CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND Brief information According to AbbreviationFinder, Lincoln University is one of the eight public universities currently in existence in New Zealand. In its early days it was a school of agriculture and continued to develop until it received university...
PALMERSTON NORTH, NEW ZEALAND Brief information According to AbbreviationFinder, Massey University is one of New Zealand’s leading universities and is also highly regarded internationally. It is regularly listed at the top of the “Times Higher Education Supplement World University Rankings” and...
DUNEDIN, NEW ZEALAND Brief information Founded in 1869, the University of Otago is New Zealand’s oldest university. At first only three professors taught here, but over the years the range of courses has grown. Today, students can earn an undergraduate or...
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND Brief information According to AbbreviationFinder, Auckland University of Technology is New Zealand’s most modern and fastest growing university, offering courses in both traditional and very new fields. Since it was founded in 1895 as Auckland Technical School, but...
HAMILTON, NEW ZEALAND Brief information According to AbbreviationFinder, the University of Waikato was established in 1964 on an inconspicuous area that had previously been used for agriculture, and has now developed into the most modern university in New Zealand . She...
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND Brief information According to AbbreviationFinder, the University of Auckland is the largest university in New Zealand . It was founded in 1883 as a college of the University of New Zealand and has been an independent university since...
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND Brief information According to AbbreviationFinder, Victoria University of Wellington has a long history as one of the oldest universities in New Zealand . It was founded in 1897 as Victoria College and named after Queen Victoria, who celebrated...
CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND Brief information Founded in the 19th century as Canterbury College, the University of Canterbury was only the second college in New Zealand at the time. Today, it offers a wide range of courses : from accountancy to zoology,...
ECONOMY: AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, LIVESTOCK AND FISHING Agriculture and livestock occupy only 6.9% of the active population and cover about 6.5% of GDP (2007), however they remain an important part of the New Zealand economy, also because most of the national wealth...
Triassic and Jurassic formations can be followed continuously throughout the North Island, from the Bay of Plenty to Wellington. During the long orogenetic stasis which lasted from the Cretaceous to the Miocene erosion deeply attacked the emerged areas: the enormous quantity...
