2016年11月18日 星期五

New Zealand, Ngaruawahia 紐西蘭Ngaruawahia鎮

New Zealand, Ngaruawahia   紐西蘭Ngaruawahia

Ngaruawahia, New Zealand (New Zealand's Maoridom Capital)
Location-- (37°39'56.7"S 175°08'52.5"E) (-37.665753, 175.147908)
Ngaruawahia is located near SH1, 105km south of Auckland and 20km northwest of Hamilton, New Zealand. Before SH1 by-passed the town a few years ago, it's once a busy town for tourists to stretch their legs and admire Maori culture around the town. Now it's a quiet town. The town was once considered as a potential capital of New Zealand and is regarded as the Maoridom capital. Queen Elizabeth II has visited Ngaruawahia on two occasions in 1953 & 1974.

地點 -- 紐西蘭 -- Ngaruawahia (紐西蘭毛利人之都)
位置-- (37°39'56.7"S 175°08'52.5"E) (-37.665753, 175.147908)
Ngaruawahia鎮位於紐西蘭奧克蘭南方105公里的1號公路附近,幾年前1號公路尚未改道,該鎮曾相當熱鬧,現在則變成一個寧靜的小鎮。該鎮的毛利文化氣息濃厚,被認為是毛利人的首都,亦曾被考慮設立為紐西蘭首都,目前該鎮已成為觀光旅遊城鎮,伊利莎白女王二世曾於1953年及1974年訪問該鎮兩次。














2016年11月1日 星期二

New Zealand, Waihi 紐西蘭Waihi鎮

New Zealand, Waihi   紐西蘭Waihi

Waihi, New Zealand (New Zealand's Heart of Gold)
Location -- (37°23'22.8"S 175°50'36.9"E) (-37.389676, 175.843571)
Waihi is located on SH2, 140km southeast of Auckland, New Zealand. It is once a town ofThe Heart of Gold in New Zealand. The township grew since the discovery of gold in 1878 and was one of the great gold mining districts of the world. By 1952, when the mighty Martha Mine closed, around 174 tons of gold and 1,193 tons of silver had been produced. Combined with the nearby resort town of Waihi Beach, now Waihi has become a tourist town.

地點 -- 紐西蘭 -- Waihi (紐西蘭金礦中心之鎮)
位置 -- (37°23'22.8"S 175°50'36.9"E) (-37.389676, 175.843571)
Waihi鎮位於紐西蘭奧克蘭東南方140公里的2號公路上,該鎮曾有〝紐西蘭金礦中心之鎮〞的稱號。自1878年開採至1952年關閉為止,該鎮的Martha礦坑總計開採了174噸黃金及1,193白銀,目前該鎮已成為觀光旅遊城鎮。