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. With an area of 113,729 km2 (43,911 sq mi), it is the world's 14th-largest island, constituting 43% of New Zealand's land area. It has a population of 4,077,800 (June 2024), which is 76% of New Zealand's residents, making it the most populous island in Polynesia and the 28th-most-populous island in the world.
Te Ika-a-Māui (Māori) | |
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  North Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Oceania |
| Coordinates | 39°S 176°E / 39°S 176°E |
| Archipelago | New Zealand |
| Major islands | North Island |
| Area | 113,729 km2 (43,911 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 14th |
| Highest elevation | 2,797 m (9177 ft) |
| Highest point | Mount Ruapehu |
| Administration | |
New Zealand | |
| Regions | 9 |
| Territorial authorities | 43 |
| Largest settlement | Auckland (pop. 1,531,400) |
| Demographics | |
| Demonym | North Islander |
| Population | 4,077,800 (June 2024) |
| Pop. density | 35.9/km2 (93/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | European (63.1%), Māori (19.8%), Asian (19.3%), Pacific peoples (10.6%) |
Twelve main urban areas (half of them officially cities) are in the North Island. From north to south, they are Whangārei, Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Rotorua, Gisborne, New Plymouth, Napier, Hastings, Whanganui, Palmerston North, and New Zealand's capital city Wellington, which is located at the south-west tip of the island.
Naming and usage
The island has been known in the international Anglosphere as the North Island for many years. The Māori name for it, Te Ika-a-Māui, also has official recognition but it remains seldom used by most residents. On some 19th-century maps, the North Island is named New Ulster (named after Ulster province in northern Ireland) which was also a province of New Zealand that included the North Island. In 2009 the New Zealand Geographic Board found that, along with the South Island, the North Island had no official name. After a public consultation, the board officially named it North Island, or the aforementioned Te Ika-a-Māui, in October 2013.
In prose, the two main islands of New Zealand are called the North Island and the South Island, with the definite article. It is also normal to use the preposition in rather than on, for example "Hamilton is in the North Island", "my mother lives in the North Island". Maps, headings, tables, and adjectival expressions use North Island without "the".
Māori mythology
According to Māori mythology, the North and South Islands of New Zealand arose through the actions of the demigod Māui. Māui and his brothers were fishing from their canoe (the South Island) when he caught a great fish and pulled it right up from the sea. While he was not looking, his brothers fought over the fish and chopped it up. This great fish became the North Island, and thus a Māori name for the North Island is Te Ika-a-Māui ("The Fish of Māui"). The mountains and valleys are believed to have been formed as a result of Māui's brothers' hacking at the fish.
During Captain James Cook's voyage between 1769 and 1770, Tahitian navigator Tupaia accompanied the circumnavigation of New Zealand. The maps described the North Island as "Ea Heinom Auwe" and "Aeheinomowe", which recognises the "Fish of Māui" element. Names of certain tribes like Muaūpoko (mua upoko "front of the head") and Muriwhenua (muri whenua, "backland") also reflect the locations of their settlement in this "fish" as well as levels of seniority between tribes.
Another Māori name that was given to the North Island, but is now used less commonly, is Aotearoa. Use of Aotearoa to describe the North Island fell out of favour in the early 20th century, and it is now a collective Māori name for New Zealand as a whole.
Geography
During the Last Glacial Period when sea levels were over 100 metres lower than present day levels, the North and South islands were connected by a vast coastal plain which formed at the South Taranaki Bight. During this period, most of the North Island was covered in thorn scrubland and forest, while the modern-day Northland Peninsula was a subtropical rainforest. Sea levels began to rise 7,000 years ago, eventually separating the islands and linking the Cook Strait to the Tasman Sea.
Bays and coastal features
- Bay of Islands
- Bay of Plenty
- Hauraki Gulf
- Firth of Thames
- Hawke Bay
- Ninety Mile Beach
- North Taranaki Bight
- South Taranaki Bight
Lakes and rivers
- Lake Taupō
- Waikato River
- Whanganui River
Capes and peninsulas
- Coromandel Peninsula
- Northland Peninsula
- Cape Palliser
- Cape Reinga
- East Cape
- North Cape
Forests and national parks
- Egmont National Park
- Tongariro National Park
- Waipoua Kauri Forest
- Whanganui National Park
- and many forest parks of New Zealand
Volcanology
- Auckland Volcanic Field
- Mount Ruapehu
- Mount Taranaki (Taranaki Maunga)
- Mount Tarawera
- Whakaari / White Island
- North Island Volcanic Plateau
Other
Demographics
The North Island has an estimated population of 4,077,800 as of June 2024.
The North Island had a population of 3,808,005 at the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 213,453 people (5.9%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 570,957 people (17.6%) since the 2013 census. Of the total population, 733,893 people (19.3%) were aged under 15 years, 743,154 (19.5%) were 15 to 29, 1,721,427 (45.2%) were 30 to 64, and 609,534 (16.0%) were 65 or older.
Ever since the conclusion of the Otago gold rush in the 1860s, New Zealand's European population growth has experienced a steady 'Northern drift' as population centres in the North Island have grown faster than those of New Zealand's South Island. This population trend has continued into the twenty-first century, but at a much slower rate. While the North Island's population continues to grow faster than the South Island, this is solely due to the North Island having higher natural increase (i.e. births minus deaths) and international migration; since the late 1980s, the internal migration flow has been from the North Island to the South Island. In the year to June 2020, the North Island gained 21,950 people from natural increase and 62,710 people from international migration, while losing 3,570 people from internal migration.
Culture and identity
At the 2023 census, 63.1% of North Islanders identified as European (Pākehā), 19.8% as Māori, 10.6% as Pacific peoples, 19.3% as Asian, 1.9% as Middle Eastern/Latin American/African, and 1.1% as other ethnicities. Percentages add to more than 100% as people can identify with more than one ethnicity.
Māori form the majority in three districts of the North Island: Kawerau (63.2%), Ōpōtiki (66.2%) and Wairoa (68.5%). Europeans formed the plurality in the Auckland region (49.8%) and are the majority in the remaining 39 districts.
The proportion of North Islanders born overseas at the 2018 census were 29.3%. The most common foreign countries of birth were England (15.4% of overseas-born residents), Mainland China (11.3%), India (10.1%), South Africa (5.9%), Australia (5.5%) and Samoa (5.3%).
Cities and towns
The North Island has a larger population than the South Island, with the country's largest city, Auckland, and the capital, Wellington, accounting for nearly half of it.
There are 30 urban areas in the North Island with a population of 10,000 or more:
| Name | Population (June 2024) | % of island |
|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 1,531,400 | 37.6% |
| Wellington | 214,200 | 5.3% |
| Hamilton | 192,000 | 4.7% |
| Tauranga | 162,800 | 4.0% |
| Lower Hutt | 114,500 | 2.8% |
| Palmerston North | 83,100 | 2.0% |
| Napier | 67,500 | 1.7% |
| Porirua | 60,600 | 1.5% |
| Hibiscus Coast | 67,800 | 1.7% |
| New Plymouth | 60,100 | 1.5% |
| Rotorua | 58,800 | 1.4% |
| Whangārei | 56,800 | 1.4% |
| Hastings | 52,200 | 1.3% |
| Upper Hutt | 45,000 | 1.1% |
| Whanganui | 42,500 | 1.0% |
| Gisborne | 38,800 | 1.0% |
| Paraparaumu | 30,300 | 0.7% |
| Pukekohe | 28,000 | 0.7% |
| Taupō | 27,000 | 0.7% |
| Masterton | 23,200 | 0.6% |
| Cambridge | 22,500 | 0.6% |
| Levin | 20,100 | 0.5% |
| Feilding | 18,250 | 0.4% |
| Whakatāne | 16,650 | 0.4% |
| Havelock North | 14,900 | 0.4% |
| Tokoroa | 14,650 | 0.4% |
| Waikanae | 13,150 | 0.3% |
| Te Awamutu | 14,150 | 0.3% |
| Hāwera | 10,550 | 0.3% |
| Te Puke | 10,500 | 0.3% |
Economy
The sub-national GDP of the North Island was estimated at NZ$ 282.355 billion in 2021 (78% of New Zealand's national GDP).
Governance
Regions
Nine local government regions cover the North Island and its adjacent islands and territorial waters.
- Northland
- Auckland
- Waikato
- Bay of Plenty
- Gisborne
- Taranaki
- Manawatū-Whanganui
- Hawke's Bay Region
- Wellington Region
Healthcare
Healthcare in the North Island is provided by fifteen District Health Boards (DHBs). Organised around geographical areas of varying population sizes, they are not coterminous with the Local Government Regions.
| District Health Board | District | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Northland District Health Board (Te Poari Hauora a Rohe o te Tai Tokerau) | Whangarei District, Far North District, Kaipara District | 159,160 |
| Waitematā District Health Board (Te Wai Awhina) | Auckland Region | 525,000 |
| Auckland District Health Board (Te Toka Tumai) | 468,000 | |
| Counties Manukau District Health Board (A Community Partnership) | 490,610 | |
| Waikato District Health Board (Waikato DHB) | Hamilton City, Hauraki District, Matamata-Piako District, Ōtorohanga District, part of Ruapehu District, South Waikato, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato District, Waipa District, Waitomo District | 372,865 |
| Bay of Plenty District Health Board (Hauora a Toi) | Tauranga City, Western Bay of Plenty District, Whakatāne District, Kawerau District, Ōpōtiki District | 214,170 |
| Lakes District Health Board (Lakes DHB) | Rotorua Lakes, Taupō District | 102,000 |
| Tairāwhiti District Health Board (Te Mana Hauora o te Tairawhiti) | Gisborne District | 44,499 |
| Hawke's Bay District Health Board (Whakawateatia) | Napier City, Hastings District, Wairoa District, Central Hawke's Bay District, Chatham Islands | 155,000 |
| Taranaki District Health Board (Taranaki DHB) | New Plymouth District, Stratford District, South Taranaki District | 104,280 |
| Whanganui District Health Board (Whanganui DHB) | Whanganui District, Rangitikei District, part of Ruapehu District | 62,210 |
| Mid Central District Health Board (Te Pae Hauora o Ruahine o Tararua) | Palmerston North City, Horowhenua District, Manawatū District, Tararua District, part of Kāpiti Coast District | 158,838 |
| Wairarapa District Health Board (Te Poari Hauora a Rohe o Wairarapa) | South Wairarapa District, Carterton District, Masterton District | 38,200 |
| Hutt Valley District Health Board (Healthy People) | Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt | 145,000 |
| Capital and Coast District Health Board (Upoko ki te Uru Hauora) | Wellington City, Porirua City, part of Kāpiti Coast District | 270,000 |
See also
- List of islands of New Zealand
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The North Island Maori Te Ika a Maui tɛ i kɐ ɐ mɑː ʉ i lit the fish of Maui officially North Island or Te Ika a Maui 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 With an area of 113 729 km2 43 911 sq mi it is the world s 14th largest island constituting 43 of New Zealand s land area It has a population of 4 077 800 June 2024 which is 76 of New Zealand s residents making it the most populous island in Polynesia and the 28th most populous island in the world North IslandTe Ika a Maui Maori North IslandGeographyLocationOceaniaCoordinates39 S 176 E 39 S 176 E 39 176ArchipelagoNew ZealandMajor islandsNorth IslandArea113 729 km2 43 911 sq mi Area rank14thHighest elevation2 797 m 9177 ft Highest pointMount RuapehuAdministrationNew ZealandRegions9Territorial authorities43Largest settlementAuckland pop 1 531 400 DemographicsDemonymNorth IslanderPopulation4 077 800 June 2024 Pop density35 9 km2 93 sq mi Ethnic groupsEuropean 63 1 Maori 19 8 Asian 19 3 Pacific peoples 10 6 Twelve main urban areas half of them officially cities are in the North Island From north to south they are Whangarei Auckland Hamilton Tauranga Rotorua Gisborne New Plymouth Napier Hastings Whanganui Palmerston North and New Zealand s capital city Wellington which is located at the south west tip of the island Naming and usageThe island has been known in the international Anglosphere as the North Island for many years The Maori name for it Te Ika a Maui also has official recognition but it remains seldom used by most residents On some 19th century maps the North Island is named New Ulster named after Ulster province in northern Ireland which was also a province of New Zealand that included the North Island In 2009 the New Zealand Geographic Board found that along with the South Island the North Island had no official name After a public consultation the board officially named it North Island or the aforementioned Te Ika a Maui in October 2013 In prose the two main islands of New Zealand are called the North Island and the South Island with the definite article It is also normal to use the preposition in rather than on for example Hamilton is in the North Island my mother lives in the North Island Maps headings tables and adjectival expressions use North Island without the Maori mythologyAccording to Maori mythology the North and South Islands of New Zealand arose through the actions of the demigod Maui Maui and his brothers were fishing from their canoe the South Island when he caught a great fish and pulled it right up from the sea While he was not looking his brothers fought over the fish and chopped it up This great fish became the North Island and thus a Maori name for the North Island is Te Ika a Maui The Fish of Maui The mountains and valleys are believed to have been formed as a result of Maui s brothers hacking at the fish During Captain James Cook s voyage between 1769 and 1770 Tahitian navigator Tupaia accompanied the circumnavigation of New Zealand The maps described the North Island as Ea Heinom Auwe and Aeheinomowe which recognises the Fish of Maui element Names of certain tribes like Muaupoko mua upoko front of the head and Muriwhenua muri whenua backland also reflect the locations of their settlement in this fish as well as levels of seniority between tribes Another Maori name that was given to the North Island but is now used less commonly is Aotearoa Use of Aotearoa to describe the North Island fell out of favour in the early 20th century and it is now a collective Maori name for New Zealand as a whole GeographyThe North Island in relation to the South Island and Stewart Island During the Last Glacial Period when sea levels were over 100 metres lower than present day levels the North and South islands were connected by a vast coastal plain which formed at the South Taranaki Bight During this period most of the North Island was covered in thorn scrubland and forest while the modern day Northland Peninsula was a subtropical rainforest Sea levels began to rise 7 000 years ago eventually separating the islands and linking the Cook Strait to the Tasman Sea Bays and coastal features Bay of Islands Bay of Plenty Hauraki Gulf Firth of Thames Hawke Bay Ninety Mile Beach North Taranaki Bight South Taranaki BightLakes and rivers Lake Taupō Waikato River Whanganui RiverCapes and peninsulas Coromandel Peninsula Northland Peninsula Cape Palliser Cape Reinga East Cape North CapeForests and national parks Egmont National ParkTongariro National ParkEgmont National Park Tongariro National Park Waipoua Kauri Forest Whanganui National Park and many forest parks of New ZealandVolcanology Auckland Volcanic Field Mount Ruapehu Mount Taranaki Taranaki Maunga Mount Tarawera Whakaari White Island North Island Volcanic PlateauOther Waitomo Caves TaumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahuDemographicsThe North Island has an estimated population of 4 077 800 as of June 2024 The North Island had a population of 3 808 005 at the 2023 New Zealand census an increase of 213 453 people 5 9 since the 2018 census and an increase of 570 957 people 17 6 since the 2013 census Of the total population 733 893 people 19 3 were aged under 15 years 743 154 19 5 were 15 to 29 1 721 427 45 2 were 30 to 64 and 609 534 16 0 were 65 or older Ever since the conclusion of the Otago gold rush in the 1860s New Zealand s European population growth has experienced a steady Northern drift as population centres in the North Island have grown faster than those of New Zealand s South Island This population trend has continued into the twenty first century but at a much slower rate While the North Island s population continues to grow faster than the South Island this is solely due to the North Island having higher natural increase i e births minus deaths and international migration since the late 1980s the internal migration flow has been from the North Island to the South Island In the year to June 2020 the North Island gained 21 950 people from natural increase and 62 710 people from international migration while losing 3 570 people from internal migration Culture and identity At the 2023 census 63 1 of North Islanders identified as European Pakeha 19 8 as Maori 10 6 as Pacific peoples 19 3 as Asian 1 9 as Middle Eastern Latin American African and 1 1 as other ethnicities Percentages add to more than 100 as people can identify with more than one ethnicity Maori form the majority in three districts of the North Island Kawerau 63 2 Ōpōtiki 66 2 and Wairoa 68 5 Europeans formed the plurality in the Auckland region 49 8 and are the majority in the remaining 39 districts The proportion of North Islanders born overseas at the 2018 census were 29 3 The most common foreign countries of birth were England 15 4 of overseas born residents Mainland China 11 3 India 10 1 South Africa 5 9 Australia 5 5 and Samoa 5 3 Cities and towns Map of the North Island showing some of its cities The North Island has a larger population than the South Island with the country s largest city Auckland and the capital Wellington accounting for nearly half of it There are 30 urban areas in the North Island with a population of 10 000 or more Name Population June 2024 of islandAuckland 1 531 400 37 6 Wellington 214 200 5 3 Hamilton 192 000 4 7 Tauranga 162 800 4 0 Lower Hutt 114 500 2 8 Palmerston North 83 100 2 0 Napier 67 500 1 7 Porirua 60 600 1 5 Hibiscus Coast 67 800 1 7 New Plymouth 60 100 1 5 Rotorua 58 800 1 4 Whangarei 56 800 1 4 Hastings 52 200 1 3 Upper Hutt 45 000 1 1 Whanganui 42 500 1 0 Gisborne 38 800 1 0 Paraparaumu 30 300 0 7 Pukekohe 28 000 0 7 Taupō 27 000 0 7 Masterton 23 200 0 6 Cambridge 22 500 0 6 Levin 20 100 0 5 Feilding 18 250 0 4 Whakatane 16 650 0 4 Havelock North 14 900 0 4 Tokoroa 14 650 0 4 Waikanae 13 150 0 3 Te Awamutu 14 150 0 3 Hawera 10 550 0 3 Te Puke 10 500 0 3 EconomyThe sub national GDP of the North Island was estimated at NZ 282 355 billion in 2021 78 of New Zealand s national GDP GovernanceRegions Territorial authorities of the North Island Nine local government regions cover the North Island and its adjacent islands and territorial waters Northland Auckland Waikato Bay of Plenty Gisborne Taranaki Manawatu Whanganui Hawke s Bay Region Wellington RegionHealthcareHealthcare in the North Island is provided by fifteen District Health Boards DHBs Organised around geographical areas of varying population sizes they are not coterminous with the Local Government Regions District Health Board District PopulationNorthland District Health Board Te Poari Hauora a Rohe o te Tai Tokerau Whangarei District Far North District Kaipara District 159 160Waitemata District Health Board Te Wai Awhina Auckland Region 525 000Auckland District Health Board Te Toka Tumai 468 000Counties Manukau District Health Board A Community Partnership 490 610Waikato District Health Board Waikato DHB Hamilton City Hauraki District Matamata Piako District Ōtorohanga District part of Ruapehu District South Waikato Thames Coromandel District Waikato District Waipa District Waitomo District 372 865Bay of Plenty District Health Board Hauora a Toi Tauranga City Western Bay of Plenty District Whakatane District Kawerau District Ōpōtiki District 214 170Lakes District Health Board Lakes DHB Rotorua Lakes Taupō District 102 000Tairawhiti District Health Board Te Mana Hauora o te Tairawhiti Gisborne District 44 499Hawke s Bay District Health Board Whakawateatia Napier City Hastings District Wairoa District Central Hawke s Bay District Chatham Islands 155 000Taranaki District Health Board Taranaki DHB New Plymouth District Stratford District South Taranaki District 104 280Whanganui District Health Board Whanganui DHB Whanganui District Rangitikei District part of Ruapehu District 62 210Mid Central District Health Board Te Pae Hauora o Ruahine o Tararua Palmerston North City Horowhenua District Manawatu District Tararua District part of Kapiti Coast District 158 838Wairarapa District Health Board Te Poari Hauora a Rohe o Wairarapa South Wairarapa District Carterton District Masterton District 38 200Hutt Valley District Health Board Healthy People Lower Hutt Upper Hutt 145 000Capital and Coast District Health Board Upoko ki te Uru Hauora Wellington City Porirua City part of Kapiti Coast District 270 000See alsoList of islands of New ZealandReferences Quick Facts Land and Environment Geography Physical Features Statistics New Zealand 2000 Archived from the original on 8 April 2013 Retrieved 13 August 2012 Aotearoa Data Explorer Statistics New Zealand Retrieved 26 October 2024 77 of NZers live in North Island RNZ 26 October 2017 Retrieved 19 November 2021 Place name consultation Te Ika a Maui Toitu Te Whenua 4 April 2013 Archived from the original on 13 July 2024 Retrieved 13 July 2024 The New Zealand Geographic Board Considers North and South Island Names Land Information New Zealand 21 April 2009 Archived from the original on 14 February 2013 Retrieved 28 November 2012 Two official options for NZ island names The New Zealand Herald 10 October 2013 Archived from the original on 29 June 2019 Retrieved 10 October 2013 Williamson Maurice 11 October 2013 Names of NZ s two main islands formalised Beehive govt nz New Zealand Government Archived from the original on 6 February 2020 Retrieved 10 April 2020 Guardian and Observer style guide N New Zealand Archived 21 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine The Guardian Retrieved 15 April 2019 1000 Maori place names New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage 6 August 2019 Archived from the original on 6 January 2020 Retrieved 27 December 2019 Anderson Atholl Binney Judith Harris Aroha 2015 Tangata Whenua A History Bridget Williams Books pp 97 8 ISBN 978 0 908321 54 4 Ngai Tahu leader Let s not rush name change RNZ 2 October 2021 Archived from the original on 12 November 2021 Retrieved 26 September 2022 McLintock Alexander Hare James Oakley Wilson D S C Taonga New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu AOTEAROA An encyclopaedia of New Zealand edited by A H McLintock 1966 Archived from the original on 3 May 2020 Retrieved 19 November 2021 Estuary origins National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Archived from the original on 2 November 2021 Retrieved 3 November 2021 Ray N Adams J M 2001 A GIS based Vegetation Map of the World at the Last Glacial Maximum 25 000 15 000 BP Internet Archaeology 11 11 doi 10 11141 ia 11 2 Archived from the original on 21 January 2022 Retrieved 12 February 2022 2023 Census population counts by ethnic group age and Maori descent and dwelling counts Stats NZ www stats govt nz Archived from the original on 5 June 2024 Retrieved 4 June 2024 New Zealand s population is drifting north 26 January 2015 Archived from the original on 26 January 2015 Retrieved 22 February 2021 Subnational population component changes and median age RC TA at 30 June 2018 20 2020 boundaries nzdotstat stats govt nz Archived from the original on 22 February 2021 Retrieved 18 February 2021 Birthplace detailed for the census usually resident population count 2006 2013 and 2018 Censuses RC TA SA2 DHB nzdotstat stats govt nz Archived from the original on 2 June 2023 Retrieved 18 February 2021 Regional gross domestic product Year ended March 2022 Statistics New Zealand 24 March 2023 Archived from the original on 15 May 2024 Retrieved 4 April 2023 External linksMedia related to North Island New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons North Island travel guide from Wikivoyage
