New Zealand consists of two main islands - North Island, with its capital at Wellington, and Auckland as major urban centers; and South Island, as well as several other smaller island groups, such as the Chathams and Kermadecs. The spectacular scenery of both major islands has recently been featured in the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy The land mass totals approximately 270,000 sq. km. - about the size of Japan or the state of Colorado.


