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___MASK96___ ((), officially the Republic ___MASK26___ ___MASK96___ , is an island country in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast ___MASK26___ 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 ___MASK71___ to the north . The Waipaoa ___MASK37___ is a ___MASK37___ ___MASK26___ the northeast ___MASK26___ New Zealand ' s North Island . It rises on the eastern slopes ___MASK26___ the Raukumara Range , flowing south for to reach Poverty Bay and the Pacific Ocean just south ___MASK26___ Gisborne . For about half ___MASK26___ this distance its valley is followed by State Highway 2 . The ___MASK37___ has several important tributaries , among them the Wharekopai , Waikohu , Mangatu , Waingaromia and Waihora rivers . Major settlements along the banks ___MASK26___ the ___MASK37___ include Te Karaka , Ormond , and Patutahi . The Tasman Sea ( Mori : " Te Tai - o - Rehua ") is a marginal sea ___MASK26___ 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 ___MASK26___ his first voyage ___MASK26___ exploration . ___MASK87___ ( or ; Tongan : " Puleanga Fakatui o ___MASK87___ "), officially the Kingdom ___MASK26___ ___MASK87___ , is a Polynesian sovereign state and archipelago comprising 169 islands ___MASK26___ which 36 are inhabited . The total surface area is about scattered over ___MASK26___ the southern Pacific Ocean . It has a population ___MASK26___ 103 , 000 people ___MASK26___ whom 70 % reside on the main island ___MASK26___ Tongatapu . Whatatutu is a small settlement in the northeast ___MASK26___ New Zealand ' s North Island . It is located north ___MASK26___ Te Karaka on the upper reaches ___MASK26___ the Waipaoa River , close to its meeting with its tributaries , the Mangatu and Waingaromia Rivers . Whatatutu is about 45 minutes from Gisborne and is home to about 300 people . Oil - bearing rock has been known to exist in small quantities for many years , but not in commercial quantities . The search for more economically viable sources continues in the area . Whatatutu hosts the 4x4 every two years , which all the members come and visit the township . The ___MASK46___ is the largest ___MASK26___ 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 . Poverty Bay is the largest ___MASK26___ several small bays on the east coast ___MASK26___ New Zealand ' s ___MASK67___ Island to the north ___MASK26___ Hawke Bay . It stretches for from Young Nick ' s Head in the southwest to Tuaheni Point in the northeast . The city ___MASK26___ Gisborne is located on the ___MASK52___ shore ___MASK26___ the bay . The name is often used by extension to refer to the entire area surrounding the city ___MASK26___ Gisborne . Poverty Bay is the home ___MASK26___ the iwi Te Aitanga - a - Mhaki , Rongowhakaata and Ngai Tamanuhiri . The Southern Alps ( Mori : K Tiritiri o te Moana ) are a ___MASK24___ range extending along much ___MASK26___ the length ___MASK26___ 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 ___MASK26___ the smaller ranges that form part ___MASK26___ it . The Raukumara Range lies ___MASK67___ ___MASK26___ Gisborne , near East Cape in New Zealand ' s North Island . It forms part ___MASK26___ the North Island ' s main mountain chain , which runs ___MASK67___ - northeast from Wellington to East Cape , and is composed primarily ___MASK26___ Cretaceous greywacke , argillites , siltstones and sandstones . An epoch ___MASK26___ the New Zealand geologic time scale lasting from 95 . 2 to 86 . 5 Mya is named the Raukumara Epoch after the range . Tectonic uplift is the portion ___MASK26___ the total geologic uplift ___MASK26___ 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 ___MASK26___ a region can only occur in response to tectonic processes ___MASK26___ crustal thickening ( such as mountain building events ), changes in the density distribution ___MASK26___ the crust and underlying mantle , and flexural support due to the bending ___MASK26___ rigid lithosphere . ___MASK9___ , officially the Commonwealth ___MASK26___ ___MASK9___ , is a country comprising the mainland ___MASK26___ the Australian continent , the island ___MASK26___ 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 . ___MASK9___ ' s capital is Canberra , and its largest urban area is Sydney . ___MASK15___ is a city in the ___MASK67___ Island ___MASK26___ New Zealand . It is the most populous urban area in the country . ___MASK15___ has a population ___MASK26___ , which constitutes percent ___MASK26___ New Zealand ' s population . It is part ___MASK26___ the wider ___MASK15___ Region  the area governed by the ___MASK15___ Council  which also includes outlying rural areas and the islands ___MASK26___ the Hauraki Gulf , resulting in a total population ___MASK26___ . ___MASK15___ also has the largest Polynesian population ___MASK26___ any city in the world . The Mori language name for ___MASK15___ is or , meaning " Tmaki with a hundred lovers ", in reference to the desirability ___MASK26___ its fertile land at the hub ___MASK26___ waterways in all directions . It has also been called karana , the Mori enunciation ___MASK26___ " ___MASK15___ ". New ___MASK2___ is a special collectivity ___MASK26___ France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean , east ___MASK26___ Australia and east ___MASK26___ Metropolitan France . The archipelago , part ___MASK26___ the Melanesia subregion , includes the main island ___MASK26___ Grande Terre , the Loyalty Islands , the Chesterfield Islands , the Belep archipelago , the Isle ___MASK26___ Pines , and a few remote islets . The Chesterfield Islands are in the Coral Sea . Locals refer to Grande Terre as "" (" the pebble "). The Waihora ___MASK37___ is a ___MASK37___ ___MASK26___ the ___MASK98___ ___MASK26___ New Zealand ' s North Island . It flows generally west from its sources in rough hill country b southwest ___MASK26___ Tolaga Bay to reach the Waipaoa ___MASK37___ at Te Karaka . ___MASK8___ is an island nation in the southwestern ___MASK46___ . The country geographically comprises two main landmasses  that ___MASK26___ the North Island , or Te Ika - a - Mui , and the South Island , or Te Waipounamu  and numerous smaller islands . ___MASK8___ is situated some east ___MASK26___ Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly south ___MASK26___ the Pacific island areas ___MASK26___ New Caledonia , Fiji , and Tonga . Because ___MASK26___ its remoteness , it was one ___MASK26___ the last lands to be settled by humans . During its long period ___MASK26___ isolation , ___MASK8___ developed a distinct biodiversity ___MASK26___ 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 ___MASK26___ land and volcanic eruptions . ___MASK8___ ' s capital city is Wellington , while its most populous city is Auckland . Opotiki is a small town in the eastern Bay ___MASK26___ Plenty in the North Island ___MASK26___ New Zealand . It houses the headquarters ___MASK26___ the Opotiki District Council and comes under the Bay ___MASK26___ Plenty Regional Council . ___MASK57___ is the capital city and second most populous urban area ___MASK26___ New Zealand , with residents . It is at the south - western tip ___MASK26___ the North Island , between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range . ___MASK57___ is the major population centre ___MASK26___ the southern North Island and is the administrative centre ___MASK26___ the ___MASK57___ 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 ___MASK26___ the civil service are based in the city . Te Karaka is a small settlement inland from Gisborne , in the northeast ___MASK26___ New Zealand ' s North Island . It is located in the valley ___MASK26___ the Waipaoa River close to its junction with its tributary , the Waihora River . Te Karaka is located on State Highway 2 , and is the largest settlement between Gisborne and Opotiki in the Bay ___MASK26___ Plenty . The ___MASK79___ Island or Te Waipounamu (" Mori ") is the larger ___MASK26___ the two major islands ___MASK26___ 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 ___MASK79___ Island covers and is influenced by a temperate climate . Cook Strait lies between the ___MASK67___ and South Islands ___MASK26___ 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 ___MASK26___ the most dangerous and unpredictable waters in the world . The Bay ___MASK26___ Plenty , known in Mori as " Te Moana - a - Toi ", is a large indentation in the ___MASK52___ coast ___MASK26___ New Zealand ' s North Island . It stretches from the Coromandel Peninsula in the west to Cape Runaway in the east , a wide stretch ___MASK26___ some 259 km ___MASK26___ open coastline . The Bay ___MASK26___ Plenty Region is situated around this body ___MASK26___ water , also incorporating several large islands in the bay . Patutahi is a small settlement 15 kilometres from Gisborne , in the northeast ___MASK26___ New Zealand ' s North Island . It is located in the valley ___MASK26___ the Waipaoa River . The ___MASK67___ Island or Te Ika - a - Mui (" Mori ") is one ___MASK26___ the two main islands ___MASK26___ 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 ___MASK26___