Wellington has been the capital of New Zealand since 1865. New Zealand 's first capital city was Old Russell ( Okiato ) in 1840–41. Auckland was the second capital from 1841 until 1865, when Parliament was permanently moved to Wellington after an argument that persisted for a decade.

2024年12月23日 · Wellington, capital city, port, and major commercial centre of New Zealand, located in the extreme south of North Island. It lies on the shores and hills surrounding Wellington Harbour (Port Nicholson), an almost landlocked bay that is …

2023年1月20日 · Nelson New Zealand Capital; Wellington is the capital of New Zealand. The New Zealand capital has been highlighted in the printable New Zealand map by a red square box with black outline. The geographic coordinates of Wellington are 41°17’60” South latitude and 174°46’60” East longitude.

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The map shows the islands of New Zealand, the location of the national capital Wellington, region capitals, major cities, main roads, railroads, and major airports.

Additionally, New Zealand’s capital city Wellington is located on the southwest corner of the North Island. Altogether, New Zealand occupies a total area of 268,710 square kilometers (103,750 sq mi), which makes it the sixth-largest island country in the world.

2025年1月31日 · The capital city is Wellington and the largest urban area Auckland; both are located on the North Island. New Zealand administers the South Pacific island group of Tokelau and claims a section of the Antarctic continent. Niue and the Cook Islands are self-governing states in free association with New Zealand.

Wellington [b] is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the third-largest city in New Zealand (second largest in the North Island), [c] and is the administrative centre of …

2024年1月8日 · Located at the extreme southwestern point of North Island is, Wellington – the capital and the 2 nd largest city of New Zealand. It is the world’s southernmost capital city and an important cultural, economic and commercial center of the country.

Detail from a 1657 map showing the western coastline of Nova Zeelandia (on this map, north is at the bottom). The first European visitor to New Zealand, Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, named the islands Staten Land, believing they were part of the Staten Landt that Jacob Le Maire had sighted off the southern end of South America. [15] [16] Hendrik Brouwer proved that the South …