That answer has to depend on what you call "close".
The northernmost point of New Zealand is about 2,375 miles from the equator ...
about the same as the distance between the equator and Simi Valley CA, Clovis NM,
Atoka OK, Pine Bluff AR, Hartsell AL, Rome GA, and Wilmington SC, as well as Rabat,
Tripoli, Qom, Herat and Kabul, Srinagar, Xi-an, and Hiroshima.
Because New Zealand's temperature is moderated by the ocean and we are the same distance from the south pole as Spain is from the north pole. Canada is much closer to the north pole.
No, it is closer.
Wellington
The latitude of Sydney, Australia, is 33°51′ SouthThe northernmost point of the North Island of New Zealand is at 34° 23' South which is close to that of Wollongong.Therefore Sydney is a little further north than the North Island of New Zealand.
not that close, the south island is very cold since its practically above Antarctica, where i am , north island is all rightish, not as hot as Aussie :DPart of New Zealand lies on the 45 South latitude, so that corresponds roughly to the position of Spain in the northern hemisphere.
No No Jakein No, the equator does not pass through the Southern Ocean
No, New Zealand is East of Australia which is considerably below the equator.
auckland, new zealand is located in the southern hemisphere, below the equator.
There are the Colville Cliffs in the far north of new Zealand's north Island.
First of all, there is only 'one' New Zealand and not 'two' and the countries close to New Zealand are Australia, Fiji, Samoa, Nieu etc
Yes, New Zealand is a close neighbour of Australia.
New Zealand. More precisely, the co-ordinates would place you off the East coast of The southern island of New Zealand - close to Campbell Island.