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The Tasman Sea ( Mori : " Te Tai - o - Rehua ") is a marginal sea ___MASK52___ 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 ___MASK52___ his first voyage ___MASK52___ exploration . ___MASK76___ ((), officially the Republic ___MASK52___ ___MASK76___ , is an island country in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast ___MASK52___ 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 ___MASK98___ to the north . The Reikorangi Stream is a stream on the Kapiti Coast ___MASK52___ New Zealand ' s North Island . It is one ___MASK52___ the Waikanae River ' s major tributaries . Its headwaters are in the Tararua Ranges near Maungakotukutuku , and it flows north to Reikorangi in the Akatarawa Valley , where it meets the Waikanae River . The Southern Alps ( Mori : K Tiritiri o te Moana ) are a ___MASK51___ range extending along much ___MASK52___ the length ___MASK52___ 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 ___MASK52___ the smaller ranges that form part ___MASK52___ it . New ___MASK11___ is a special collectivity ___MASK52___ France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean , east ___MASK52___ Australia and east ___MASK52___ Metropolitan France . The archipelago , part ___MASK52___ the Melanesia subregion , includes the main island ___MASK52___ Grande Terre , the Loyalty Islands , the Chesterfield Islands , the Belep archipelago , the Isle ___MASK52___ Pines , and a few remote islets . The Chesterfield Islands are in the Coral Sea . Locals refer to Grande Terre as "" (" the pebble "). Cook Strait lies between the ___MASK48___ and South Islands ___MASK52___ New Zealand . It connects the Tasman Sea on the northwest with the South Pacific Ocean on the southeast , and runs next to the capital city , Wellington . It is wide at its narrowest point , and is considered one ___MASK52___ the most dangerous and unpredictable waters in the world . The ___MASK48___ Island or Te Ika - a - Mui (" Mori ") is one ___MASK52___ the two main islands ___MASK52___ 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 ___MASK52___ The ___MASK17___ ( also known as Greater Wellington ) is a local government region of New Zealand that occupies the southern end of the North Island . The region covers an area of , and is home to a population of The Kpiti Coast ( formerly known as " The ___MASK89___ Coast ") is the name ___MASK52___ the section ___MASK52___ the coast ___MASK52___ the south - western ___MASK48___ Island ___MASK52___ New Zealand that is north ___MASK52___ Wellington and opposite Kpiti Island . It falls under the jurisdiction ___MASK52___ the Wellington Regional Council . ___MASK26___ is the capital city and second most populous urban area ___MASK52___ New Zealand , with residents . It is at the south - western tip ___MASK52___ the North Island , between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range . ___MASK26___ is the major population centre ___MASK52___ the southern North Island and is the administrative centre ___MASK52___ the ___MASK17___ , which also includes the Kapiti Coast and Wairarapa . As the nation ' s capital city , the New Zealand Government and Parliament , Supreme Court and most ___MASK52___ the civil service are based in the city . The ___MASK22___ is the largest ___MASK52___ 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 . ___MASK40___ is a city in the ___MASK48___ Island ___MASK52___ New Zealand . It is the most populous urban area in the country . ___MASK40___ has a population ___MASK52___ , which constitutes percent ___MASK52___ New Zealand ' s population . It is part ___MASK52___ the wider ___MASK40___ Region  the area governed by the ___MASK40___ Council  which also includes outlying rural areas and the islands ___MASK52___ the Hauraki Gulf , resulting in a total population ___MASK52___ . ___MASK40___ also has the largest Polynesian population ___MASK52___ any city in the world . The Mori language name for ___MASK40___ is or , meaning " Tmaki with a hundred lovers ", in reference to the desirability ___MASK52___ its fertile land at the hub ___MASK52___ waterways in all directions . It has also been called karana , the Mori enunciation ___MASK52___ " ___MASK40___ ". ___MASK70___ ( or ; Tongan : " Puleanga Fakatui o ___MASK70___ "), officially the Kingdom ___MASK52___ ___MASK70___ , is a Polynesian sovereign state and archipelago comprising 169 islands ___MASK52___ which 36 are inhabited . The total surface area is about scattered over ___MASK52___ the southern Pacific Ocean . It has a population ___MASK52___ 103 , 000 people ___MASK52___ whom 70 % reside on the main island ___MASK52___ Tongatapu . ___MASK57___ Cape is the easternmost point ___MASK52___ the main islands ___MASK52___ New Zealand . It is located to the north ___MASK52___ Gisborne in the northeast ___MASK52___ the North Island . Waikanae ___MASK65___ is located on the Kapiti Coast in the ___MASK48___ Island ___MASK52___ New Zealand . The ___MASK92___ Island or Te Waipounamu (" Mori ") is the larger ___MASK52___ the two major islands ___MASK52___ 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 ___MASK92___ Island covers and is influenced by a temperate climate . Upper Hutt ( Mori : " Orongomai ") is a city in the ___MASK17___ of the North Island of New Zealand , and one of the four cities that constitute the Wellington metropolitan area . A valley is a low area between hills , often with a ___MASK65___ running through it . The Ngatiawa ___MASK65___ is a ___MASK65___ on the Kapiti Coast ___MASK52___ New Zealand ' s North Island that is a major tributary ___MASK52___ the Waikanae ___MASK65___ . Its headwaters are in the Tararua Range and it flows north and northwest through the Akatarawa Valley to Reikorangi , where it meets the Waikanae ___MASK65___ . The Hutt Valley is the large area ___MASK52___ fairly flat land in the Hutt River valley in the ___MASK17___ ___MASK52___ New Zealand . Like the river that flows through it , it takes its name from Sir William Hutt , a director ___MASK52___ the New Zealand Company in early colonial New Zealand . Reikorangi is a rural locality on the Kapiti Coast in ___MASK79___ ' s North Island . It is inland , behind Waikanae in the Akatarawa Valley ___MASK52___ the Tararua Ranges . The Ngatiawa River and Reikorangi Stream both meet the Waikanae River in Reikorangi . Reikorangi contains a church , a monastery , and formerly contained a school , which closed in 1970 due to the declining population ___MASK52___ the small locality . The Akatarawa ___MASK65___ is in the lower ___MASK48___ Island ___MASK52___ New Zealand . Waikanae is a small town on ___MASK79___ ' s Kapiti Coast . The name is a Mori word meaning " waters " (" wai ") " ___MASK52___ the yellow - eyed mullet ". ___MASK79___ is an island nation in the southwestern ___MASK22___ . The country geographically comprises two main landmasses  that ___MASK52___ the North Island , or Te Ika - a - Mui , and the South Island , or Te Waipounamu  and numerous smaller islands . ___MASK79___ is situated some east ___MASK52___ Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly south ___MASK52___ the Pacific island areas ___MASK52___ New Caledonia , Fiji , and Tonga . Because ___MASK52___ its remoteness , it was one ___MASK52___ the last lands to be settled by humans . During its long period ___MASK52___ isolation , ___MASK79___ developed a distinct biodiversity ___MASK52___ 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 ___MASK52___ land and volcanic eruptions . ___MASK79___ ' s capital city is Wellington , while its most populous city is Auckland . Tectonic uplift is the portion ___MASK52___ the total geologic uplift ___MASK52___ 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 ___MASK52___ a region can only occur in response to tectonic processes ___MASK52___ crustal thickening ( such as mountain building events ), changes in the density distribution ___MASK52___ the crust and underlying mantle , and flexural support due to the bending ___MASK52___ rigid lithosphere . The Akatarawa Valley is a valley in the Tararua Range ___MASK52___ New Zealand ' s North Island . It provides a link from the upper reaches ___MASK52___ the Hutt Valley to Waikanae on the Kapiti Coast through rugged hill country . The valley is lowly populated and contains the localities ___MASK52___ Reikorangi and Cloustonville . At the Hutt Valley end , the Akatarawa Valley is rugged and the Akatarawa River flows through it . The terrain is less difficult at the Kapiti end , where the Waikanae River flows through part ___MASK52___ the valley on its route from its headwaters in the Tararuas to the Tasman Sea , and is met in the valley by tributaries such as the Ngatiawa River and the Reikorangi Stream . The Tararua Range , often referred to as the Tararua Ranges or the Tararuas , is one ___MASK52___ several mountain ranges in the North Island ___MASK52___ New Zealand . They form a ridge running parallel with the east coast ___MASK52___ the island between East Cape and Wellington . Cloustonville is a small settlement in the Akatarawa Valley ___MASK52___ New Zealand ' s North Island , north ___MASK52___ Upper Hutt in the foothills ___MASK52___ the Tararua Range . The 2006 New Zealand Census ___MASK52___ Population and Dwellings recorded Cloustonville ' s population as 348 , a rise ___MASK52___ 24 people since the 2001 census . A sawmill once operated in Cloustonville and it was served by a bush tramway . ___MASK12___ , officially the Commonwealth ___MASK52___ ___MASK12___ , is a country comprising the mainland ___MASK52___ the Australian continent , the island ___MASK52___ 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 . ___MASK12___ ' s capital is Canberra , and its largest urban area is Sydney .