Explore Live Cams in New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) lies in the southwest Pacific, about 1,250 miles (2,000 km) southeast of Australia, covering about 103,500 square miles (268,021 km²). Its two main islands pack in an amazing range of scenery, from volcanoes and geothermal springs in the north to snowy peaks, glaciers and deep fjords in the south.

Its most famous natural landmark is Milford Sound in Fiordland, where sheer cliffs and waterfalls plunge into a dark fjord, part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Aoraki, also called Mount Cook, is the highest peak at about 12,218 feet (3,724 m), and the kiwi, a flightless bird that hunts by smell, is the national bird.

New Zealand is home to many birds found nowhere else, from the cheeky kea, an alpine parrot, to the rare kākāpō, the heaviest parrot on Earth. Royal albatrosses nest at Taiaroa Head, the only mainland colony in the world, and in the Waitomo Caves, thousands of glowworms light up the ceilings like stars.

Did You Know? Before people arrived, the only native land mammals in New Zealand were a few kinds of bats, which is why so many of its birds lost the need to fly.

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