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Our physical store is located at number 7 Starlight Arcade in Taupo, New Zealand. Lake Taupo is located in the middle of the north island. If you go to www.wises.co.nz and search for the business name 'Simply Souvenirs' a map of Taupo and our exact location will come up for you. We have a complete range of New Zealand souvenirs in store including an international postage facility for the locals and an internet cafe at the back of the store.

New Zealand Facts!

The capital on New Zealand is Wellington.
The length from tip to tip is 1770km with a width of 450km.
Population 3,736,554.
North Island is 2,829,798.
South Island is 906,756.
The highest point is Mount Cook at 3754 meters.
The largest lake is Lake Taupo at 606km squared.
The longest river is the Waikato river at 425km.
Largest Glacier is the Tasman Glacier at 29km.
Largest ski field is Whakapapa ski field.
Our floral emblem is the Silver fern.
The national icon is the Kiwi.
The New Zealand national Anthem is, God Defend New Zealand.
No point in new Zealand is more than 120km from a coast.
There are about 39.5 million sheep here.
compares to 9 million cattle.
New Zealand has a higher number of golf courses per capita than any other country in the world.
New Zealand has won more olympic gold medals per capita than any other country in the world.
Gisborne is the first city in the world to see the sun rise each day.

Polynesian early settlers arrived into New Zealand in the 10th century and typically by the 12th century settlements were all about the coastline. New Zealand visited very briefly by the Dutch navigator "Abel Tasman" in about 1642. In 1769 that the british navel Captain James Cook was the first European to explore New Zealand and its coastline.