Temperature Control in the city of Wellington in New Zealand

       Wellington. The center of New Zealand. Apart of the North Island of New Zealand but the south point of the North Island as well. As I said before North Island is warmer than South so what is the temperature here? Of course it's temperature would be between Auckland (North) and Dunedin (south) with the warmest month in January at 68 degrees and the coldest month July at 43 degrees. The annual range temperature is 29 degrees.
       Although Wellington has a higher annual range temperature than Hawaii, the annual range temperature is less than a city in the North and a city in the South of New Zealand. Why? Simply because of location. New Zealand is believed to lay on top of the meetings of two tectonic plates. Due to this the North Island has more volcanoes and one still active. They also have hot springs and consistant geological activity. South Island is mostly made up of mountains known as the Southern Alps which raises the elevation of the South Island than North which makes it colder. Because of the rise of elevation as you go from North to South, it will continue to get cooler because the farther you move from earth, the cooler the weather gets.
       A temperature control that doesn't affect New Zealand is being near the equator. What does the equator have to do with temperature? Well near the equator the regions are mass of water absorb more solar radiation than anywhere on the earth. This is because it's more focused and direct solar radiation from the sun than as you go North or South. The energy going North and South has a farther distance to reach than the equator therefore the equator is warmer. With New Zealand being in the Southern Hemisphere, it has different seasons, but it's closer to South Pole therefore it has colder temperatures compared to other regions surrounded by water.
       Considering the global warming effect and because I'm a person who doesn't like the cold, I predict the future of New Zealand not looking to bright. I say that because every year New Zealand moves four centimeters away from Australia and closer to the South Pole. Also with ice in Antartica melting because of global warming, it will take over parts of New Zealand making less land mass. You can argue that with more water around New Zealand, that it will turn closer to a smaller island which it is usually compared to because of its isolation but we have to remember that water takes a lot of energy to warm up and with the constant ice melting at Antartica, I don't think New Zealand will get warmer and continue to get colder as time goes on.