New Zealand is a country of stunning and diverse natural beauty: jagged mountains, rolling pasture land, steep fiords, pristine trout-filled lakes, raging rivers, scenic beaches, and active volcanic zones.
New Zealand's population has strongly opposed the testing and use of nuclear weapons. The prospect of nuclear armed US warship visits meant that its Parliament enacted anti-nuclear legislation in the mid-1980s.
New Zealand is a nation in the southwestern Pacific Ocean comprising of 2 primary islands, both set apart by volcanoes and glaciation. Capital Wellington, on the North Island, is home to Te Papa Tongarewa, the sweeping national historical center. Wellington's emotional Mt. Victoria, alongside the South Island's Fiordland and Southern Lakes, remained in for legendary Middle Earth in Peter Jackson's "Ruler of the Rings" movies.