NEW ZEALAND 9 New Zealand NEW ZEALAND


Surface area: 268,021 square kilometres Population: 4,770,790 (2017 estimate) Capital city: Wellington Largest city: Auckland Main language: English Currency: New Zealand Dollar (NZD) GDP per capita: $36,254 (2016) Fact: The New Zealand government created a Minister for Lord of the Rings to ensure that the most money could be made from this famous trilogy of movies when filming took place against the backdrop of the country’s varied and dramatic scenery. It has been estimated that the economy benefitted by around $200 million.


The 280-berth Whangarei Marina is just a day’s easy sailing from major tourist attractions such as the Bay of Islands, Great Barrier Island, the city of Auckland and the Tutukaka Coast, which is rated as one of the world’s top dive spots.


FEBRUARY 2017 • MARINA ASIA-PACIFIC


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