New Zealand is a small country, similar in size to Great Britain or Japan with the population of only four million people, it’s also gloriously uncrowded. Situated in the South West pacific, New Zealand consist of two main Islands- the North Island and the South Island. About one fifth of the North Island and two thirds of the South Island are mountains.
New Zealand has over 15000 km of beautiful and varied coastline. In the far North and on most of the East coast of the North Island you will find long sandy beaches perfect for swimming, surfing and sun bathing.