Most definitely. The closer to Northland the more depressed you get, if it doesn't rain it's cloudy, we called our city WhangaRAIN, the real name is Whangarei.
But we've had one good winter over the last 7 years and a couple of good summers too. It also depends where you come from, if you come from a rain forest then NZ is dry but if you come from Ethiopia then NZ might look like the end of the world.
New Zealand is in a Temperate region, which means the Summers are hot, Autumn (Fall) is windy, Winter is cold and wet and Spring is warm and stormy. The wettest seasons are Winter and Spring, with September having the highest level of rainfall.
Fiordland, in the southwest of the South Island.
Fiordland. Deep south west of New Zealand.
Most areas on New Zealand have an average of 600 and 1600 mm of rainfall.
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New Zealand has a total area of 268,021 km2
Auckland is New Zealand's largest urban area. It has a population of approximately 1.5 million.
land mass of new zealand is 167,000 square kilometers
The area of Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand is 45,845 sq.km.
The country code and area code of Antarctica, New Zealand is 64, (0)2.
Huge city: Wellington Average city: Invercargill
It is difficult to definitively identify the wettest place in the Southern Hemisphere, because accurate and comparable data can be difficult to collect for some areas. However, Fiordland in New Zealand is arguably the wettest region in the Southern Hemisphere.
The west coast towns of Hokitika and Greymouth would be the wettest, but neither is a city.
New Zealand has a total area of 268,021 km2
Auckland gets about 1200 mm of rain a year. This makes Auckland New Zealand's wettest city.
New Zealand's total land area is approx 266 000 sq km.
Auckland is New Zealand's largest urban area. It has a population of approximately 1.5 million.
land mass of new zealand is 167,000 square kilometers
The South Island is the largest island in New Zealand by area.
The area of New Zealand is roughly 268 000 km2.
The largest city by area and population in New Zealand is Auckland. It has an area of 425.8 square miles and a population of 1,418,000 residents.
The area of Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand is 45,845 sq.km.