Anyone ever been to New Zealand???

I'm sorry to say I haven't been to New Zealand but I know somebody that has been there. I'm thinking that some major cities are: Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton, Dunedin, Tauranga, etc. Auckland has the highest number of population: 1,241,600 people.

not me, sorry....

no, but I studied the volcano Mt. Ruapehu, which is in New Zealand

yes

yeah ok, there are rather large cities called Wellington, ChristChurch and Aukland. There is nature most places (being on the planet earth and all) It is a beautiful country which is rich in environmental heritage and very advanced cities. it's gorgeous

Auckland and Wellington are the larger cities and are cramped with houses. Christchurch is more spread out - I used to live in Nelson (top of the south Island) really nice there, a smaller city but very spread out - alot nices beaches and outdoor things to do.

Yes, I live there. There are houses everywhere and very close together ( I can see into my neighbours front window right now.) There are some big cities, though if you are American then you would more than likely call them tiny. Nature here is apparently very beautiful. Lots of hills and mountains, landscapes, beaches, rivers and treks and lots and lots of green.

There are 5 major cities Auckland (the largest), Chrsitchurch (the largest in the south Island), wellington (the capital), Hamilton and Dunedin. Population wise Auckland is by far the biggest with over a million people, while Christchurch has about 400,000 or so with Hamilton and Dunedin both around 100,000. House-wise well obviously there are a few, but compared to other places eg the UK which has about the same area as New Zealand but 60 million compared to our 4 million people. The nature is outstanding....there are lots of places to see which are quite varied with stunning temperate rain forests on the west coast of the south island, lots of coast line and sea views (eg Milford Sound, Bay of Islands, Marlborough Sounds, Nelson Bays), lots of stunning lakes (lake matheson, tekapo, wanaka, wakatipu, Taupo), volcanic areas (Tongariro National Park, rotorua) and mountains everywhere, especially in the south island (which has much less people (about a million) than the North Island) There are lots of places to ski, or you can go surfing (even in the same day!!), there are great tramps into unbeleivably beatuiful areas (eg Milford Track, Able Tasman Track, Queen Charlotte track) I find there is a lot of variety of scnerey and its compact.

Yes I live there. The major cities are and they can be divided into provinces- Auckland (the largest city by area and population) (North Island) Hamilton (North Island) Wellington (the capital) (North Island) Christchurch (South Island) Dunedin (South Island & where I live) Invercargill (South Island) Provinces of NZ: Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Taranaki, Manawatu-Wanganui, Wellington, Marlborough, Nelson, Tasman, West Coast, Canterbury, Otago, Southland, Chatham Islands. New Zealand is also known as Aotearoa, which means land of the long white cloud in Maori. The Maori are the native people of the land. They arrived between 800 and 1300 AD. They were divided into subtribes (iwi) through out NZ. The first Europeans known to have reached New Zealand were Dutch explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman and his crew, in 1642. Several of the crew were killed by Māori, and no Europeans returned to New Zealand until British explorer James Cook's voyage of 1768. From 1840 Europeans began to arrive and settle in NZ. NZ became a self governing country 10years later. New Zealand maintains a strong profile on environmental protection, human rights and free trade, particularly in agriculture. The climate throughout the country is mild, mostly cool temperate to warm temperate, with temperatures rarely falling below 0°C (32°F) or rising above 30°C (86°F). Conditions vary from wet and cold on the West Coast of the South Island to dry and continental in the Mackenzie Basin of inland Canterbury and subtropical in Northland. Of the main cities, Christchurch is the driest, receiving only some 640 mm (25 in) of rain per year. Auckland, the wettest, receives almost twice that amount. Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch all receive on average in excess of 2000 hours of sunshine per annum. The South Island is the largest land mass, and is divided along its length by the Southern Alps, the highest peak of which is Aoraki/Mount Cook at 3754 metres (12,316 ft). There are eighteen peaks over 3000 metres (9800 ft) in the South Island. The North Island is less mountainous than the South, but is marked by volcanism. The tallest North Island mountain, Mount Ruapehu (2797 m / 9176 ft), is an active cone volcano. The dramatic and 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 trilogy, and The Last Samurai. Because of its long isolation from the rest of the world and its island biogeography, New Zealand has extraordinary flora and fauna. About 80% of the flora in New Zealand occurs only in New Zealand. Until the arrival of humans, 80% of the land was forested. New Zealand has a modern, prosperous, developed economy with an estimated GDP of $106 billion New Zealand has a population of about 4.1 million, of which approximately 78% are of European descent. New Zealanders of European descent are collectively known as Pākehā; this term is used variously and some Māori use it to refer to all non-Māori New Zealanders. Most European New Zealanders are of British and Irish ancestry with smaller percentages of Dutch, South Slav, and/or Italian ancestry According to the 2006 census, Christianity is the predominant religion, held by 53% of the population. Around 32% identified that they were 'non-religious' and 5% were affiliated with other religions, while 13% objected to answering or did not provide usable information. There are a lot of houses in the cities. People are squished into small amounts of land. My house area is 1/4 Ha, which is quite a lot. The nature is nicer in the South Island espcially on the West Coast. Hope this helped!