Consider the following statements:

1. New Zealand has very mild winters owing to its oceanic situation and only the extreme north has very cold winters.
2. In New Zealand, the situation of the mountain chain produces much sharper climate contrasts between east and west than in a north-west direction.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Statement 2 alone is correct. Statement 1 is incorrect because New Zealand's oceanic position gives it mild temperatures throughout the country, not just in the north. Statement 2 is correct because New Zealand's mountain ranges run northeast-southwest, creating sharp east-west precipitation contrasts (west is wet, east is dry) rather than north-south differences.