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This region has a sub-tropical climate and is bounded to the South by New Zealand's largest city, Auckland. Northland is New Zealand's third largest dairy producing region. The climate and soils of the Waikato make it one of the most productive grass growing regions in the world. For this reason, the Waikato is New Zealand's most important dairy region and is the site of the Ruakura Research Centre and the Livestock Improvement Corporation. The beautifully symmetric cone of the dormant volcano, Mount Taranaki, dominates this region. The consistent year-round rainfall and the porous volcanic soils make Taranaki ideally suited for dairying and it is the second most important dairying region. The Central North Island incorporates the Central Plateau, the high tussock plains resulting from the volcanic activity of the three main mountains, Ruapehu, Tongariro and Ngauruhoe, and the Bay of Plenty horticultural region. Top ^ EAST COAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND The relatively dry climate of the East Coast of the North Island makes the region an excellent producer of sheep and cattle and grapegrowing. Much of the country is very steep, however, and prone to erosion. In the central area of the eastern coast of the North Island is Hawke's Bay. The region is dominated by sheep and beef farming, and is New Zealand's premier pipfruit and summerfruit production area. The hot dry summers of the region make it a premium process vegetable and cereal growing and wine making region. The hot dry summers of the Wairarapa make it an ideal region for sheep and beef production. The climate is also suitable for grape growing, and the Martinborough region in central Wairarapa is internationally known for its Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc wines. The relatively even spread of rainfall and the flat plains of the Manawatu/Horowhenua make it an important region for arable, dairy, sheep and beef farming, and for the production of processed and fresh vegetables, especially potatoes. Top ^ At the top of the South Island and protected by mountain ranges on both sides, Nelson/Marlborough boasts some of the sunniest year-round weather in New Zealand. The region is an important fine wool producer, and New Zealand's second most important horticultural region. It is the only region in New Zealand producing hops. Wines from the Nelson/Marlborough region continue to receive international acclaim. In the South of the country lie regions with greatly differing climates. High Country Central Otago, in the rain shadow of the Southern Alps, has hot dry summers and cold winters and produces fine merino wool. Lower parts of Otago and Southland are much wetter and important for sheep, deer and cattle, and increasingly for dairy production. The West Coast of the South Island is a narrow strip of coastal plain used mostly for dairying, forestry and mining backed by the Southern Alps. These mountains and the predominant westerly winds combine to make this region New Zealand's wettest. The broad plains of Canterbury, watered by the snow-fed braided rivers flowing from the Southern Alps, form a premium sheep, deer and arable cropping area. Irrigation is used extensively to improve production as the summers are hot and dry, and winters are relatively mild and wet. It is the major small seed producing and cereal growing region, and is becoming an important dairying region. SOURCES: Top ^ |
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