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Pukekawa volcano is located in the Lower Waikato area ___MASK31___ the Waikato District , New Zealand . It was in the Franklin District until 2010 . It is 66 km south ___MASK31___ central Auckland . Pukekawa , an extinct volcano , is one ___MASK31___ the oldest volcanic cones in the Auckland region . The area ' s fertile soils are used to grow a range ___MASK31___ vegetables , including onions , potatoes and carrots . There is the Pukekawa primary school which is located at Tuakau . All Pukekawa ' s service centres appear to be elsewhere . The Onewhero Golf Club is listed by newzealand . com as the sole recreational activity in Pukekawa . State Highway 22 runs through Pukekawa . An ancient Maori paa ( fortress ) lies on the summit ___MASK31___ Pukekawa hill . Otherwise Pukekawa shows no signs ___MASK31___ pre - European contact Maori settlement . Its name pukekawa ( bitter hill ) tells why . The hill could not grow the kumera ( sweet potato ) . In the 1920s James Cowan described Pukekawa as a `` beautiful round green hill on the west side ___MASK31___ Waikato '' . The Tasman Sea ( Mori : " Te Tai - o - Rehua ") is a marginal sea ___MASK31___ 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 ___MASK31___ his first voyage ___MASK31___ exploration . The Waikato Plains are a large area ___MASK31___ low - lying land in the northwest ___MASK31___ the North Island ___MASK31___ New Zealand . They are the alluvial plains ___MASK31___ the ancient Waikato River , the country ' s longest river that over the last 1800 years has changed course many times . In the distant past the river flowed north from the current Lake Karapiro , exiting near Thames . ___MASK69___ City is a former territorial authority ___MASK93___ in Auckland , ___MASK16___ , that was governed by the ___MASK69___ City Council . The area is sometimes referred to as " South Auckland ", although this term never possessed official recognition and does not encompass areas like East Auckland , which was within the city boundary . It was a relatively young city , both in terms ___MASK31___ legal status and large - scale settlement  though in June 2010 , it was the third largest in ___MASK16___ and the fastest growing . In 2010 the entire Auckland Region was amalgamated under a single city authority , Auckland Council . ___MASK57___ is a territorial authority ___MASK31___ New Zealand , in the ___MASK2___ part ___MASK31___ ___MASK10___ , North Island . ___MASK57___ is administered by the ___MASK57___ Council , with headquarters in Ngaruawahia . ___MASK68___ ___MASK93___ is a former ___MASK16___ territorial authority that lay between the Auckland metropolitan area and the Waikato Plains . As a formal territory it was abolished on 31 October 2010 and divided between Auckland Council in the Auckland Region ( 39 . 82 percent by land area ) to the north and Waikato and Hauraki districts in the ___MASK10___ ( 60 . 18 percent ) to the south and east . The Auckland portion is now part of the ___MASK68___ ward , which also includes rural parts of the former Manukau City . ___MASK5___ is the capital city and second most populous urban area ___MASK31___ New Zealand , with residents . It is at the south - western tip ___MASK31___ the North Island , between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range . ___MASK5___ is the major population centre ___MASK31___ the southern North Island and is the administrative centre ___MASK31___ the ___MASK5___ 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 ___MASK31___ the civil service are based in the city . ___MASK16___ is an island nation in the southwestern ___MASK17___ . The country geographically comprises two main landmasses  that ___MASK31___ the North Island , or Te Ika - a - Mui , and the South Island , or Te Waipounamu  and numerous smaller islands . ___MASK16___ is situated some east ___MASK31___ Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly south ___MASK31___ the Pacific island areas ___MASK31___ New Caledonia , Fiji , and Tonga . Because ___MASK31___ its remoteness , it was one ___MASK31___ the last lands to be settled by humans . During its long period ___MASK31___ isolation , ___MASK16___ developed a distinct biodiversity ___MASK31___ 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 ___MASK31___ land and volcanic eruptions . ___MASK16___ ' s capital city is Wellington , while its most populous city is Auckland . Ngruawhia ( pop . 5 , 506 ) is a town in the ___MASK10___ of the North Island of New Zealand . It is located 20 km north - west of Hamilton at the confluence of the Waikato and Waipa Rivers , adjacent to the Hakarimata Range . Ngruawhia lies within the Hamilton Urban Area , the fourth largest urban area in New Zealand . The location was once considered as a potential capital of New Zealand and is regarded as the Moridom capital . The Hauraki ___MASK50___ / Tkapa Moana is a coastal feature ___MASK31___ the North Island ___MASK31___ New Zealand . It has an area ___MASK31___ 4000 km² , and lies between , in anticlockwise order , the Auckland Region , the Hauraki Plains , the Coromandel Peninsula , and Great Barrier Island . Most ___MASK31___ the gulf is part ___MASK31___ the Hauraki ___MASK50___ Marine Park . ___MASK95___ , officially the Commonwealth ___MASK31___ ___MASK95___ , is a country comprising the mainland ___MASK31___ the Australian continent , the island ___MASK31___ 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 . ___MASK95___ ' s capital is Canberra , and its largest urban area is Sydney . The ___MASK61___ is one ___MASK31___ the sixteen regions ___MASK31___ New Zealand , named for the city ___MASK31___ Auckland , the country ' s largest urban area . The region encompasses the Auckland metropolitan area , smaller towns , rural areas , and the islands ___MASK31___ the Hauraki Gulf . With percent ___MASK31___ the nation ' s residents , it has by far the biggest population and economy ___MASK31___ any region ___MASK31___ New Zealand , but the second - smallest land area . New ___MASK97___ is a special collectivity ___MASK31___ France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean , east ___MASK31___ Australia and east ___MASK31___ Metropolitan France . The archipelago , part ___MASK31___ the Melanesia subregion , includes the main island ___MASK31___ Grande Terre , the Loyalty Islands , the Chesterfield Islands , the Belep archipelago , the Isle ___MASK31___ Pines , and a few remote islets . The Chesterfield Islands are in the Coral Sea . Locals refer to Grande Terre as "" (" the pebble "). The ___MASK13___ Island or Te Waipounamu (" Mori ") is the larger ___MASK31___ the two major islands ___MASK31___ 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 ___MASK13___ Island covers and is influenced by a temperate climate . The ___MASK39___ Island or Te Ika - a - Mui (" Mori ") is one ___MASK31___ the two main islands ___MASK31___ 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 ___MASK31___ The ___MASK17___ is the largest ___MASK31___ 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 . The Southern Alps ( Mori : K Tiritiri o te Moana ) are a ___MASK52___ range extending along much ___MASK31___ the length ___MASK31___ 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 ___MASK31___ the smaller ranges that form part ___MASK31___ it . Mori or Maori is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken by the Mori people , the indigenous population ___MASK31___ New Zealand . Since 1987 , it has been one ___MASK31___ New Zealand ' s official languages . It is closely related to Cook Islands Mori , Tuamotuan , and Tahitian . The ___MASK45___ is the local government council for the Auckland Region in ___MASK16___ . The governing body consists ___MASK31___ a mayor and 20 councillors , elected from 13 wards . There are also 149 members ___MASK31___ 21 local boards who make decisions on matters local to their communities . It is the largest council in Australasia , with a $ 3 billion annual budget , $ 29 billion ___MASK31___ ratepayer equity , and 9 , 870 full time staff as ___MASK31___ 30 June 2016 . The council began operating on 1 November 2010 , combining the functions ___MASK31___ the previous regional council and the region ' s seven city and district councils into one " super council " or " super city ". ___MASK88___ ((), officially the Republic ___MASK31___ ___MASK88___ , is an island country in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast ___MASK31___ 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 ___MASK44___ to the north . ___MASK71___ is a city in the ___MASK39___ Island ___MASK31___ New Zealand . It is the most populous urban area in the country . ___MASK71___ has a population ___MASK31___ , which constitutes percent ___MASK31___ New Zealand ' s population . It is part ___MASK31___ the wider ___MASK71___ Region  the area governed by the ___MASK71___ Council  which also includes outlying rural areas and the islands ___MASK31___ the Hauraki Gulf , resulting in a total population ___MASK31___ . ___MASK71___ also has the largest Polynesian population ___MASK31___ any city in the world . The Mori language name for ___MASK71___ is or , meaning " Tmaki with a hundred lovers ", in reference to the desirability ___MASK31___ its fertile land at the hub ___MASK31___ waterways in all directions . It has also been called karana , the Mori enunciation ___MASK31___ " ___MASK71___ ". Tectonic uplift is the portion ___MASK31___ the total geologic uplift ___MASK31___ 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 ___MASK31___ a region can only occur in response to tectonic processes ___MASK31___ crustal thickening ( such as mountain building events ), changes in the density distribution ___MASK31___ the crust and underlying mantle , and flexural support due to the bending ___MASK31___ rigid lithosphere . ___MASK82___ ( or ; Tongan : " Puleanga Fakatui o ___MASK82___ "), officially the Kingdom ___MASK31___ ___MASK82___ , is a Polynesian sovereign state and archipelago comprising 169 islands ___MASK31___ which 36 are inhabited . The total surface area is about scattered over ___MASK31___ the southern Pacific Ocean . It has a population ___MASK31___ 103 , 000 people ___MASK31___ whom 70 % reside on the main island ___MASK31___ Tongatapu . Polynesia ( from " poly " " many " + " nsos " " island ") is a subregion ___MASK31___ Oceania , made up ___MASK31___ over 1 , 000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean . The indigenous people who inhabit the islands ___MASK31___ Polynesia are termed Polynesians and they share many similar traits including language family , culture , and beliefs . Historically , they were experienced sailors and used stars to navigate during the night .