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The ___MASK59___ Island or Te Ika - a - Mui (" Mori ") is one ___MASK46___ the two main islands ___MASK46___ 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 ___MASK46___ ___MASK54___ is the largest town in the ___MASK24___ in the South Island of New Zealand , and the seat of the Grey District Council . The population of the whole Grey District is , which accounts for % of the West Coast ' s inhabitants . The ___MASK54___ urban area had an estimated population of The District Council expects growth of 1 . 5 % per year between 2006 and 2016 . ___MASK88___ ( or ; Tongan : " Puleanga Fakatui o ___MASK88___ "), officially the Kingdom ___MASK46___ ___MASK88___ , is a Polynesian sovereign state and archipelago comprising 169 islands ___MASK46___ which 36 are inhabited . The total surface area is about scattered over ___MASK46___ the southern ___MASK48___ . It has a population ___MASK46___ 103 , 000 people ___MASK46___ whom 70 % reside on the main island ___MASK46___ Tongatapu . The ___MASK48___ is the largest of 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 Evans ___MASK14___ is a short ___MASK14___ in ___MASK79___ ' s South Island . It arises near Mount O ' Shanessy in the Kaimata Range ___MASK46___ the Southern Alps and flows north - west and then south - west , joining the Crooked ___MASK14___ several kilometres before the latter ' s outflow into Lake Brunner . The ___MASK14___ is on private land . New ___MASK3___ is a special collectivity ___MASK46___ France located in the southwest ___MASK48___ , east ___MASK46___ Australia and east ___MASK46___ Metropolitan France . The archipelago , part ___MASK46___ the Melanesia subregion , includes the main island ___MASK46___ Grande Terre , the Loyalty Islands , the Chesterfield Islands , the Belep archipelago , the Isle ___MASK46___ Pines , and a few remote islets . The Chesterfield Islands are in the Coral Sea . Locals refer to Grande Terre as "" (" the pebble "). ___MASK71___ ((), officially the Republic ___MASK46___ ___MASK71___ , is an island country in Melanesia in the South ___MASK48___ about northeast ___MASK46___ 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 ___MASK31___ to the north . The Tasman Sea ( Mori : " Te Tai - o - Rehua ") is a marginal sea ___MASK46___ the South ___MASK48___ , 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 ___MASK46___ his first voyage ___MASK46___ exploration . Rats are various medium - sized , long - tailed rodents ___MASK46___ the superfamily Muroidea . " True rats " are members ___MASK46___ the genus " Rattus ", the most important ___MASK46___ which to humans are the black rat , " Rattus rattus ", and the brown rat , " Rattus norvegicus ". Many members ___MASK46___ other rodent genera and families are also referred to as rats , and share many characteristics with true rats . The ___MASK1___ Island or Te Waipounamu (" Mori ") is the larger ___MASK46___ the two major islands ___MASK46___ 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 ___MASK48___ . The ___MASK1___ Island covers and is influenced by a temperate climate . Tectonic uplift is the portion ___MASK46___ the total geologic uplift ___MASK46___ 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 ___MASK46___ a region can only occur in response to tectonic processes ___MASK46___ crustal thickening ( such as mountain building events ), changes in the density distribution ___MASK46___ the crust and underlying mantle , and flexural support due to the bending ___MASK46___ rigid lithosphere . ___MASK36___ , officially the Commonwealth ___MASK46___ ___MASK36___ , is a country comprising the mainland ___MASK46___ the Australian continent , the island ___MASK46___ Tasmania and numerous smaller islands . It is the world ' s sixth - largest country by total area . The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea , ___MASK22___ and East Timor to the north ; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north - east ; and New Zealand to the south - east . ___MASK36___ ' s capital is Canberra , and its largest urban area is Sydney . The Southern Alps ( Mori : K Tiritiri o te Moana ) are a ___MASK91___ range extending along much ___MASK46___ the length ___MASK46___ 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 ___MASK46___ the smaller ranges that form part ___MASK46___ it . Lake Brunner is the largest lake in the northwestern ___MASK1___ Island ___MASK46___ New Zealand , covering an area ___MASK46___ 40 km² . The lake ' s outflow is the Arnold River , a tributary ___MASK46___ the Grey River . The lake lies 31 kilometres to the southeast ___MASK46___ Greymouth . The main settlement close to the lake is Moana , on the ___MASK51___ shore . Climate is the statistics ___MASK46___ weather , usually over a 30 - year interval . It is measured by assessing the patterns ___MASK46___ variation in temperature , humidity , atmospheric pressure , wind , precipitation , atmospheric particle count and other meteorological variables in a given region over long periods ___MASK46___ time . Climate differs from weather , in that weather only describes the short - term conditions ___MASK46___ these variables in a given region . ___MASK72___ is a city in the ___MASK59___ Island ___MASK46___ New Zealand . It is the most populous urban area in the country . ___MASK72___ has a population ___MASK46___ , which constitutes percent ___MASK46___ New Zealand ' s population . It is part ___MASK46___ the wider ___MASK72___ Region  the area governed by the ___MASK72___ Council  which also includes outlying rural areas and the islands ___MASK46___ the Hauraki Gulf , resulting in a total population ___MASK46___ . ___MASK72___ also has the largest Polynesian population ___MASK46___ any city in the world . The Mori language name for ___MASK72___ is or , meaning " Tmaki with a hundred lovers ", in reference to the desirability ___MASK46___ its fertile land at the hub ___MASK46___ waterways in all directions . It has also been called karana , the Mori enunciation ___MASK46___ " ___MASK72___ ". In geography , temperate or tepid latitudes ___MASK46___ Earth lie between the tropics and the polar regions . The temperatures in these regions are generally relatively moderate , rather than extremely hot or cold , and the changes between summer and winter are also usually moderate . ___MASK79___ is an island nation in the southwestern ___MASK48___ . The country geographically comprises two main landmasses  that of the ___MASK59___ Island , or Te Ika - a - Mui , and the South Island , or Te Waipounamu  and numerous smaller islands . ___MASK79___ is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly south of the Pacific island areas of New Caledonia , Fiji , and Tonga . Because of its remoteness , it was one of the last lands to be settled by humans . During its long period of isolation , ___MASK79___ developed a distinct biodiversity of 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 of land and volcanic eruptions . ___MASK79___ ' s capital city is Wellington , while its most populous city is Auckland . ___MASK35___ is the capital city and second most populous urban area ___MASK46___ New Zealand , with residents . It is at the south - western tip ___MASK46___ the North Island , between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range . ___MASK35___ is the major population centre ___MASK46___ the southern North Island and is the administrative centre ___MASK46___ the ___MASK35___ 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 ___MASK46___ the civil service are based in the city . The Grey ___MASK14___ / Mwheranui is located in the ___MASK89___ ___MASK46___ the South Island ___MASK46___ New Zealand . It rises in Lake Christabel , one ___MASK46___ numerous small ___MASK97___ on the western side ___MASK46___ the Southern Alps , 12 kilometres southwest ___MASK46___ the Lewis Pass , and runs westward for 120 kilometres before draining into the Tasman Sea at Greymouth . The river was named by explorer Thomas Brunner in honour ___MASK46___ New Zealand politician Sir George Grey . The official name ___MASK46___ the river was changed to Grey ___MASK14___ / Mwheranui in 1998 by way ___MASK46___ the Ngai Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998 . The Maori name for the river system and surrounding area is Mwhera , with Mwheranui being distinguished from the ___MASK51___ branch Little Grey ___MASK14___ / Mwheraiti . Cook Strait lies between the ___MASK59___ and South Islands ___MASK46___ New Zealand . It connects the Tasman Sea on the northwest with the South ___MASK48___ on the southeast , and runs next to the capital city , Wellington . It is wide at its narrowest point , and is considered one ___MASK46___ the most dangerous and unpredictable waters in the world .