New Zealand Weather
MetService is NZ's national weather bureau. Forecasts and analysis are available anytime for the entire country and the Tasman Sea.

Itinerary Areas of Interest:
Christchurch
KaiKoura
Wellington
Tongariro National Park
Taupo
Rotorua
Whakatane
Auckland
Bay of Islands

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°C to °F conversion chart (.pdf)

Weather Channel Interactive NZ map

Flight Status

December 6
Delta Airlines 5247 (CMH to CVG)
Delta Airlines 765 (CVG TO LAX)
Air New Zealand 5 (LAX TO AKL)
Air New Zealand 509 (AKL to CHC)

December 21
Air New Zealand 8 (AKL to SFO)
Delta Airlines 650 (SFO to ATL)
Delta Airlines 5622 (ATL to CMH)

God Defend New Zealand
The NZ National Anthem

English Version
God of Nations at Thy feet,
In the bonds of love we meet,
Hear our voices, we entreat,
God defend our free land.
Guard Pacific's triple star
From the shafts of strife and war,
Make her praises heard afar,
God defend New Zealand.

Māori Version
E Ihoā Atua,
O ngā iwi mātou rā
Āta whaka rongona;
Me aroha noa
Kia hua ko te pai;
Kia tau tō atawhai;
Manaakitia mai
Aotearoa

From the NZ Ministry for Culture & Heritage

Click to hear mp3's of the NZ National Anthem.

The All Blacks are New Zealand's international rugby union team. Before they play an international match, they perform a haka, a Māori war dance.

Traditionally, the haka was used only in Māori cultural contexts, but today the haka is used in a wide range of public occasions to signify the importance of a particular event... like kicking some Aussie or Springbok butt!

All Blacks' Haka

Ringa pakia
Uma tiraha
Turi whatia
Hope whai ake
Waewae takahia kia kino

Ka Mate! Ka Mate!
Ka Ora! Ka Ora!
Ka Mate! Ka Mate!
Ka Ora! Ka Ora!
Tenei te ta ngata puhuru huru
Nana nei i tiki mai
Whakawhiti te ra
A upane ka upane!
A upane kaupane whiti te ra!
Hi!!

The All Blacks' Ka Mate Haka

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