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New Zealand consists of three main islands in the South Pacific Ocean, the North, South and Stewart Islands, covering an area of approximately 268,000 km2 and having a population of over 3 million people of mainly Maari, European and Polynesia Blood. For all its small size, however, New Zealand is a land full of contrasting scenic beauty which makes it unique in the world. High Mountains, low plains, fiords, forests, glaciers and roaring rivers abound, most within a short distance of the towns and cities. It is a sportsman`s paradise in which any outdoor sport can be accommodated. As New Zealanders`say: it is God`s Own Country.