Background

Tiritiri Matangi homepage

An Island Environment

Geology

Inner Hauraki Gulf

Offshore islands

Island sanctuary

Marine reserves

Tiritiri Matangi marine reserve

Hauraki Gulf weather

People and the Environment

Lighthouse story

Meet DoC's Ray Walter

Restoration

Supporters of Tiritiri Matangi

Visitors

Weather recording

Weed control

Land use

Threatened Species

Birds of Tiritiri Matangi

Classification systems

Bellbird pics

Bellbird facts

Hihi pics

Hihi facts

Hihi release

Kokako pics

Kokako facts

Tui pics

Tui facts

Kereru pics

Kiwi pics

Penguin pics

Takahe pics

Takahe or pukeko?

Wattle birds

NZ honeyeating birds

Updated: September 6, 2001

New Zealand and its Offshore Islands

New Zealand is a country in the southwest Pacific Ocean. It has two main islands and many smaller ones. (See map, below) The total land area is 270,500 sq km and is similar in size to Japan or the British Isles.

Land Areas of New Zealand

Land area	Size
North Island	113 729 sq km
South Island	150 437 sq km
Stewart Island	1 065 sq km
Chatham Islands	963 sq km
Raoul Island	34 sq km
Campbell Island	113 sq km
All other islands over 20 sq km	1 065 sq km

Some Offshore Islands by Region

Northland	Poor Knights Hen and Chicken Three Kings
Auckland	Kermadec Great Barrier Tiritiri Matangi
Waikato	Mercury Curvier Alderman
Bay of Plenty	Whale White Motiti Mayor
Wellington	Mana Kapiti Some/Matiu
Nelson	Stephens Chetwode Maud Titi The Brothers
West Coast	Open Bay
Canterbury	Chatham
Southland	Snares Bounty Antipodes Auckland Campbell