physcial geography on new zealand?

[Jollywally D]

continent-
landforms-
rivers-
oceans-
relative & absolute locations-
climate-

please answer those questions im just curious

[critters]

Continent, Location etc:
- in the south-western Pacific Ocean — 2large islands,the North Island and the South Island and numerous smaller islands
- Oceania or Australasia
- southeast of Australia
- 41 00 S, 174 00 E
- area: 268,680 sq km



River, Lakes and More:
Here a great map of New Zealand. It is interactive so you can move it up and down, sideways and zoom right in to see the names of all the major rivers and lakes.
http://www.newzealand.com/travel/destinations/new-zealand-map/interactive_map_home.cfm

Climate:
The north of New Zealand is subtropical and the south temperate. The warmest months are December, January and February, and the coldest June, July and August. In summer, the average maximum temperature ranges between 20-30ºC and in winter between 10-15ºC. The weather in New Zealand can change unexpectedly as cold fronts or tropical cyclones quickly blow in.

Landforms:
Here is a map that show the topography.
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/oceania/lgcolor/nzcolor.htm

Here is another site that has a good map plus more information.
http://www.mapsofworld.com/newzealand/newzealand-political-map.html