NEW ZEALANDL O C AT I O N, M O S T I M P O RTA N T

C I T I E S, P L A N T S

Laura Ala-Jyrä & Ingel Prii

PLANTS

Plants are diverse

Climate zones

PHYLLOCLADUSTRICHOMANOIDES

(TANEKAHA

medium-sized

growing up to 20 m

1 m trunk diameter

shoots (2–3 years)

tiny

PHYLLOCLADUSTRICHOMANOIDES

(TANEKAHA 2–3 mm long

2–3 mm long

fishing rods

walking sticks

THREE KINGS VINE

was first discovered on the Three Kings Islands,1945

a tropical genus not otherwise represented in New Zealand.

flowers,Green and White

autumn or early winter it bears long cream-coloured tubular

flowers

THREE KINGS VINE

Year round. Fruit generally mature 3 or so months after flowering

but the pods are retained on the vine for up to several years.

Only one plant has been found in the wild

Since then the vine has been threatened by the rapid regeneration

of the surrounding forest. This has caused shading of the vines

habitat the plant has suffered serious decline.

LOCATION

South-western pacific ocean

North island – South island

Numerous smaller islands

MOST IMPORTANT CITIES

Auckland

1,413,700 population

1086 km2

Len Brown

MOST IMPORTANT CITIES

Wellington

Capital city

Political centre

Discovered in 10th century

FUN FACTS ABOUT NEW

ZEALAND

‘’The hobbit’’ movie was filmed in new

zealand

New Zealand has a bigger population of

women

FUN FACTS

The Kea, a bird native to New Zealand,is known for pulling

windscreen wipers off cars an eatin the strips of rubber from

windows

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