The North Island is one of the two main islands of
New Zealand, the other being the
South Island. The island is 113,729 square km in area, making it the
world's 14th-largest island. It has a population of 3,148,400 .Several important cities are in the North Island, notably New Zealand's largest city,
Auckland, and
Wellington, the capital, located at the southern extremity of the island. Approximately 76% of New Zealand's population lives in the North Island.According to
Māori mythology, that the North and South Islands of New Zealand came from the time of
Māui, who was a demigod. Māui and his brothers were fishing from their canoe (the South Island) when he caught a great fish and pulled it 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 the Māori name for the North Island is
Te Ika-a-Māui (The Fish of Māui). The mountains and valleys are said to have been formed as a result of Māui's brothers' hacking at the fish.
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