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The ___MASK42___ Island or Te Ika - a - Mui (" Mori ") is one ___MASK73___ the two main islands ___MASK73___ New Zealand , separated from the slightly larger but much less populous South Island by Cook Strait . The island ' s area is , making it the world ' s 14th - largest island . It has a population ___MASK73___ ___MASK14___ , officially the Commonwealth ___MASK73___ ___MASK14___ , is a country comprising the mainland ___MASK73___ the Australian continent , the island ___MASK73___ Tasmania and numerous smaller islands . It is the world ' s sixth - largest country by total area . The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea , Indonesia and East Timor to the north ; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north - east ; and New Zealand to the south - east . ___MASK14___ ' s capital is Canberra , and its largest urban area is Sydney . ___MASK11___ ( Mori : Te Tihi - o - Maru ) is a port city in the southern ___MASK6___ of New Zealand , located 157 kilometres southwest of ___MASK54___ and about 196 kilometres northeast of Dunedin on the eastern Pacific coast of the ___MASK2___ Island . The ___MASK11___ urban area is home to people , and is the largest urban area in ___MASK2___ Canterbury , and the second largest in the ___MASK6___ overall , after ___MASK54___ . The city is the seat of the ___MASK11___ District , which includes the surrounding rural area and the towns of Geraldine , Pleasant Point and Temuka , which combined has a total population of . The Hae Hae Te Moana ___MASK75___ is a ___MASK75___ in the ___MASK6___ of New Zealand . It originates in the Four Peaks Range of the Southern Alps , with a North Branch and South Branch merging to the north of Pleasant Valley . The ___MASK75___ runs south - east to join the Waihi ___MASK75___ near Winchester . The combined ___MASK75___ is called the Temuka ___MASK75___ , which flows past Temuka to join the Opihi ___MASK75___ shortly before it runs into the Canterbury Bight . The sheep (" Ovis aries ") is a quadrupedal , ruminant mammal typically kept as livestock . Like all ruminants , sheep are members ___MASK73___ the order Artiodactyla , the even - toed ungulates . Although the name " sheep " applies to many species in the genus " Ovis ", in everyday usage it almost always refers to " Ovis aries ". Numbering a little over one billion , domestic sheep are also the most numerous species ___MASK73___ sheep . An adult female sheep is referred to as a " ewe ", an intact male as a " ram " or occasionally a " tup ", a castrated male as a " wether ", and a younger sheep as a " lamb ". ___MASK54___ is the largest city in the ___MASK2___ Island ___MASK73___ New Zealand and the seat ___MASK73___ the ___MASK6___ . The ___MASK54___ urban area lies on the ___MASK2___ Island ' s east coast , just north ___MASK73___ Banks Peninsula . It is home to residents , making it New Zealand ' s third most - populous urban area behind Auckland and Wellington . The ___MASK2___ Island or Te Waipounamu (" Mori ") is the larger ___MASK73___ the two major islands ___MASK73___ New Zealand , the other being the smaller but more populous North Island . It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait , to the west by the Tasman Sea , and to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean . The ___MASK2___ Island covers and is influenced by a temperate climate . ___MASK24___ ( or ; Tongan : " Puleanga Fakatui o ___MASK24___ "), officially the Kingdom ___MASK73___ ___MASK24___ , is a Polynesian sovereign state and archipelago comprising 169 islands ___MASK73___ which 36 are inhabited . The total surface area is about scattered over ___MASK73___ the southern Pacific Ocean . It has a population ___MASK73___ 103 , 000 people ___MASK73___ whom 70 % reside on the main island ___MASK73___ Tongatapu . The Waihi ___MASK75___ is a ___MASK75___ ___MASK73___ the south ___MASK6___ ___MASK73___ New Zealand ' s South Island . It flows southeast from its sources in the Four Peaks Range , flowing through the town ___MASK73___ Geraldine to reach the Opihi ___MASK75___ close to Temuka . ___MASK97___ is the capital city and second most populous urban area ___MASK73___ New Zealand , with residents . It is at the south - western tip ___MASK73___ the North Island , between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range . ___MASK97___ is the major population centre ___MASK73___ the southern North Island and is the administrative centre ___MASK73___ the ___MASK97___ Region , which also includes the Kapiti Coast and Wairarapa . As the nation ' s capital city , the New Zealand Government and Parliament , Supreme Court and most ___MASK73___ the civil service are based in the city . Temuka is a town on ___MASK70___ ' s Canterbury Plains , 15 kilometres north ___MASK73___ Timaru and 142 km south ___MASK73___ Christchurch . It is located at the centre ___MASK73___ a rich sheep and dairy farming region , for which it is a service town . A dairy is a business ___MASK50___ established for the harvesting or processing ( or both ) ___MASK73___ animal milk  mostly from cows or goats , but also from buffaloes , sheep , horses , or camels  for human consumption . A dairy is typically located on a dedicated dairy farm or in a section ___MASK73___ a multi - purpose farm ( mixed farm ) that is concerned with the harvesting ___MASK73___ milk . The Kakahu ___MASK75___ is a ___MASK75___ ___MASK73___ south Canterbury , New Zealand . It flows east and then southeast from its source 15 kilometres ( 9 mi ) east ___MASK73___ Fairlie , joining with the Hae Hae Te Moana ___MASK75___ before flowing into the Waihi ___MASK75___ close to the town ___MASK73___ Temuka . The ___MASK28___ Plains are an area in ___MASK70___ centred to the south ___MASK73___ the city ___MASK73___ Christchurch in the ___MASK6___ . Their northern extremes are at the foot ___MASK73___ the Hundalee Hills in the Hurunui District , and in the south they merge into the plains ___MASK73___ North Otago beyond the Waitaki River . The Southern Alps ( Mori : K Tiritiri o te Moana ) are a ___MASK12___ range extending along much ___MASK73___ the length ___MASK73___ New Zealand ' s South Island , reaching its greatest elevations near the island ' s western side . The term " Southern Alps " generally refers to the entire range , although separate names are given to many ___MASK73___ the smaller ranges that form part ___MASK73___ it . ___MASK35___ is a city in the ___MASK42___ Island ___MASK73___ New Zealand . It is the most populous urban area in the country . ___MASK35___ has a population ___MASK73___ , which constitutes percent ___MASK73___ New Zealand ' s population . It is part ___MASK73___ the wider ___MASK35___ Region  the area governed by the ___MASK35___ Council  which also includes outlying rural areas and the islands ___MASK73___ the Hauraki Gulf , resulting in a total population ___MASK73___ . ___MASK35___ also has the largest Polynesian population ___MASK73___ any city in the world . The Mori language name for ___MASK35___ is or , meaning " Tmaki with a hundred lovers ", in reference to the desirability ___MASK73___ its fertile land at the hub ___MASK73___ waterways in all directions . It has also been called karana , the Mori enunciation ___MASK73___ " ___MASK35___ ". The Tasman Sea ( Mori : " Te Tai - o - Rehua ") is a marginal sea ___MASK73___ the South Pacific Ocean , situated between Australia and New Zealand . It measures about across and about from north to south . The sea was named after the Dutch explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman , who was the first recorded European to encounter New Zealand and Tasmania . The British explorer Captain James Cook later extensively navigated the Tasman Sea in the 1770s as part ___MASK73___ his first voyage ___MASK73___ exploration . New ___MASK85___ is a special collectivity ___MASK73___ France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean , east ___MASK73___ Australia and east ___MASK73___ Metropolitan France . The archipelago , part ___MASK73___ the Melanesia subregion , includes the main island ___MASK73___ Grande Terre , the Loyalty Islands , the Chesterfield Islands , the Belep archipelago , the Isle ___MASK73___ Pines , and a few remote islets . The Chesterfield Islands are in the Coral Sea . Locals refer to Grande Terre as "" (" the pebble "). The Opihi ___MASK75___ flows through ___MASK2___ Canterbury , in ___MASK70___ ' s South Island . It has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because it supports breeding colonies ___MASK73___ the endangered black - billed gull . ___MASK70___ is an island nation in the southwestern ___MASK80___ . The country geographically comprises two main landmasses  that ___MASK73___ the North Island , or Te Ika - a - Mui , and the South Island , or Te Waipounamu  and numerous smaller islands . ___MASK70___ is situated some east ___MASK73___ Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly south ___MASK73___ the Pacific island areas ___MASK73___ New Caledonia , Fiji , and Tonga . Because ___MASK73___ its remoteness , it was one ___MASK73___ the last lands to be settled by humans . During its long period ___MASK73___ isolation , ___MASK70___ developed a distinct biodiversity ___MASK73___ animal , fungal and plant life . The country ' s varied topography and its sharp mountain peaks , such as the Southern Alps , owe much to the tectonic uplift ___MASK73___ land and volcanic eruptions . ___MASK70___ ' s capital city is Wellington , while its most populous city is Auckland . The Temuka ___MASK75___ is a ___MASK75___ ___MASK73___ the ___MASK6___ ___MASK73___ New Zealand ' s South Island . It is one ___MASK73___ numerous rivers which meet close to the south Canterbury town ___MASK73___ Temuka , all ___MASK73___ which are part ___MASK73___ the Opihi ___MASK75___ ' s system . ___MASK16___ ((), officially the Republic ___MASK73___ ___MASK16___ , is an island country in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast ___MASK73___ New Zealand ' s North Island . Its closest neighbours are Vanuatu to the west , New Caledonia to the southwest , New Zealand ' s Kermadec Islands to the southeast , Tonga to the east , the Samoas and France ' s Wallis and Futuna to the northeast , and ___MASK32___ to the north . The ___MASK80___ is the largest ___MASK73___ the Earth ' s oceanic divisions . It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean ( or , depending on definition , to Antarctica ) in the south and is bounded by Asia and Australia in the west and the Americas in the east . Tectonic uplift is the portion ___MASK73___ the total geologic uplift ___MASK73___ the mean Earth surface that is not attributable to an isostatic response to unloading . While isostatic response is important , an increase in the mean elevation ___MASK73___ a region can only occur in response to tectonic processes ___MASK73___ crustal thickening ( such as mountain building events ), changes in the density distribution ___MASK73___ the crust and underlying mantle , and flexural support due to the bending ___MASK73___ rigid lithosphere .