{"id":81753,"date":"2026-01-09T14:54:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T09:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=81753"},"modified":"2026-01-09T15:14:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T09:44:35","slug":"north-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/north-island\/","title":{"rendered":"North Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>North Island Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck the North Island region of New Zealand recently.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About North Island<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>one of the two main islands of New Zealand<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the <\/span><b>South Pacific Ocean.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>separated from the South Island by Cook Strait.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It covers an area of about 113,729 sq.km. This makes it the 14th largest island in the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The North Island is <\/span><b>smaller than the South Island<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but has <\/span><b>more people living on it.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About <\/span><b>77% of all New Zealand residents <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">live on the North Island.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>most populated island in Polynesia.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>island\u2019s terrain rises to a central mountain range <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(a continuation of the South Island range), which <\/span><b>parallels the east coast.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>range reaches <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">its <\/span><b>highest point<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the <\/span><b>volcanic Mount Ruapehu <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(2,797 metres) <\/span><b>within Tongariro National Park<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (designated a <\/span><b>UNESCO World Heritage Site <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in 1990).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many <\/span><b>important cities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are found on the North Island.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These include <\/span><b>Auckland<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is the <\/span><b>largest city.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>capital city of New Zealand, Wellington,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is also located here.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other major cities are <\/span><b>Hamilton, Tauranga, and Rotorua.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Important bodies of water<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the island include:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Lake Taup\u014d<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Waikato River<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Whanganui River<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The North Island has several <\/span><b>active and dormant volcanoes:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Auckland Volcanic Field<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Mount Ruapehu<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mount <\/span><b>Taranaki <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(also called Taranaki Maunga)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Mount Tarawera<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Whakaari\/ White Island<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Island Volcanic Plateau<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/world\/story\/magnitude-55-earthquake-strikes-north-island-region-of-new-zealand-glbs-2849000-2026-01-09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean. 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