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The local real-estate sector promotes myths of moving onto (and up) the property ladder [9] accordingly, and New Zealand politicians foster the idea of a stable democracy rooted in property-ownership. [10] [11] [12] In 1977, the Town and Planning Act was passed, which began to make it easier for NIMBYs to oppose new housing nearby and force ...
The Vero Centre (constructed as the Royal & SunAlliance Centre) is a high rise office tower located in Auckland, New Zealand. Constructed in 2000, it was Auckland's first major tower built since the 1980s. The centre contains a health club and gymnasium, main entry public foyer, retail outlets in the five podium levels and 32 office levels.
The Auckland Islands – as with all of New Zealand's subantarctic islands – is a National Nature Reserve, afforded the highest possible level of protection under New Zealand law. In addition, a marine reserve encompasses all of the Auckland Islands territorial sea and internal waterways.
Pararēkau and Kōpuahingahinga Island are together known as the Hingaia Islands. It is connected to the mainland by a causeway which runs across Kōpuahingahinga Island. [ 1 ] At around 20 hectares (49 acres) in size, it is the second largest island in the Manukau Harbour.
British mariner Abraham Bristow, who was the first European to reach the Auckland Islands, named the island Disappointment Island. [7] [8] Whilst aboard the ship Sarah in 1807, he unsuccessfully surveyed the island for fur seals and a base to reach the nearby fur seal rookeries on the western cliffs of Auckland Island.
Auckland Island Mauka Huka (Māori) Carnley Harbour and Adams Island Auckland Island New Zealand Subantarctic Islands Geography Coordinates 50°41′S 166°05′E / 50.69°S 166.08°E / -50.69; 166.08 Archipelago Auckland Islands Area 442.5 km 2 (170.9 sq mi) Length 42 km (26.1 mi) Width 26 km (16.2 mi) Highest elevation 659 m (2162 ft) Highest point Cavern Peak Administration New ...
The large islands of New Zealand were first settled by Eastern Polynesians who adapted their culture to a non-tropical environment. Unlike western Melanesia, leaders were chosen in Polynesia based on their hereditary bloodline. Samoa, however, had another system of government that combines elements of heredity and real-world skills to choose ...
The following table lists the largest islands of New Zealand proper by area. [Note 2] River delta islands such as Rakaia Island (25.7 km 2 (9.9 sq mi)), [8] Fereday Island, Rangitata Island, and Inch Clutha (approximately 15 km 2 (5.8 sq mi), 30 square kilometres (12 square miles), and 35 km 2 (14 sq mi) respectively) are omitted, as are temporary islands in braided river channels and tidal ...