What city is the capital of New Zealand? What is it famous for?

Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, is located at the southernmost tip of New Zealand's North Island, bordering the Cook Strait. Surrounded by mountains on three sides, facing the sea, she embraced Nicholson Harbor. The whole city is green everywhere, the air is fresh, and the seasons are like spring. Wellington is located in the fault zone. Except for a flat land near the sea, the whole city is built on the mountain. 1855 A major earthquake caused serious damage to the port. Wellington was rebuilt after 1948. Population: 424,000 (200 1 year1February).

/kloc-Polynesians settled here in the 0 th century. 1840, a large number of British immigrants came here after Britain signed a treaty with local Maori chiefs. At first, the British called it "Britannia", which means "the place of England", and then gradually expanded the town to today's scale. 18 15, the town was named after Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington, a famous British soldier who defeated Napoleon. Auckland was once designated as the capital after New Zealand became a British colony. However, residents of South Island in New Zealand think Auckland is far from the north of North Island and is not suitable as the capital. After several arguments, Wellington was finally elected as the capital in 1865.

9% of Wellington residents are Maori, and most of the rest are descendants of British and Irish immigrants. English is spoken in New Zealand and Maori is spoken in Maori. Most residents believe in Catholicism and Protestantism.

Wellington is the political, industrial and financial center of New Zealand. Nicholson Port in Wellington is the second largest port in China after Auckland, with a width of 5 kilometers and a length of 20 kilometers. The narrowest entrance of the waterway is1097m, and the water depth is 1 1 m. The port area is 83 square kilometers, and the anchorage is good, which can berth 10,000-ton ships. Nicholson Port is divided into inner-city dock area and suburban dock area. There are many docks 10 in the dock area of the city, such as Queen's Wharf, King's Wharf, Ocean Passenger Wharf, Railway Highway Ferry Wharf, etc. There are burnham Wharf, miramar Wharf and Cape Howard Wharf in the suburban wharf area. The annual cargo throughput of Nicholson Port is 7 million tons. The main means of transportation in Wellington is private cars. The city has convenient transportation and advanced telephone service.

Wellington is a famous tourist attraction in the Pacific Ocean. The ancient buildings preserved in the city include the government building built in 1876, which is one of the most magnificent wooden buildings in the South Pacific, the magnificent Paul Cathedral built in 1866 and the municipal hall built in 1904. The famous war memorial was built in 1932. There are 49 wall clocks on the Zhong Qin with the names of the battlefields where New Zealanders participated in World War I engraved on them.

There is a scenic Victoria Mountain in the southwest of Wellington, and the office used by Prime Minister Seton from 1893 to 1906 is preserved on the hillside. Sidon has an important influence on New Zealand's political legislation. He made New Zealand the first country in the world where women have the right to vote. Near Victoria Hill is the memorial island of British navigator Cook, who visited New Zealand five times from 1769 to 1777. Kaingaro National Artificial Forest in the north of Victoria Mountain covers an area of150,000 hectares and stretches for more than 100 kilometers. This is one of the largest plantations in the world.

Golden Beach in Wellington

And blue bay

Wellington Zoo is famous for its unique exotic animals, and kiwi, the national bird of New Zealand, is a treasure in the park. This kind of bird has no wings, no tail, a long mouth and a strange and interesting image. There is also a New Zealand fruit called "Kiwi", which was introduced from southern China at the beginning of this century. After careful cultivation and improvement by New Zealand people, this fruit has become the most important export fruit in New Zealand and enjoys a high reputation in the international market.

There are many volcanic parks in Wellington. The geothermal landscape in the park, such as boiling springs, boiling mud ponds and spray holes, has attracted a large number of domestic and foreign tourists. Every room of the famous James Cook Hotel is equipped with telephone, refrigerator, air conditioner and TV. Some hotels in Wellington also arrange various sports and entertainment activities for tourists, such as hunting, fishing, water speedboat tour, helicopter tour, cross-country cycling, sculpture, glass blowing and so on.

Wellington, like other parts of New Zealand, has a complete education system, including primary schools, secondary schools, vocational schools, normal colleges and universities. Many women go to work, get married and have children after completing 10 years of study stipulated in the Compulsory Education Law, and then enter vocational schools when their children grow up. Therefore, adult education and vocational and technical education in Wellington are very developed. Wellington has the largest library in China-Alexander Turnbull Library, which can serve 5,000 readers every day. The famous Victoria University of Wellington not only has a complete range of disciplines, libraries and experimental facilities, but also has many research institutions. Every year, international students from five continents come to study.

Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand.