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The cartography of New Zealand is the history of surveying and creation of maps of New Zealand. Surveying in New Zealand began with the arrival of Abel Tasman in the mid 17th century. [ 1 ] Cartography and surveying have developed in incremental steps since that time till the integration of New Zealand into a global system based on GPS and the ...
The main small-boat port, Waikawa, is one of New Zealand's largest and provides a base for leisure sailors and vacationers. The main sounds, other than Queen Charlotte Sound, are Pelorus Sound / Te Hoiere and Kenepuru Sound. Havelock is a small port town at the head of Pelorus Sound / Te Hoiere.
Modern New Zealand archaeology has clarified the origin and dates of the earliest migrations, establishing firmly that there is no evidence that anyone settled New Zealand before Māori. As far back as the 19th century, any claim to the contrary has been considered to be pseudohistorical due to a lack of evidence.
An annotated relief map. New Zealand is located in the South Pacific Ocean at , near the centre of the water hemisphere. [4] It is a long and narrow country, extending 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) along its north-north-east axis with a maximum width of 400 kilometres (250 mi). [5]
A commissioned map by August Petermann was included in that work and this was considered valid until 2011 when researcher Sascha Nolden discovered Hochstetter's original maps in Switzerland and repatriated them to New Zealand in digital form. [22] In 2017 the Hochstetter and Petermann maps were compared and Petermann's map found defective. [23]
Queen Charlotte Sound / Tōtaranui [a] is the easternmost of the main sounds of the Marlborough Sounds, in New Zealand's South Island. In 2014, the sound was given the official name of Queen Charlotte Sound / Tōtaranui as part of a Waitangi Tribunal settlement with the Te Āti Awa tribe.
The English and Maori versions of the treaty contain key differences, complicating its application and interpretation, some observers say. To address this, over the last 50 years, lawmakers ...
New Zealand [a] is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) and the South Island (Te Waipounamu)—and over 600 smaller islands.