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The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island.

Several important cities are in the North Island, notably New Zealand's largest city Auckland, and Wellington, the capital, located at the southern extremity of the island. Around 76% of New Zealand's population lives in the North Island.

The story goes that he and his brothers were fishing from their canoe (the South Island) when he caught a great fish and pulled it from the sea. While he was not looking his brothers fought over the fish and chopped it up.

This great fish became the North Island and thus the Maori name for the North Island is Te Ika O Maui (The Fish of Maui). The mountains and valleys are said to have been formed as a result of them hacking at the fish.

The island is the world's 14th largest island.

A grammatical note: New Zealanders refer to them with a definite article as "the North Island" and "the South Island", like "the North Sea" and "the Western World", but unlike " Rangitoto Island" or " West Point". Maps, and headings or tables, and adjectival expressions use "North Island", whereas "the North Island" is used after a preposition or before or after a verb, e.g. "my mother lives in the North Island", "the North Island is smaller than the South Island", or "I'm visiting the North Island".

1 Cities and towns in the North Island

(Smaller urban areas are found on the List of towns in New Zealand)

• Auckland
• Cambridge
• Coromandel
• FoxtonFoxton is the name of several places in the world: Foxton, North Island, New Zealand Foxton, Cambridgeshire, England Foxton, County Durham, England Foxton, Leicestershire, England Foxton Locks, on the Grand Union Canal, in Leicestershire, England.
• GisborneGisborne is the name of a unitary authority (in this case, a region and district) in New Zealand. It contains the city of the same name. Gisborne Region The region is located in the northeastern corner of the North Island and is also referred to as the Ea
• HamiltonHamilton is New Zealand's 4th largest metropolitan area. It is situated in the Waikato district about one and a half hours drive south of Auckland. The local iwi ( Maori tribe) is Tainui. Originally called Kirikiriroa when the first Maori inhabited the re
• HastingsHastings Urban Zone Population 61,700 Extent Clive to Pakipaki, Fernhill to Haumoana & Havelock North TerritorialAuthority Name Hastings District Population 70,500 Extent Waikari River to Lake Poukawa, and east to the Kaweka Range; excluding area in Napie
• HuntlyHuntly (population 7,067) is a town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is situated 93 kilometres south of Auckland and 35 kilometres north of Hamilton. It is situated on State Highway 1 and straddles the Waikato River. The Huntly
• KerikeriKerikeri is a popular tourist destination in the famous Bay of Islands on the North Island of New Zealand about three hours drive north of Auckland, and is often described as the Cradle Of The Nation. It is the site of the first permanent mission station
• MatamataMatamata is a rural Waikato town in New Zealand with a total population of around 12,000 (6,000 in rural areas, 6,000 in the township). It is located near the base of the Kaimai Ranges, and is a thriving farming area known for bloodstock. It is the seat o
• NapierNapier Urban Zone Population 56,700 Extent the city, Eskdale, Waiohiki TerritorialAuthority Name Napier City Population 55,800 Extent Bay View to Taradale & Awatoto See also Hastings District RegionalCouncil Name Hawke's Bay Napier is an important port ci
• New Plymouth
• Pahiatua
• Palmerston North
• Raglan
• Rotorua
• Stratford
• Taupo
• Tauranga
• Wellington

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