AOTEAROA, LAND OF THE LONG WHITE CLOUD
the last major landmass settled by humans
Zealandia: a Microcontinent that Slowly Submerged
PACIFIC & INDO-AUSTRALIAN PLATE BOUNDARY
extensive ice age glaciation of southern alps
Taupō Volcanic Zone Formed Large Volcanic Plateau
TECTONIC UPLIFT AND VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS
north/te ika-a-māui – south/te waipounamu
Far-Flung Outlying Islands and a Long Coastline
FROM NEW ZEALAND’S GEOGRAPHIC ISOLATION
the country has extensive marine resources
1,600 Kilometres Along its North-North-East Axis
AORAKI/MOUNT COOK’S
3,754
METRE PEAK
fiordland’s steep mountains & deep fiords
Labour’s Major Macroeconomic Restructuring
SUBDUCTION MADE THE HIKURANGI TRENCH
indigenous vascular plants are endemic
Vulnerable to International Commodity Prices
EXTENSIVE DEFORESTATION AFTER HUMANS
logged to make room for pastoral farms
About 2,300 Species of
Lichen
-Forming Fungi
BROADLEAF TREES, EMERGENT PODOCARPS
eighty-million year island biogeography
New Zealand’s Steadfast Anti-Nuclear Policy
AOTEAROA, LONG WHITE CLOUD
landmass settled by humans
Zealandia: Unique Microcontinent
THE PACIFIC PLATE BOUNDARIES
extensive ice age glaciation
Formed the Taupō Volcanic Zone
UPLIFT & VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS
te ika-a-māui, te waipounamu
Outlying Islands & Long Coastline
FROM GEOGRAPHIC ISOLATION
extensive marine resources
1,600 Kilometres Along its Axis
AORAKI’S
3,754
METRE PEAK
fiordland’s steep mountains
Labour’s Major Restructuring
HIKURANGI TRENCH FORMED
indigenous vascular plants
International Commodity Prices
EXTENSIVE DEFORESTATION
logged for pastoral farms
2,300
Lichen
-Forming Fungi
TREES, EMERGENT PODOCARPS
old island biogeography
Steadfast Anti-Nuclear Policy