for over a century.

What then is Ecotourism? In simple terms Ecotourism involves visiting natural areas with the objectives of learning, studying or participating in activities that do not bring negative effects to the environment; whilst protecting and empowering the local community socially and economically.

At the same time Ecotourism needs to take into consideration the tourists interests also as the bottom line is he foots the bill. Ecotourism has to provide high quality tourist experiences, at the same time it should be economically viable for business operations as well as suit the budget of the tourist, also contributing to conservation in a meaningful and valuable way.

By involving the tourist in environmental issues an increased awareness in the impact on the ecosystem and damage reduction through responsible action can take place. Involvement of local communities in decision making and managing ecotourism can help in empowerment of the local communities. Employment of locals and the extensive use of local produce and resources raise the economic condition of the people of the land.

Today Ecotourism in New Zealand though in its fledgling state has gained popularity and importance with ecotour operators offering a number of activities in both the islands ranging from guided walks to discovery tours.

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The Maori people are the indigenous population of New Zealand. They belong to the Polynesian people and are believed to have settled the islands in the 13^th century. The Maori people have a distinct culture and civilization that was strongly affected by the incoming Europeans. Due to changes caused in their society introduced by the foreign influence their numbers dwindled significantly and their culture all but disappeared.

Archeological sources the first Maori people moved to the islands that are now New Zealand for the first time around 1280. According to local mythology the Maori used huge sea going canoes called ‘waka’s for their transit. No proof of earlier settlers of the islands has been found.

Maori language is commonly referred by its speakers as ‘te reo; meaning the language. It has the status of an official language in New Zealand. It belongs to the Eastern Polynesian languages together with Cook Island Maori, Tuamotuan, Tahitian and others. In the Maori language the word maori means regular or common.

Maori are one of the few indigenous communities that were left untouched by Europeans in the world. There first contacts appeared only in the 17^th century and were limited. The first Europeans that they met were whalers, sealers, escaped convicts from Australia and Christian missionaries. European disease and gunpowder weapons strongly unsettled the balance in Maori society in the 19^th century. Inter-tribal wars were sparkled by the technological advantage some tribes had over others that led to the extinction of whole tribes. Imported sicknesses such as influenza and measles eradicated almost 50 percent of the indigenous population.

In the 1840 with the Treaty of Waitangi New Zealand together with its population was incorporated in the British crown. Through a series of steps instigated by the British of alienation from tribal lands the Maori people were almost destroyed in the late 19^th century. In recent year there has been a surge for the revival of Maori culture and heritage.

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New Zealand is an island nation that is situated in the south-western Pacific Ocean. It consists of two big landmasses- namely the North and South Island as well as many smaller islands. New Zealand is a highly developed country with good standard of living, very good living conditions, good education, economic freedom and lack of corruption.

New Zealand is governed as a constitutional monarchy with a democracy ruled by the parliament. The constitution was formulated by the Constitutional Act in 1986 and is the main law of the country. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II who is also named Queen of New Zealand.

On her behalf, New Zealand is ruled by the Governor-General. The person on this position is appointed with the special recommendation of the Prime Minister of the parliament. The current Governor-General is Anand Satyanand. He is an influential lawyer, judge and ombudsman from English, Indian and Fujian origins. The governor has the powers to appoint and dismiss ministers, and to dissolve parliament. According to the constitution his main task is to manage the formation of government from the party with majority in parliament.

The parliament is the main legislative body in the country. It is a one chamber body with 120 members. General elections are held every four years on the basis of mixed member proportionate representation system. The executive power is represented by the Executive Council. All of its members are obliged to be members of parliament. The Cabinet is the most senior policy making body in government and is led by the Prime Minister. The current one is John Key from the National Party. The Supreme Court of New Zealand is the highest judicial authority in the state and was established din 2004.

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My trip to Faro was the most memorable trip, car rental 121carhireportugal.com . Services provided by them were very good and very reasonable compared to other sites. From a wide choice of cars available, I opted for a small car and went to see Lighthouse, one of my favorite sites, located along the most beautiful natural wonders of the region. The beaches are very beautiful and full of bars and restaurants. We had fun and we have these beaches for swimming, water sports, water skiing and windsurfing.

We went to several religious monuments like the Cathedral da Sé, built around the 13 th century. Was assigned by the English attack in the 16 century and the earthquake in the 18th century and was rebuilt in the 18th century. We also visited the churches and the Church of St. Peter and Church of the Third Order of San Francisco. I had a great time to see several regional museums like the Algarve, the Roman ruins and the Algarve Milreu Regional Museum.

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If you are planning to spend your holiday in Auckland, I think it would be best to book a hotel room in the last minute. To put it simply if you book for a room in a hotel before just few days or up to 28 days you can save a lot of amount to enjoy your trip.

In Auckland Hotels, many doesn’t get some of their rooms booked and those rooms are made available in the internet for very cheap or with many other extras. You can expect up to 60% discount for these rooms which is the best there is, if you can get 60% off in your hotel expenses then you can use this money to make your trip even more enjoyable.

There are many websites in the internet promoting these kind of rooms with different offers. You can see offers like free breakfasts, free shuttle service, discounts and so on. Spend some time to review these offers to see which one is more worthy and which one best suits you.

In Auckland there are many places you can visit like Waiheke Island, shopping malls, Haurki Gulf where you can see dolphins and whales, Kelly Tarlton’s underwater world, Waitamata Harbour and much more. Being the largest city in New Zealand, Auckland offers a huge range of tourist spots, it will take forever to fully enjoy everything offered by the city of Auckland, so when you are choosing a hotel room make sure the hotel is located close the places of your interest otherwise you would lose a lot of time in traveling to the places than enjoying them.

If you are not sure how to choose a hotel room, then you can read the reviews of other people in the internet to guide your decisions.

New Zealand is a series of islands the biggest of which are the North and South Islands situated in the southern west end of the Pacific Ocean. The islands were first settle by Polynesian people called the Maori in the 13^th century and then by Europeans in the 19^th. The country’s geographic location as well as its relative isolation from other landmasses has created a unique wild life.

Kiwi is a small flightless bird that has turned into a national symbol for New Zealand. It has the size of a domestic chicken and is the smallest species in its family. The kiwi is the bird that lays the biggest egg in the world compared to its own size. The bird has five different variations- the great spotted kiwi, little spotted kiwi, tokoeka (3 distinctions) and the North Island brown kiwi.

The species is endangered. It has been greatened by extensive deforestation and the introduction of foreign predators that the bird cannot defend against. Many niches in the ecological chain of the islands have been taken over by birds which created such unique variety of species there. The kiwi is a nocturnal creature that avoids contact with humans. They prefer subtropical forests but can also live in other habitats from mountains, grasslands and sub-alpine scrub.

Kiwis have exceptionally acute sense of smell which is very uncommon for birds. They have nostrils located at the end of their beaks which allow them to pick prey in the water and underground. They eat insects, seeds, grubs, different worms, small fish, fruits, eels and amphibians. They have the size of a chicken but the size of their egg is six times bigger. The male of the species takes care of the egg for about 90 days.

Today there are many protected habitat, parks and natural reserves where kiwi populations are growing. In those territories they can be freely seen even during the day roaming around. If you want to visit one of them you might want to rent a car. Car rental companies in New Zealand are Thrifty, Budget, Avis, Europcar and Hertz.

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