located_in_the_administrative_territorial_entity rangitukia
___MASK94___ is the capital city and second most populous urban area ___MASK14___ New Zealand , with residents . It is at the south - western tip ___MASK14___ the North Island , between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range . ___MASK94___ is the major population centre ___MASK14___ the southern North Island and is the administrative centre ___MASK14___ the ___MASK94___ 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 ___MASK14___ the civil service are based in the city . The Maraehara ___MASK88___ is a ___MASK88___ ___MASK14___ the ___MASK84___ in New Zealand . Rising on the eastern slopes ___MASK14___ Mount Whakatiki in the Ruatoria Forest , the ___MASK88___ flows eastwards . It flows into the Pacific Ocean , sharing a coastal lagoon with the larger Waiapu ___MASK88___ . Iwi are the largest social units in ___MASK79___ Mori society . The Mori language word " iwi " means " people " or " nation ", and is often translated as " tribe ", or a confederation ___MASK14___ tribes . The word " iwi " is both singular and plural in Mori . Most Mori in pre - European times gave their primary allegiance to relatively small groups such as " hap " (" sub - tribe ") and " whnau " (" family "). The Mata ___MASK88___ is a ___MASK88___ ___MASK14___ the East Coast ___MASK14___ the North Island ___MASK14___ New Zealand . It flows northeast from the slopes ___MASK14___ Mount Arowhana in the Raukumara Range to join with the Tapuaeroa ___MASK88___ close to the settlement ___MASK14___ Ruatoria , in doing so forming the Waiapu ___MASK88___ , which reaches the Pacific Ocean near Rangitukia , south ___MASK14___ East Cape . The Tasman Sea ( Mori : " Te Tai - o - Rehua ") is a marginal sea ___MASK14___ 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 ___MASK14___ his first voyage ___MASK14___ exploration . ___MASK35___ Cape is the easternmost point ___MASK14___ the main islands ___MASK14___ New Zealand . It is located to the north ___MASK14___ Gisborne in the northeast ___MASK14___ the North Island . ___MASK74___ ((), officially the Republic ___MASK14___ ___MASK74___ , is an island country in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast ___MASK14___ 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 ___MASK30___ to the north . Rangitukia is a small settlement 10 kilometres ___MASK32___ ___MASK14___ East Cape in the northeast ___MASK14___ New Zealand ' s North Island . It is located close to the mouth ___MASK14___ the Waiapu River . In Rangitukia , the two main Marae are called Hinepare and Ohinewaiapu St John ' s Church is located straight across the road from Hinepare Marae . At the Urupa ( Cemetery ) notable burials include Cannon Hone Kaa and Ex Maori All Black George Nepia . The Tapuaeroa ___MASK88___ is a ___MASK88___ ___MASK14___ the ___MASK84___ ___MASK14___ New Zealand ' s North Island . It flows southeast from its sources in the Raukumara Range , joining its waters with those ___MASK14___ the Mata ___MASK88___ close to the town ___MASK14___ Ruatoria , the resulting flow becoming the Waiapu ___MASK88___ . The ___MASK65___ Island or Te Ika - a - Mui (" Mori ") is one ___MASK14___ the two main islands ___MASK14___ 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 ___MASK14___ ___MASK79___ is an island nation in the southwestern ___MASK28___ . The country geographically comprises two main landmasses  that ___MASK14___ the North Island , or Te Ika - a - Mui , and the South Island , or Te Waipounamu  and numerous smaller islands . ___MASK79___ is situated some east ___MASK14___ Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly south ___MASK14___ the Pacific island areas ___MASK14___ New Caledonia , Fiji , and Tonga . Because ___MASK14___ its remoteness , it was one ___MASK14___ the last lands to be settled by humans . During its long period ___MASK14___ isolation , ___MASK79___ developed a distinct biodiversity ___MASK14___ 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 ___MASK14___ land and volcanic eruptions . ___MASK79___ ' s capital city is Wellington , while its most populous city is Auckland . The ___MASK79___ Wars were a series ___MASK14___ armed conflicts that took place in ___MASK79___ from 1845 to 1872 between the ___MASK79___ government and indigenous Mori . Up until the 1960s Europeans referred to them as the Mori wars , and historian James Belich was one ___MASK14___ the first to refer to them as the " ___MASK79___ wars " in his 1987 book " The ___MASK79___ wars and the Victorian interpretation ___MASK14___ racial conflict ." The Gisborne ___MASK25___ or ___MASK84___ is an area of northeastern New Zealand governed by the Gisborne ___MASK25___ Council . It is named after its largest settlement , the city of Gisborne . ___MASK48___ ( or ; Tongan : " Puleanga Fakatui o ___MASK48___ "), officially the Kingdom ___MASK14___ ___MASK48___ , is a Polynesian sovereign state and archipelago comprising 169 islands ___MASK14___ which 36 are inhabited . The total surface area is about scattered over ___MASK14___ the southern Pacific Ocean . It has a population ___MASK14___ 103 , 000 people ___MASK14___ whom 70 % reside on the main island ___MASK14___ Tongatapu . New ___MASK72___ is a special collectivity ___MASK14___ France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean , east ___MASK14___ Australia and east ___MASK14___ Metropolitan France . The archipelago , part ___MASK14___ the Melanesia subregion , includes the main island ___MASK14___ Grande Terre , the Loyalty Islands , the Chesterfield Islands , the Belep archipelago , the Isle ___MASK14___ 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 ___MASK65___ and South Islands ___MASK14___ 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 ___MASK14___ the most dangerous and unpredictable waters in the world . The Raukumara Range lies ___MASK65___ ___MASK14___ Gisborne , near East Cape in New Zealand ' s North Island . It forms part ___MASK14___ the North Island ' s main mountain chain , which runs ___MASK65___ - northeast from Wellington to East Cape , and is composed primarily ___MASK14___ Cretaceous greywacke , argillites , siltstones and sandstones . An epoch ___MASK14___ the New Zealand geologic time scale lasting from 95 . 2 to 86 . 5 Mya is named the Raukumara Epoch after the range . Ngti Porou is a Mori iwi traditionally located in the ___MASK35___ Cape and Gisborne regions ___MASK14___ the North Island ___MASK14___ New Zealand . Ngti Porou has the second - largest affiliation ___MASK14___ any iwi in New Zealand , with 71 , 910 registered members in 2006 . The traditional tribal boundary ___MASK14___ Ngti Porou extends from Ptikirua in the north to Te Toka - a - Taiau ( a rock that used to sit in the mouth ___MASK14___ Gisborne harbour ) in the south . Pkeh is a Mori language term for non - Maori or for New Zealanders who are " ___MASK14___ European descent ". Recently , the word has been used to refer inclusively either to fair - skinned persons or any non - Mori New Zealander . Papa ' a has a similar meaning in Cook Islands Mori . The word p ( IPA ) can refer to any Mori village or defensive settlement , but often refers to ___MASK45___ forts  fortified settlements with palisades and defensive terraces  and also to fortified villages . P are mainly in the ___MASK65___ Island ___MASK14___ New Zealand , north ___MASK14___ Lake Taupo . Over 5000 sites have been located , photographed and examined although few have been subject to detailed analysis . No p have been yet located from the early colonization period when early Polynesian - Mori colonizers lived in the lower South Island . Variations similar to p are found throughout central Polynesia , in the islands ___MASK14___ Fiji , Tonga and the Marquesas Islands . Tectonic uplift is the portion ___MASK14___ the total geologic uplift ___MASK14___ 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 ___MASK14___ a region can only occur in response to tectonic processes ___MASK14___ crustal thickening ( such as mountain building events ), changes in the density distribution ___MASK14___ the crust and underlying mantle , and flexural support due to the bending ___MASK14___ rigid lithosphere . ___MASK68___ , officially the Commonwealth ___MASK14___ ___MASK68___ , is a country comprising the mainland ___MASK14___ the Australian continent , the island ___MASK14___ 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 . ___MASK68___ ' s capital is Canberra , and its largest urban area is Sydney . The ___MASK32___ Island or Te Waipounamu (" Mori ") is the larger ___MASK14___ the two major islands ___MASK14___ 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 ___MASK32___ Island covers and is influenced by a temperate climate . The Mori people ___MASK14___ New Zealand have traditionally used the word rohe to describe the territory or boundaries ___MASK14___ tribal groups . In traditional times , prominent geographical features such as mountains , rivers , and ___MASK100___ defined rohe . This generally remains the case today . The ___MASK28___ is the largest ___MASK14___ 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 . Ruatoria , also written as Ruatria , is a town in the Waiapu Valley ___MASK14___ the ___MASK84___ in the northeastern corner ___MASK14___ New Zealand ' s North Island . The town was originally known as Cross Roads , and was named Ruatrea in 1913 , from the Mori " Rua - a - Trea " ( the storage pit ___MASK14___ Trea ). In 1925 the name was altered to the current spelling , although some texts retain the original spelling . The Southern Alps ( Mori : K Tiritiri o te Moana ) are a ___MASK71___ range extending along much ___MASK14___ the length ___MASK14___ 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 ___MASK14___ the smaller ranges that form part ___MASK14___ it . ___MASK95___ is a city in the ___MASK65___ Island ___MASK14___ New Zealand . It is the most populous urban area in the country . ___MASK95___ has a population ___MASK14___ , which constitutes percent ___MASK14___ New Zealand ' s population . It is part ___MASK14___ the wider ___MASK95___ Region  the area governed by the ___MASK95___ Council  which also includes outlying rural areas and the islands ___MASK14___ the Hauraki Gulf , resulting in a total population ___MASK14___ . ___MASK95___ also has the largest Polynesian population ___MASK14___ any city in the world . The Mori language name for ___MASK95___ is or , meaning " Tmaki with a hundred lovers ", in reference to the desirability ___MASK14___ its fertile land at the hub ___MASK14___ waterways in all directions . It has also been called karana , the Mori enunciation ___MASK14___ " ___MASK95___ ". The Waiapu ___MASK88___ is a ___MASK88___ in the Gisborne ___MASK25___ ___MASK14___ the North Island ___MASK14___ New Zealand , with a total length ___MASK14___ approximately . Found in the north - east ___MASK14___ the Waiapu Valley , it flows north - east from the joining ___MASK14___ the Mata ___MASK88___ and the Tapuaeroa ___MASK88___ ( both ___MASK14___ which flow from the Raukumara Ranges ), then passes by Ruatoria before reaching the Pacific Ocean at Rangitukia . Other tributaries ___MASK14___ the Waiapu ___MASK88___ include the Mangaoporo , Poroporo , Wairoa , Maraehara rivers , and the Paoaruku stream . It is the most well known ___MASK88___ in the region , and lies within the rohe ( territory ) ___MASK14___ Ngti Porou , the largest iwi ( extended kinship group or tribe ) on the East Coast , and second largest in New Zealand . The area was the site ___MASK14___ hostilities during the New Zealand Wars from June to October in 1865 , both between Pkeh ( New Zealand Europeans ) and Mori , and between factions ___MASK14___ Ngti Porou .