新西兰位于南太平洋,南纬33°～53°,西经160°～173°,介于赤道和南极之间,西隔塔斯曼海与澳大利亚相距1600公里。全国由南、北两大岛和斯图尔特等一些小岛组成。南北岛之间是库克海峡。陆地面积约为270500平方公里,与英国和日本的面积相近。新西兰海岸线长达6900公里,领海面 New Zealand is located in the South Pacific, with latitudes between 33 ° and 53 ° south latitude and 160 ° to 173 ° west longitude, between the equator and the Antarctic, and 1,600 km from the Tasman Sea to the west. The country from the south and north two large islands and Stewart and other small islands. Between the North and South is the Cook Strait. The land area is about 270,500 square kilometers, similar to the size of the United Kingdom and Japan. New Zealand coastline up to 6900 kilometers, leading the sea