Auroa

Auroa is New Duveland's capital and 4th largest city. The city has a rich history, from the establishment in the early 18th century up to today. It remains as one of the most visited cities in New Duveland, with historic victorian architecture lining the city's riverfront and central business district and has one of the most vibrant night life in the country.

History
Auroa started out as a penal colony in 1832, but soon became a town a few years later. It became the capital city after the collapse of the Lord Howe Federation, in which the nations of New Duveland, New Holland and Diemens Land were established. They were all colonys under the British Commonwealth before the short lived federation. Auroa was a small farming town for many years, it only started to become the bustling city that it is today once New Duveland become a sperate colony from New South Wales, and was decleared the capital of New Duveland. Coming into the 20th century, many new job opportunities were opening up in Auroa, the discovery of natural resources sparked a huge movement or people from other parts of the world and New Duveland to live and work in Auroa. Many skyscrapers started to rise from the ground in Auroa CBD.

Geography
Mt. Tāmaota is a very big tourist attraction, having a large observation/lookout at the top of the summit, and also being the location of 3 T.V and Radio Towers, providing coverage for the entire city. Auroa is located on the Auroa Peninsular.

Politics
Auroa is the capital of New Duveland, home to Parliament house, international embassies and other government buildings. The prime minister resides in the city, living right next to Parliament House.

Environment
The city considers itself as one of the greenest in the world, citizens are encourage to recycle as much as they can. Waste collection charges households on how much their un-recyclable waste is, and how heavy their recycling is, and charges them accordingly. Solar panels are installed on many homes and businesses, with the city getting much of it's power from Wind, Hydro and Solar. There are many offshore wind turbines that power the CBD and surrounding areas.

Flora
The city is also considered one of the greenest in the world, all suburbs are green with many native trees, and there are many public parks for citizens to relax in. One of the largest parks in Auroa is Auroa Central Park, the largest public park in the country.

Fauna
Native animals often shelter in the city from storms and many will live in trees and parks. The city has a small problem of feral pets living in the forests which the city surrounds, this is being solved by trapping the animals in cages and then bring them to animal shelters and trained back into being adopted.

Demographics
At the 2011 census, Auroa had a total population of 224,002, with 20.17% of New Duveland's total population. This is by far the largest city in the country and also the oceanic region (Excluding AUS, NZ, QLD & NH). Many citizens live in low-rise suburbs, stretching right across the island. The city itself actually surrounds a mountainous forest, in which the highest peek is Mt. Tāmaota. Many citizens also live in the inner-city area.

Religion
There are many churches and mosques throughout the city. Religion is not allowed to be taught in public school.

Economy
Auroa is the centre of New Duveland's economy, most large businesses have their headquarters in the city and much of the wealth is produced in the city. Many hotels are established in the downtown area, the largest hotel in the city, and the country is the Asgard International Hotels Auroa, which has become a landmark for the city, known worldwide for it's unique shape and design.

Media
New Duveland Daily prints every day of the week, and is delivered to every household in the city. There are 7 radio stations that broadcast through the city: Radio Duveland, Triple S, Double Jay, In the Now, Till you drop, Broani and Vision. Vision and Broani are exclusive to Auroa and do not broadcast anywhere else in the nation. Many T.V shows are broadcast in the city, including Channel 49, Channel 3, Channel 24, Loopey, Kiriata, Taita and ōi. These channels broadcast news, movies, animated T.V shows, reality T.V and many more different types of shows. All T.Vs in the city have been switched to digital, improving quality by vast amounts.

Sports
there are many Cricket, Australia Rules Football and Soccer fields in the city. Anyone can use them escept for event days, when only does participating are allowed on the field during game time, to prevent audience-player clashes.

Infrastructure
Auroa has large amounts of public and private transportation methods, some of the most advanced in the country.

Road
There is a Ring road which circles Capital Island and is used as highway for suburban citizens trying to get into the city. All roads are lined with underground gutters to prevent flooding and footpaths for public use.

Rail
Auroa Central Station is the largest train station in New Duveland, in size, amount of commuters daily and commuters total.]] Auroa is the only city to have an advance metro rail line, with tracks spreading through the suburbs which then goes underground when getting into the city, it is not considered a subway, but a underground rail, trains run above to underground. Trains arrive at every station in peek hours every 10 minutes, during the day ever 20 minutes and at night every 30 minutes.

Air
Auroa International is the largest airport in New Duveland, currently being relocated to the Big island as there is no room to expand the current airport. If the airport is damaged, flights will be diverted to other airports around the country or New Holland. Flights come in from every continent daily, major airport destinations are Sydney, Auckland, Hong Kong, Brisbane and Victoria. Other desirable destinations are Dubai, Los Angeles, Suva and Taiko.

Water
There is a large ferry and cruise dock in the heart of the city, providing isolated islands with a link to the city. Many people live on these islands and commute in to the islands every weekday. Large ferries run Every 15 minutes from Auroa to Victoria, every 30 minutes to Auckland and every hour to Noumea. There are also cruise lines which travel to Australia and Queensland, docking in various ports from Sydney to Townsville.

The main port of New Duveland is located in the northern area of the Capital Island, providing large amounts of imports and exports.

International Relations
Auroa currently has many sister cities throughout the world, these cities can be connected via same the climate, economic or social backgrounds.

Alliance of Independent Nations

 * Evelstadt, Neu Westfalen
 * Maloná, Histalpol

Worldwide

 * 🇳🇿 Auckland, New Zealand
 * 🇦🇺 Canberra, Australia
 * 🇳🇨 Nouméa, New Caledonia
 * 🇫🇯 Suva, Fiji