Island of North
The island of North is one of the two principal islands of the New Zealand, the other being the island of the South. Several important cities are located on this island, in particular Auckland, the most populated city country, and Wellington, the capital. Approximately 76% of the population of the New Zealand (3 148.400 inhabitants, according to the estimate of June 30th, 2006) reside on the island of North.
Principal cities
- Cambridge
- Coromandel
- Eketahuna
- Foxton
- Gisborne
- Hamilton
- Hastings
- Huntly
- Kerikeri
- Masterton
- Matamata
- Napier
- New Plymouth
- Pahiatua
- Palmerston North
- Raglan
- Rotorua
- Stratford
- Taupo
- Tauranga
- Wellington
Geography
- Cape Reinga
- Strait of Cook
- Caves of Waitomo
- Lake Taupo
- Peninsula of Coromandel
- National Tongariro Park
- Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu
- Waikato To rivet
- Waipoua Kauri Forest
Māori mythology
According to Māori mythology, the Island of North and the Île of the South come from the time or reignait the demigod Māui. Māui and its brothers were fishing since their canoe when Māui caught an enormous fish. Whereas it did not pay any more its attention on fish, his/her brothers fought for fish and cut out it. The fish became the Island of North while the canoe forms the Island of the South. The mountains and the valleys would result from the blows of the brothers of Māui given to fish when they disputed it. Thus, the name Māori for the Island of North east You Ika-a-Māui, which means the fish of Māui .
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