North Island
The North Island of New Zealand is warm, with scenery ranging from sandy beaches, through rolling farmland to active volcanic peaks. Although it is smaller than the South Island, it is much more populous, with half of New Zealand's population living north of Lake Taupo in the middle of the North Island.| Tap on the map to travel |
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Popular Destinations
Auckland
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Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand at 1.7 million citizens, and the main arrival point for visitors to the country.
Hamilton
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Hamilton is an inland city in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.
Destinations
Greater Wellington
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The Greater Wellington region is the southernmost part of the North Island of New Zealand, governed by the Greater Wellington Regional Council.
Northland
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Northland is the northernmost region in New Zealand. Whangarei is the only city in the area; the next biggest towns have a few thousand people.
Waikato
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The Waikato is a region of the North Island of New Zealand that lies to the south of Auckland and is named for the Waikato River that traverses its length.
Bay of Plenty
The Bay of Plenty is a region on the north-east coast of the North Island of New Zealand.
Taranaki
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Taranaki is a region of the North Island of New Zealand that is dominated by its volcanic mountain, Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont.
Central North Island
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The Central North Island region of New Zealand features the Lake Taupo area and the mountain volcanoes of Tongariro National Park, all situated on a volcanic plateau in the middle of the North Island.
East Coast
The East Coast, also known as Eastland or the Gisborne Region, lies around and south of the East Cape of the North Island of New Zealand.
Whanganui
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The Whanganui region is on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand.
North Island
- Type: Island with 3,750,000 residents
- Description: more northern, and smaller, of the two main islands of New Zealand
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude of centre
-39° or 39° southLongitude of centre
176° eastPopulation
3,750,000Elevation
557 metres (1,827 feet)GeoNames ID
2185983Wikidata ID
Q118863North Island Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Abkhazian: Tigzirt n Ugafa
- Afrikaans: Noord-Eiland
- Afrikaans: Noord Eiland
- Afrikaans: Noordeiland
- Arabic: Purô Amihanan
- Arabic: آيسلندا الشمالية
- Arabic: الجزيرة الشمالية
- Arabic: الجزيره الشماليه
- Aragonese: Isla d'o Norte
- Armenian: Հյուսիսային կղզի (Նոր Զելանդիա)
- Armenian: Հյուսիսային կղզի
- Asturian: Islla Norte
- Azerbaijani: Şimal adası
- Bashkir: Төньяҡ утрау
- Basque: Ipar Uharte
- Basque: Ipar uhartea
- Belarusian: Востраў Паўночны, Новая Зеландыя
- Belarusian: Паўночная выспа
- Belarusian: Паўночны востраў, Новая Зеландыя
- Belarusian: Паўночны востраў
- Breton: Enez an Norzh
- Bulgarian: Северен остров
- Catalan: Illa del Nord
- Catalan: illa del Nord
- Cebuano: North Island
- Chinese: 北岛
- Chinese: 北島
- Chinese: 司令官
- Chinese: 新西兰北岛
- Chinese: 特伊卡茂伊
- Corsican: Isula di u Nordu
- Croatian: North Island
- Croatian: Sjeverni otok
- Czech: Severní ostrov
- Danish: Nordøen
- Dutch: Noordereiland
- Dutch: North Island
- Dutch: Te Ika-a-Māui
- Egyptian Arabic: الجزيره الشماليه
- English: New Ulster
- English: New Zealand North Island
- English: North Island (New Zealand)
- English: North Island, New Zealand
- English: North Island of New Zealand
- English: Te Ika-a-Māui
- Esperanto: Nord-Zelando
- Esperanto: Norda Insulo
- Estonian: Põhjasaar
- Estonian: Uus-Meremaa Põhjasaar
- Finnish: North Island
- Finnish: Northern Island
- Finnish: Pohjoissaari
- French: Ile du Nord
- French: Te Ika-a-Māui
- French: Île du Nord
- French: île du Nord
- Galician: Illa Norte
- Georgian: ჩრდილოეთი კუნძული
- German: Nordinsel
- Greek: Βόρειο Νησί
- Greek: Βόρειος Νήσος Νέας Ζηλανδίας
- Hebrew: האי הצפוני
- Hindi: उत्तर द्वीप
- Hungarian: Északi-sziget
- Icelandic: Norðurey
- Indonesian: North Island
- Indonesian: Pulau Utara
- Irish: Oileán Thuaidh
- Italian: Isola del Nord
- Italian: North Island
- Japanese: ニュージーランド北島
- Japanese: ノースアイランド
- Japanese: 北島
- Kabyle: Tigzirt n Ugafa
- Kalaallisut: Qeqertaq Avannarleq
- Kazakh: Солтүстік (арал, Жаңа Зеландия)
- Korean: 북섬
- Korean: 테 이카 아 마우이
- Latin: Insula Septemtrionalis
- Latin: Insula Septentrionalis
- Latvian: Ziemeļsala
- Lithuanian: Šiaurinė sala
- Lithuanian: Šiaurės sala
- Lombard: Isola del Nord
- Macedonian: Северен Остров
- Malay: Pulau Utara
- Maori: Te Ika-a-Māui
- Maori: Te Ika a Māui
- Maori: Te Ika ā Maui
- Maori: Te Ika ā Māui
- Marathi: उत्तर बेट, न्यू झीलँड
- Marathi: उत्तर बेट, न्यू झीलंड
- Mingrelian: ოორუე კოკი
- Moroccan Arabic: لݣزيرة دالشمال
- Norwegian: Nordøya
- Norwegian Bokmål: Nordøya
- Norwegian Bokmål: North Island
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Nordøya
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Nordøya på New Zealand
- Occitan (post 1500): illa del Nòrd
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): Norðerne Īeg
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): Norþerne Īeg
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): Norþīeg
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): Norþīg
- Persian: جزیره شمالی
- Persian: جزیرهٔ شمالی
- Pitcairn-Norfolk: North Ailen
- Polish: Wyspa Północna
- Portuguese: Ilha Norte
- Portuguese: Ilha do Norte
- Quechua: Isla del Norte
- Quechua: North Island
- Quechua: Te Ika ā Maui
- Quechua: Wichay Wat'a
- Romanian: Insula de Nord
- Russian: Остров Северный
- Russian: Северный
- Russian: Северный остров
- Samoan: Le Motu 'i Mātū
- Scots: North Island
- Scottish Gaelic: Eilean a Tuath, Sealainn Nuadh
- Scottish Gaelic: Eilean a Tuath
- Serbian: North Island
- Serbian: Severno ostrvo
- Serbian: Te Ika O Maui
- Serbian: Северно острво
- Serbo-Croatian: Sjeverni otok
- Slovak: Severný ostrov
- Slovenian: Severni otok
- Spanish: Isla Norte
- Spanish: Isla Norte de Nueva Zelanda
- Spanish: Isla del Norte
- Spanish: North Island
- Swahili: Kisiwa cha Kaskazini (New Zealand)
- Swedish: Nordön
- Swedish: Norra ön
- Swedish: North Island
- Swedish: Northern Island
- Tamil: வடக்குத் தீவு
- Thai: North Island
- Thai: เกาะเหนือ
- Tok Pisin: Not Ailan
- Turkish: Kuzey Adası, Yeni Zelanda
- Turkish: Kuzey Adası
- Turkmen: Demirgazyk ada
- Ukrainian: Північна Зеландія
- Ukrainian: Північний острів
- Ukrainian: Північний острів Нової Зеландії
- Urdu: شمالی جزیرہ
- Uzbek: Shimoliy orol
- Vietnamese: Te Ika a Māui
- Vietnamese: Đảo Bắc, New Zealand
- Vietnamese: Đảo Bắc
- Waray (Philippines): Isla Amihanan
- Waray (Philippines): Isla ha Amihanan
- Waray (Philippines): North Island
- Waray (Philippines): Puro Amihanan
- Waray (Philippines): Puro ha Amihanan
- Waray (Philippines): Purô Amihanan
- Waray (Philippines): Purô ha Amihanan
- Welsh: Ynys y Gogledd, Seland Newydd
- Welsh: Ynys y Gogledd
- Western Mari: Йыпелвелнӹш
- Western Panjabi: شمالی جزیرہ
- Wu Chinese: 北岛 (新西兰)
- Yue Chinese: 北島
- Ika-a-Māui
- Kisiwa cha Kaskazini
- Солтүстік
- 北岛（新西兰）
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page North Island. Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.