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Napier (/ ˈ n eɪ p i ər / NAY-pee-ər; Māori: Ahuriri) is a city on the eastern coast of the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Hawke's Bay region.It is a beachside city with a seaport, known for its sunny climate, [3] esplanade lined with Norfolk pines, and extensive Art Deco architecture.
Kerikeri (Māori: [kɛɾikɛɾi]) [3] is the second largest settlement in Northland, New Zealand.It is a tourist destination 240 kilometres (150 mi) north of Auckland and 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Northland's only city, Whangārei.
Tīrau is a small town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand, 50 kilometres southeast of Hamilton. The town has a population of 804 (2018 census). [3] In the Māori language, "Tīrau" means "place of many cabbage trees." Tīrau is a major junction in the New Zealand state highway network.
The North Island (Māori: Te Ika-a-Māui [tɛ i.kɐ ɐ mɑː.ʉ.i], lit. 'the fish of Māui', officially North Island or Te Ika-a-Māui or historically New Ulster) is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the larger but less populous South Island by Cook Strait.
Lake Rotomā Lake Rotoma Lake Rotomā Lake Rotomā Show map of North Island Lake Rotomā Show map of New Zealand Location Rotorua Lakes, Bay of Plenty Region, North Island Coordinates 38°02′51″S 176°35′16″E / 38.0476°S 176.5878°E / -38.0476; 176.5878 Lake type Crater lake Basin countries New Zealand Max. length 5.2 km (3.2 mi) Max. width 4.7 km (2.9 mi) Surface area 11. ...
The big things of New Zealand are large novelty statues located in many small towns across the country which typically relate to the town and its identity. [1] Examples include the Taihape gumboot, in a town which has an annual gumboot-throwing contest; the large L&P bottle in Paeroa, the town where the drink originated, and the Big Sheep Shearer in Te Kūiti, where the national sheep-shearing ...
Ngawi (pronounced "ngaa-wee") is a small fishing / holiday village within five kilometres of Cape Palliser, the southern-most point of New Zealand's North Island. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of Ngāwī as "the native tussock grass". [1] The area is popular with commercial and recreational fishermen.
The Hokianga is an area surrounding the Hokianga Harbour, also known as the Hokianga River, a long estuarine drowned valley on the west coast in the north of the North Island of New Zealand. The original name, still used by local Māori, is Te Kohanga o Te Tai Tokerau ("the nest of the northern people") or Te Puna o Te Ao Marama ("the ...