As the UK looks to unhitch itself from the European Union, here is an interesting to-scale comparison of the size of NZ versus the UK and Ireland from thetruesize.com
New Zealand's Chatham Islands (east of Christchurch) are slightly larger than the Isle of Man (UK) but are about 680km from the mainland, or a little further than the distance between England and Switzerland.
The exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of NZ is approx 4.1 million km2, about five times bigger than the UK's, and we have the largest ocean in the world at our doorstep.
The Royal New Zealand Navy has two offshore patrol vessels and four inshore patrol vessels to cover its entire EEZ against the likes of illegal fishing, drug smugglers and biosecurity threats.
In June smugglers were caught landing half a tonne of meth on remote Ninety Mile Beach at the northern tip of New Zealand - seemingly by keen eyed locals.
Thankfully we have not yet had to deal with the moral angst and the human carnage of people smuggling and refugee boats (yet).
New Zealand's Chatham Islands (east of Christchurch) are slightly larger than the Isle of Man (UK) but are about 680km from the mainland, or a little further than the distance between England and Switzerland.
The exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of NZ is approx 4.1 million km2, about five times bigger than the UK's, and we have the largest ocean in the world at our doorstep.
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| NZ Exclusive Economic Zone (NIWA) |
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| UK Exclusive Economic Zone (Wikipedia) |
The Royal New Zealand Navy has two offshore patrol vessels and four inshore patrol vessels to cover its entire EEZ against the likes of illegal fishing, drug smugglers and biosecurity threats.
In June smugglers were caught landing half a tonne of meth on remote Ninety Mile Beach at the northern tip of New Zealand - seemingly by keen eyed locals.
Thankfully we have not yet had to deal with the moral angst and the human carnage of people smuggling and refugee boats (yet).
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