Auckland

Received from: New Zealand
Category: from a friend
Date: December 2018

Auckland is a city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country, Auckland has an urban population of around 1,570,100 (June 2018). It is located in the Auckland Region—the area governed by Auckland Council—which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, resulting in a total population of 1,618,400. Auckland is a diverse, multicultural and cosmopolitan city, home to the largest Polynesian population in the world. The Māori-language name for Auckland is Tāmaki Makaurau, meaning "Tāmaki desired by many", in reference to the desirability of its natural resources and geography.

New Zealand

Received from: New Zealand
Category: Klub Polki na Obczyźnie
Date: January 2018

Aotearoa is the Māori name for New Zealand. Its use is becoming widespread in the bilingual names of national organisations and institutions. The term was originally used by Māori in reference to only the North Island. Since the 1990s, it has been customary to sing New Zealand's national anthem, "God Defend New Zealand", in both Māori and English, exposing the name to a wider audience.

New Zealand

Received from: New Zealand

Category: Postcrossing - official card
Date:  November 2015
Distance: 17146 km
Time of travelling: 10 days

New Zealand

Received from: New Zealand
Category: Klub Polki na Obczyźnie
Date: October 2015

New Zealand

Received from: New Zealand
Category: Postcrossing - official card
Date: July 2015
Distance: 17555 km
Time of travelling: 14 days

New Zealand has a modern, prosperous and developed market economy with an estimated gross domestic product (GDP) at purchasing power parity (PPP) per capita of roughly NZ$47,784. The currency is the New Zealand dollar, informally known as the "Kiwi dollar"; it also circulates in the Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau, and the Pitcairn Islands. New Zealand was ranked sixth in the 2013 Human Development Index, fourth in the The Heritage Foundation's 2012 Index of Economic Freedom, and 13th in INSEAD's 2012 Global Innovation Index.

Otago Harbour

Received from: New Zealand
Category: Postcrossing - official card
Date: July 2012
Distance: 17673 km
Time of travelling: 11 days

Otago Harbour is the natural harbour of Dunedin, New Zealand, consisting of a long, much-indented stretch of generally navigable water separating the Otago Peninsula from the mainland. They join at its southwest end, 21 km (13 mi) from the harbour mouth. It is home to the deep water port of Port Chalmers.

New Zealand

Received from: New Zealand
Category: private swap
Date: May 2012

During its long isolation, New Zealand developed a distinctive biodiversity of both animal and plant life. Most notable are the large number of unique bird species, many of which became extinct after the arrival of humans and introduced mammals. With a mild maritime climate, the land was mostly covered in forest. The country's varied topography and its sharp mountain peaks owe much to the tectonic uplift of land and volcanic eruptions caused by the Pacific and Indo-Australian Plates clashing beneath the earth's surface.

New Zealand

Received from: New Zealand
Category: Choose a country RR
Date: May 2012

New Zealand is an island country located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The country geographically comprises two main landmasses ‒ that of the North and South Islands ‒ as well as numerous smaller islands. New Zealand is situated some 1,500 kilometres (900 mi) east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly 1,000 kilometres (600 mi) south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. Because of its remoteness, it was one of the last lands to be settled by humans.

Gisborne

Received from: New Zealand
Category: Postcrossing - official card
Date: November 2011
Distance: 17665 km
Time of travelling: 19 days

Gisborne (Māori: Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa, "The place where Kiwa - of the Tākitimu waka - stood") is a city in northeastern New Zealand and the largest settlement in the Gisborne Region. It has a population of 34,000. The district council has its headquarters in the city. Gisborne is named after an early Colonial Secretary William Gisborne.