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One Hour ------------------------------- New Zealand is 22 hours ahead of Cook Islands from the 1st Sun. of Apr. to the last Sun. of Sep., when N.Z. is on Standard Time, and 23 hours ahead while N.Z. is on Daylight Saving Time.
The North Island of New Zealand is separated from the South Island by the Cook Strait.
A body of water called Cook Strait goes in between the North Island and South Island of New Zealand.
The climates of the United Kingdom (which includes England) and New Zealand are similar except for the far north of North Island which is nearly sub-tropical.
London is the capital of the United Kingdom which includes England.
About 3000 miles
Cook Strait (Raukawa Moana).
...the prison is on the island.
No, there are several inter-island ferries that carry rail and vehicle traffic as well as passengers. These vessels are 12 - 13 000 tonnes.
The distance between Wellington, New Zealand and Sydney, Australia, is 1,378 miles (2,218 km) (1,198 nautical miles).However, the minimum distance between the continent of Australia and the islands of New Zealand can be found between the Resolution Island lighthouse in New Zealand's Fiordland and the Tasman Island lighthouse on Australia's island state of Tasmania. This is a distance of around 805 nautical miles, which is about 926 statute miles, or 1490 kilometres.
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The South Island is the largest island in New Zealand by area.