Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Install
Faster access than browser!
 

North Island

Index North Island

The North Island (Māori: Te Ika-a-Māui) is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the slightly larger but much less populous South Island by Cook Strait. [1]

114 relations: Aotearoa, Auckland, Auckland Region, Bay of Islands, Bay of Plenty, Biome, Cape Palliser, Cape Reinga, Carterton, New Zealand, Central Hawke's Bay District, Chatham Islands, Cook Strait, Coromandel Peninsula, Demigod, District health board, East Cape, Ecoregion, Egmont National Park, Far North District, Feilding, Forest parks of New Zealand, Gisborne District, Gisborne, New Zealand, Hamilton Urban Area, Hamilton, New Zealand, Hastings, New Zealand, Hauraki District, Hauraki Gulf, Hawera, Hawke Bay, Hawke's Bay Region, Horowhenua District, ISO 3166-2:NZ, Kaipara District, Kapiti Coast District, Kapiti Urban Area, Kawerau, Lake Taupo, Levin, New Zealand, List of islands by area, List of islands of New Zealand, Lower Hutt, Manawatu District, Manawatu-Wanganui, Masterton, Matamata-Piako District, Māori language, Māori mythology, Māui (Māori mythology), Mount Ruapehu, ..., Mount Taranaki, Napier, New Zealand, Napier-Hastings Urban Area, New Plymouth, New Plymouth District, New Ulster Province, New Zealand, New Zealand Geographic Board, Ninety Mile Beach, New Zealand, North Cape (New Zealand), North Island Volcanic Plateau, North Taranaki Bight, Northland Peninsula, Northland Region, Northland temperate kauri forest, Opotiki, Otorohanga District, Palmerston North, Porirua, Preposition and postposition, Provinces of New Zealand, Pukekohe, Rangitikei District, Regions of New Zealand, Rotorua, Ruapehu District, South Island, South Taranaki Bight, South Taranaki District, South Waikato District, South Wairarapa District, Statistics New Zealand, Stratford, New Zealand, Taranaki, Tararua District, Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu, Taupo, Taupo District, Tauranga, Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest, Territorial authorities of New Zealand, Thames-Coromandel District, Tokoroa, Tongariro National Park, Upper Hutt, Waikato, Waikato District, Waikato River, Waipa District, Waipoua Forest, Wairoa, Waitomo Caves, Waitomo District, Wellington, Wellington City Council, Wellington Region, Western Bay of Plenty District, Whakatane, Whanganui, Whanganui District, Whanganui National Park, Whanganui River, Whangarei, Whangarei District. Expand index (64 more) »

Aotearoa

Aotearoa (commonly pronounced by some English speakers as) is the Māori name for New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Aotearoa · See more »

Auckland

Auckland is a city in New Zealand's North Island.

New!!: North Island and Auckland · See more »

Auckland Region

The Auckland Region is one of the sixteen regions of New Zealand, named for the city of Auckland, the country's largest urban area.

New!!: North Island and Auckland Region · See more »

Bay of Islands

The Bay of Islands is an area on the east coast of the Far North District of the North Island of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Bay of Islands · See more »

Bay of Plenty

The Bay of Plenty (Te Moana-a-Toi) is a large bight in the northern coast of New Zealand's North Island.

New!!: North Island and Bay of Plenty · See more »

Biome

A biome is a community of plants and animals that have common characteristics for the environment they exist in.

New!!: North Island and Biome · See more »

Cape Palliser

Cape Palliser is a promontory on the southern coast of New Zealand's North Island and is the southernmost point of North Island - it is in fact considerably further south than Nelson or Blenheim in the South Island.

New!!: North Island and Cape Palliser · See more »

Cape Reinga

Cape Reinga / Te Rerenga Wairua (Māori) is the northwesternmost tip of the Aupouri Peninsula, at the northern end of the North Island of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Cape Reinga · See more »

Carterton, New Zealand

Carterton (Taratahi) is a small town in the Wellington Region of New Zealand and the seat of the Carterton District (a territorial authority or local government district).

New!!: North Island and Carterton, New Zealand · See more »

Central Hawke's Bay District

Central Hawke's Bay District is part of the Hawke's Bay Region in the North Island of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Central Hawke's Bay District · See more »

Chatham Islands

The Chatham Islands form an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean about east of the South Island of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Chatham Islands · See more »

Cook Strait

Cook Strait (Te Moana-o-Raukawa) lies between the North and South Islands of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Cook Strait · See more »

Coromandel Peninsula

The Coromandel Peninsula on the North Island of New Zealand extends 85 kilometres north from the western end of the Bay of Plenty, forming a natural barrier to protect the Hauraki Gulf and the Firth of Thames in the west from the Pacific Ocean to the east.

New!!: North Island and Coromandel Peninsula · See more »

Demigod

A demigod or demi-god is a minor deity, a mortal or immortal who is the offspring of a god and a human, or a figure who has attained divine status after death.

New!!: North Island and Demigod · See more »

District health board

District Health Boards (DHBs) in New Zealand are organisations established by the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000, responsible for ensuring the provision of health and disability services to populations within a defined geographical area.

New!!: North Island and District health board · See more »

East Cape

East Cape is the easternmost point of the main islands of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and East Cape · See more »

Ecoregion

An ecoregion (ecological region) is an ecologically and geographically defined area that is smaller than a bioregion, which in turn is smaller than an ecozone.

New!!: North Island and Ecoregion · See more »

Egmont National Park

Egmont National Park is located south of New Plymouth, close to the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Egmont National Park · See more »

Far North District

The Far North District of New Zealand, as its name suggests, is the northernmost district within New Zealand, consisting of the northern tip of the North Island.

New!!: North Island and Far North District · See more »

Feilding

Feilding (Māori: Kawakawa) is a town in the Manawatu District of the North Island of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Feilding · See more »

Forest parks of New Zealand

The forest parks of New Zealand are on public land administered by the Department of Conservation.

New!!: North Island and Forest parks of New Zealand · See more »

Gisborne District

The Gisborne District (Te Tai Rāwhiti) is an area of northeastern New Zealand governed by the Gisborne District Council.

New!!: North Island and Gisborne District · See more »

Gisborne, New Zealand

Gisborne (Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa "Great standing place of Kiwa") is a city in northeastern New Zealand and the largest settlement in the Gisborne District (or Gisborne Region).

New!!: North Island and Gisborne, New Zealand · See more »

Hamilton Urban Area

The Hamilton Urban Area is a New Zealand urban area in the Waikato Region.

New!!: North Island and Hamilton Urban Area · See more »

Hamilton, New Zealand

Hamilton (Kirikiriroa) is a city in the North Island of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Hamilton, New Zealand · See more »

Hastings, New Zealand

Hastings (Heretaunga) is a New Zealand city and is one of the two major urban areas in Hawke's Bay, on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Hastings, New Zealand · See more »

Hauraki District

Hauraki District is a territorial authority within the Waikato Region of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Hauraki District · See more »

Hauraki Gulf

The Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana is a coastal feature of the North Island of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Hauraki Gulf · See more »

Hawera

Hawera (Maori: "Hāwera") is the second-largest town in the Taranaki region of New Zealand's North Island, with a population of.

New!!: North Island and Hawera · See more »

Hawke Bay

Hawke Bay is a large bay on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Hawke Bay · See more »

Hawke's Bay Region

Hawke's Bay Region (Te Matau-a-Māui) is a region of New Zealand on the east coast of the North Island.

New!!: North Island and Hawke's Bay Region · See more »

Horowhenua District

Horowhenua District is a local government district on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Horowhenua District · See more »

ISO 3166-2:NZ

ISO 3166-2:NZ is the entry for New Zealand in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166.

New!!: North Island and ISO 3166-2:NZ · See more »

Kaipara District

The Kaipara District is located in the Northland Region in northern New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Kaipara District · See more »

Kapiti Coast District

Kapiti Coast District is a local government district in the lower North Island of New Zealand, 50 km north of Wellington.

New!!: North Island and Kapiti Coast District · See more »

Kapiti Urban Area

The Kapiti Urban Area is a statistical area defined by Statistics New Zealand to cover a group of urban settlements on the Kapiti Coast.

New!!: North Island and Kapiti Urban Area · See more »

Kawerau

Kawerau is a town in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Kawerau · See more »

Lake Taupo

Lake Taupo is a lake in the North Island of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Lake Taupo · See more »

Levin, New Zealand

Levin (Taitoko) is the largest town and seat of the Horowhenua District, in the Manawatu-Wanganui region of New Zealand's North Island.

New!!: North Island and Levin, New Zealand · See more »

List of islands by area

This list of islands by area includes all islands in the world greater than and several other islands over, sorted in descending order by area.

New!!: North Island and List of islands by area · See more »

List of islands of New Zealand

New Zealand consists of a large number of islands; estimated around six hundred.

New!!: North Island and List of islands of New Zealand · See more »

Lower Hutt

Lower Hutt (Awakairangi) is a city in the Wellington Region of the North Island of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Lower Hutt · See more »

Manawatu District

The Manawatu District is a local government district in the Manawatu-Wanganui Region in the North Island of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Manawatu District · See more »

Manawatu-Wanganui

Manawatu-Wanganui is a region in the lower half of the North Island of New Zealand, whose main population centres are the cities of Palmerston North and Whanganui.

New!!: North Island and Manawatu-Wanganui · See more »

Masterton

Masterton (Whakaoriori) is a large town in the Wellington Region of New Zealand and the seat of the Masterton District (a territorial authority or local government district).

New!!: North Island and Masterton · See more »

Matamata-Piako District

Matamata-Piako District is a local government area in the Waikato region of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Matamata-Piako District · See more »

Māori language

Māori, also known as te reo ("the language"), is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken by the Māori people, the indigenous population of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Māori language · See more »

Māori mythology

Māori mythology and Māori traditions are the two major categories into which the legends of the Māori of New Zealand may usefully be divided.

New!!: North Island and Māori mythology · See more »

Māui (Māori mythology)

In Māori mythology, as in other Polynesian traditions, Māui is a culture hero and a trickster, famous for his exploits and cleverness.

New!!: North Island and Māui (Māori mythology) · See more »

Mount Ruapehu

Mount Ruapehu, also known simply as Ruapehu, is an active stratovolcano at the southern end of the Taupo Volcanic Zone in New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Mount Ruapehu · See more »

Mount Taranaki

Mount Taranaki, or Mount Egmont, is an active but quiescent stratovolcano in the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island.

New!!: North Island and Mount Taranaki · See more »

Napier, New Zealand

Napier (Ahuriri) is a New Zealand city with a seaport, located in Hawke's Bay on the eastern coast of the North Island.

New!!: North Island and Napier, New Zealand · See more »

Napier-Hastings Urban Area

The Napier-Hastings Urban Area lies mostly on the Heretaunga Plains of the Hawke's Bay Region in New Zealand and is a conurbation surrounding the twin cities of Napier and Hastings.

New!!: North Island and Napier-Hastings Urban Area · See more »

New Plymouth

New Plymouth (Ngāmotu) is the major city of the Taranaki Region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and New Plymouth · See more »

New Plymouth District

The New Plymouth District is one of the districts of New Zealand within Taranaki.

New!!: North Island and New Plymouth District · See more »

New Ulster Province

New Ulster was a province of the Colony of New Zealand that existed between 1841 and 1853.

New!!: North Island and New Ulster Province · See more »

New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is a sovereign island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

New!!: North Island and New Zealand · See more »

New Zealand Geographic Board

The New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) (Māori: Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) is constituted under the New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008, and was previously constituted under the New Zealand Geographic Board Act 1946.

New!!: North Island and New Zealand Geographic Board · See more »

Ninety Mile Beach, New Zealand

Ninety Mile Beach (official name Te-Oneroa-a-Tōhē/Ninety Mile Beach) is on the western coast of the far north of the North Island of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Ninety Mile Beach, New Zealand · See more »

North Cape (New Zealand)

North Cape is located at the northern end of the Northland Peninsula in the North Island of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and North Cape (New Zealand) · See more »

North Island Volcanic Plateau

The North Island Volcanic Plateau (often called the Central Plateau and occasionally the Waimarino Plateau) is a volcanic plateau covering much of central North Island of New Zealand with volcanoes, lava plateaus, and crater lakes.

New!!: North Island and North Island Volcanic Plateau · See more »

North Taranaki Bight

The North Taranaki Bight is a large bay that extends north and east from the north coast of Taranaki in New Zealand's North Island.

New!!: North Island and North Taranaki Bight · See more »

Northland Peninsula

The Northland Peninsula, called the North Auckland Peninsula in earlier times, is in the far north of the North Island of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Northland Peninsula · See more »

Northland Region

The Northland Region (Te Tai Tokerau) is the northernmost of New Zealand's 16 local government regions.

New!!: North Island and Northland Region · See more »

Northland temperate kauri forest

The Northland temperate kauri forests ecoregion, within the temperate broadleaf and mixed forests Biome, is in northern New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Northland temperate kauri forest · See more »

Opotiki

Opotiki (Ōpōtiki, from Ō Pōtiki mai Tawhiti) is a small town in the eastern Bay of Plenty in the North Island of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Opotiki · See more »

Otorohanga District

Otorohanga District is a municipality in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Otorohanga District · See more »

Palmerston North

Palmerston North (Te Papa-i-Oea) is a city in the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Manawatu-Wanganui region.

New!!: North Island and Palmerston North · See more »

Porirua

Porirua is a city in the Wellington Region of the North Island of New Zealand, and one of the four cities that constitute the Wellington metropolitan area.

New!!: North Island and Porirua · See more »

Preposition and postposition

Prepositions and postpositions, together called adpositions (or broadly, in English, simply prepositions), are a class of words used to express spatial or temporal relations (in, under, towards, before) or mark various semantic roles (of, for).

New!!: North Island and Preposition and postposition · See more »

Provinces of New Zealand

The provinces of the Colony of New Zealand existed as a form of sub-national government.

New!!: North Island and Provinces of New Zealand · See more »

Pukekohe

Pukekohe is a town in the Auckland Region of the North Island of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Pukekohe · See more »

Rangitikei District

The Rangitikei District is a territorial authority located primarily in the Manawatu-Whanganui Region in the North Island of New Zealand, although a small part, the town of Ngamatea (13.63% by land area), lies in the Hawke's Bay Region.

New!!: North Island and Rangitikei District · See more »

Regions of New Zealand

New Zealand is divided into sixteen regions for local government purposes.

New!!: North Island and Regions of New Zealand · See more »

Rotorua

Rotorua (Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe "The second great lake of Kahumatamomoe") is a city on the southern shores of Lake Rotorua from which the city takes its name, located in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.

New!!: North Island and Rotorua · See more »

Ruapehu District

Ruapehu District is a territorial authority in the centre of New Zealand's North Island.

New!!: North Island and Ruapehu District · See more »

South Island

The South Island (Māori: Te Waipounamu) is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the smaller but more populous North Island.

New!!: North Island and South Island · See more »

South Taranaki Bight

The South Taranaki Bight is a large bay that extends south and east from the south coast of Taranaki in New Zealand's North Island.

New!!: North Island and South Taranaki Bight · See more »

South Taranaki District

South Taranaki is a territorial authority on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island that contains the towns of Hawera, Manaia, Opunake, Patea, Eltham, and Waverley.

New!!: North Island and South Taranaki District · See more »

South Waikato District

South Waikato District is a local government district in the Waikato Region of the North Island of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and South Waikato District · See more »

South Wairarapa District

South Wairarapa District is at the south-east tip of the North Island of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and South Wairarapa District · See more »

Statistics New Zealand

Statistics New Zealand (Tatauranga Aotearoa), branded as Stats NZ, is the public service department of New Zealand charged with the collection of statistics related to the economy, population and society of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Statistics New Zealand · See more »

Stratford, New Zealand

Stratford (Whakaahurangi) is the only town in Stratford District, and the seat of the Taranaki Region, in New Zealand's North Island.

New!!: North Island and Stratford, New Zealand · See more »

Taranaki

Taranaki is a region in the west of New Zealand's North Island, administered by the Taranaki Regional Council.

New!!: North Island and Taranaki · See more »

Tararua District

The Tararua District is an area near the south-east corner of New Zealand's North Island that is administered by the Tararua District Council.

New!!: North Island and Tararua District · See more »

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu

Taumatawhakatangi­hangakoauauotamatea­turipukakapikimaunga­horonukupokaiwhen­uakitanatahu is a hill near Porangahau, south of Waipukurau in southern Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu · See more »

Taupo

Taupo (also spelled Taupō) is a town on the shore of Lake Taupo, which occupies the caldera of the Taupo Volcano in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Taupo · See more »

Taupo District

The Taupo District is a district in New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Taupo District · See more »

Tauranga

Tauranga is the most populous city in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Tauranga · See more »

Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest

Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest is a temperate climate terrestrial biome, with broadleaf tree ecoregions, and with conifer and broadleaf tree mixed coniferous forest ecoregions.

New!!: North Island and Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest · See more »

Territorial authorities of New Zealand

Territorial authorities are the second tier of local government in New Zealand, below regional councils.

New!!: North Island and Territorial authorities of New Zealand · See more »

Thames-Coromandel District

The Thames-Coromandel District is a territorial authority district in the North Island of New Zealand, covering all the Coromandel Peninsula and extending south to Hikutaia.

New!!: North Island and Thames-Coromandel District · See more »

Tokoroa

Tokoroa (Māori: Te Kaokaoroa o Patetere) is the fifth-largest town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand and largest settlement in the South Waikato District.

New!!: North Island and Tokoroa · See more »

Tongariro National Park

Tongariro National Park is the oldest national park in New Zealand,Department of Conservation:, retrieved 21 April 2013 located in the central North Island.

New!!: North Island and Tongariro National Park · See more »

Upper Hutt

Upper Hutt (Māori: Orongomai) is a city in the Wellington Region of the North Island of New Zealand, and one of the four cities that constitute the Wellington metropolitan area.

New!!: North Island and Upper Hutt · See more »

Waikato

Waikato is a local government region of the upper North Island of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Waikato · See more »

Waikato District

Waikato District is a territorial authority of New Zealand, in the northern part of Waikato Region, North Island.

New!!: North Island and Waikato District · See more »

Waikato River

The Waikato River is the longest river in New Zealand, running for through the North Island.

New!!: North Island and Waikato River · See more »

Waipa District

Waipa District Council in the Waikato region of New Zealand is a municipality that covers Te Awamutu, Cambridge and several small towns.

New!!: North Island and Waipa District · See more »

Waipoua Forest

Waipoua Forest preserves some of the best examples of kauri forest remaining in New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Waipoua Forest · See more »

Wairoa

Wairoa is a town and territorial authority district in New Zealand's North Island.

New!!: North Island and Wairoa · See more »

Waitomo Caves

The Waitomo Caves is a village and solutional cave system forming a major tourist attraction in the northern King Country region of the North Island of New Zealand, 12 kilometres northwest of Te Kuiti.

New!!: North Island and Waitomo Caves · See more »

Waitomo District

Waitomo District is a territorial authority, located in the Waikato region, at the north of the King Country area in the North Island of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Waitomo District · See more »

Wellington

Wellington (Te Whanganui-a-Tara) is the capital city and second most populous urban area of New Zealand, with residents.

New!!: North Island and Wellington · See more »

Wellington City Council

Wellington City Council is a territorial authority in New Zealand, representing the country's third-largest city by population, behind Auckland and Christchurch.

New!!: North Island and Wellington City Council · See more »

Wellington Region

The Wellington Region (also known as Greater Wellington) is a local government region of New Zealand that occupies the southern end of the North Island.

New!!: North Island and Wellington Region · See more »

Western Bay of Plenty District

Western Bay of Plenty District is a territorial authority within the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Western Bay of Plenty District · See more »

Whakatane

Whakatane (alt.; Maori: "Whakatāne") is a town in the eastern Bay of Plenty Region in the North Island of New Zealand, 90 km east of Tauranga and 89 km north-east of Rotorua, at the mouth of the Whakatane River.

New!!: North Island and Whakatane · See more »

Whanganui

Whanganui, also spelt Wanganui, is a city on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Whanganui · See more »

Whanganui District

Whanganui District is one of the districts of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Whanganui District · See more »

Whanganui National Park

The Whanganui National Park is a national park located in the North Island of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Whanganui National Park · See more »

Whanganui River

The Whanganui River is a major river in the North Island of New Zealand.

New!!: North Island and Whanganui River · See more »

Whangarei

Whangarei is the northernmost city in New Zealand and the regional capital of Northland Region.

New!!: North Island and Whangarei · See more »

Whangarei District

Whangarei District is a territorial authority district in the Northland Region of New Zealand that is governed by the Whangarei District Council.

New!!: North Island and Whangarei District · See more »

Redirects here:

New Zealand - North Island, North Island (New Zealand), North Island NZ, North Island New Zealand, North Island of New Zealand, North Island, NZ, North Island, New Zealand, North island, Northland temperate kauri forests, Te Ika a Maui, Te Ika a Māui, Te Ika-a-Maui, Te Ika-a-Māui, Te ika-a-Maui, The North Island, The North Island Of New Zealand.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Island

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »