ABOUT THE COUNTRY

New Zealand is situated in the Southwestern of Pacific Ocean and is divided by the Cook Strait in two islands: North Island and South Island.

The distance of the country is:

From Antarctica	5400 km
From Australia	2200 km
From Brazil	11631km

The Maoris are the indigenous people and their culture and perspective formed the identity of New Zealand. Maori Concepts such as whanau (family) and mana (dignity) are parts of the people. The country has one of the lower rates of violence in the world. Among 30 countries, the position in ranking is 8th in security, 2nd in honesty and 5th in environment protection.