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Lake Wanaka is located in the ___MASK78___ ___MASK94___ New Zealand , at an altitude ___MASK94___ 300 metres . Covering an area ___MASK94___ , it is New Zealand ' s fourth largest lake , and estimated to be more than deep . Its name is Mori , a corruption ___MASK94___ " Oanaka " (' The place ___MASK94___ Anaka ', a local tribal chief ). The ___MASK20___ Island or Te Waipounamu (" Mori ") is the larger ___MASK94___ the two major islands ___MASK94___ 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 ___MASK20___ Island covers and is influenced by a temperate climate . New ___MASK16___ is a special collectivity ___MASK94___ France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean , east ___MASK94___ Australia and east ___MASK94___ Metropolitan France . The archipelago , part ___MASK94___ the Melanesia subregion , includes the main island ___MASK94___ Grande Terre , the Loyalty Islands , the Chesterfield Islands , the Belep archipelago , the Isle ___MASK94___ Pines , and a few remote islets . The Chesterfield Islands are in the Coral Sea . Locals refer to Grande Terre as "" (" the pebble "). Tectonic uplift is the portion ___MASK94___ the total geologic uplift ___MASK94___ 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 ___MASK94___ a region can only occur in response to tectonic processes ___MASK94___ crustal thickening ( such as mountain building events ), changes in the density distribution ___MASK94___ the crust and underlying mantle , and flexural support due to the bending ___MASK94___ rigid lithosphere . ___MASK68___ Regional Council ( ORC ) is the regional council for ___MASK68___ in the South Island ___MASK94___ New Zealand . The council ' s principal office is Regional House on Stafford Street in ___MASK75___ , with smaller offices in Queenstown and Alexandra . ___MASK49___ ((), officially the Republic ___MASK94___ ___MASK49___ , is an island country in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast ___MASK94___ 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 ___MASK35___ to the north . Mount Aspiring ___MASK5___ is in the Southern Alps ___MASK94___ the South Island ___MASK94___ New Zealand , north ___MASK94___ Fiordland ___MASK5___ , and between Otago and south Westland . The park forms part ___MASK94___ the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage site . A resort town , often called a resort city or resort destination , is an urban area where tourism or vacationing is the primary component ___MASK94___ the local culture and economy . A typical resort town has one or more actual resorts in the surrounding area . Sometimes the term " resort town " is used simply for a locale popular among tourists . The term can also refer to either an incorporated or unincorporated contiguous area where the ratio ___MASK94___ transient rooms , measured in bed units , is greater than 60 % ___MASK94___ the permanent population . ___MASK68___ is a region ___MASK94___ New Zealand in the south ___MASK94___ the South Island administered by the ___MASK68___ Regional Council . It has an area ___MASK94___ approximately , making it the country ' s third largest local government region . Its population was Albert Town is located to the ___MASK66___ ___MASK94___ Wanaka in Otago , New Zealand . Until recently only a farming settlement , the population boom in this area has led to much new development . The confluence ___MASK94___ the Clutha and Hwea Rivers is located here . The town was named after Prince Albert ___MASK94___ Saxe - Coburg and Gotha . Albert Town was formerly called Newcastle . The ___MASK46___ Island or Te Ika - a - Mui (" Mori ") is one ___MASK94___ the two main islands ___MASK94___ 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 ___MASK94___ Lake Hwea is located in the ___MASK78___ ___MASK94___ New Zealand , at an altitude ___MASK94___ 348 metres . It covers an area ___MASK94___ some 141 km² and is , at its deepest , 392 metres deep . Its name is Mori and is thought to be named after a local tribe though the exact meaning is uncertain . The ___MASK81___ is the largest ___MASK94___ 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 . ___MASK48___ is a city in the ___MASK46___ Island ___MASK94___ New Zealand . It is the most populous urban area in the country . ___MASK48___ has a population ___MASK94___ , which constitutes percent ___MASK94___ New Zealand ' s population . It is part ___MASK94___ the wider ___MASK48___ Region  the area governed by the ___MASK48___ Council  which also includes outlying rural areas and the islands ___MASK94___ the Hauraki Gulf , resulting in a total population ___MASK94___ . ___MASK48___ also has the largest Polynesian population ___MASK94___ any city in the world . The Mori language name for ___MASK48___ is or , meaning " Tmaki with a hundred lovers ", in reference to the desirability ___MASK94___ its fertile land at the hub ___MASK94___ waterways in all directions . It has also been called karana , the Mori enunciation ___MASK94___ " ___MASK48___ ". The Tasman Sea ( Mori : " Te Tai - o - Rehua ") is a marginal sea ___MASK94___ 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 ___MASK94___ his first voyage ___MASK94___ exploration . The Southern Alps ( Mori : K Tiritiri o te Moana ) are a ___MASK83___ range extending along much ___MASK94___ the length ___MASK94___ 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 ___MASK94___ the smaller ranges that form part ___MASK94___ it . ___MASK36___ ( or ; Tongan : " Puleanga Fakatui o ___MASK36___ "), officially the Kingdom ___MASK94___ ___MASK36___ , is a Polynesian sovereign state and archipelago comprising 169 islands ___MASK94___ which 36 are inhabited . The total surface area is about scattered over ___MASK94___ the southern Pacific Ocean . It has a population ___MASK94___ 103 , 000 people ___MASK94___ whom 70 % reside on the main island ___MASK94___ Tongatapu . The Hwea ___MASK27___ is a ___MASK27___ ___MASK94___ New Zealand , draining Lake Hwea into the Clutha ___MASK27___ . Wanaka is a popular ___MASK61___ and summer resort town in the ___MASK78___ ___MASK94___ the South Island ___MASK94___ New Zealand . It is situated at the southern end ___MASK94___ Lake Wanaka , at the start ___MASK94___ the Clutha River . It is the gateway to Mount Aspiring National Park . ___MASK26___ is the capital city and second most populous urban area ___MASK94___ New Zealand , with residents . It is at the south - western tip ___MASK94___ the North Island , between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range . ___MASK26___ is the major population centre ___MASK94___ the southern North Island and is the administrative centre ___MASK94___ the ___MASK26___ 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 ___MASK94___ the civil service are based in the city . The Clutha ___MASK27___ / Mata - Au is the second longest ___MASK27___ in ___MASK18___ and the longest in the South Island . It flows ___MASK20___ - southeast through Central and South Otago from Lake Wanaka in the Southern Alps to the ___MASK81___ , ___MASK20___ west ___MASK94___ ___MASK75___ . It is the highest volume ___MASK27___ in ___MASK18___ , and the swiftest , with a catchment ___MASK94___ , discharging a mean flow ___MASK94___ . The Clutha ___MASK27___ is known for its scenery , gold - rush history , and swift turquoise waters . A ___MASK27___ conservation group , the Clutha Mata - Au ___MASK27___ Parkway Group , is working to establish a regional ___MASK27___ parkway , with a trail , along the entire ___MASK27___ corridor . The name ___MASK94___ the ___MASK27___ was changed to a dual name by the Ngai Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998 . ___MASK24___ , officially the Commonwealth ___MASK94___ ___MASK24___ , is a country comprising the mainland ___MASK94___ the Australian continent , the island ___MASK94___ 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 . ___MASK24___ ' s capital is Canberra , and its largest urban area is Sydney . ___MASK18___ is an island nation in the southwestern ___MASK81___ . The country geographically comprises two main landmasses  that ___MASK94___ the North Island , or Te Ika - a - Mui , and the South Island , or Te Waipounamu  and numerous smaller islands . ___MASK18___ is situated some east ___MASK94___ Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly south ___MASK94___ the Pacific island areas ___MASK94___ New Caledonia , Fiji , and Tonga . Because ___MASK94___ its remoteness , it was one ___MASK94___ the last lands to be settled by humans . During its long period ___MASK94___ isolation , ___MASK18___ developed a distinct biodiversity ___MASK94___ 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 ___MASK94___ land and volcanic eruptions . ___MASK18___ ' s capital city is Wellington , while its most populous city is Auckland .