North Island
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| Area | 113729 |
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| ISO 3166-2:NZ | NZ-N |
| Population | 3,702,300 (June 2018) |
| Largest settlement | Auckland |
| Points of interest | Waitomo |
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| ID | 2475328 |
About North Island
The North Island of New Zealand is known for its volcanic activity, national parks and cosmopolitan cities. Home to about three-quarters of New Zealand's population, it has the country's largest city, Auckland. Surrounded by bays and islands, it's known as the “the City of Sails. ” At its southern tips is harbourside capital Wellington, home to the national museum, Te Papa.
NZ town tormented by Celine Dion 'music battles'
... " Wes Gaarkeuken - the author of a petition hoping to stop the siren battles in Porirua, on the North Island - said taxpayers are " tired of the inaction and dismissive attitude shown by the council and the mayor concerning this issue"...
Mount Taranaki: Climber survives 600m fall with minor injuries
... Police said the man fell from Mount Taranaki on the North Island and was saved by spring weather which softened the ice and meant he landed in snow...
New Zealand birds: Takahe facing extinction find new home in sanctuary
... already released at North Island s Zealandia sanctuary, which is ringed by a predator-exclusion fence...
Cyclone Gabrielle: The New Zealand flood victims too scared to go home
...By Briony SowdenBBC NewsLast month, Cyclone Gabrielle smashed into New Zealand s North Island - killing 11 people and displacing at least 10,000 more...
Cyclone Gabrielle: Thousands yet to be contacted after New Zealand storm
... More than 4,500 people have yet to be contacted after Cyclone Gabrielle hit on Monday, causing significant flooding and landslides across the North Island...
Cyclone Gabrielle: New Zealand declares state of emergency
... And red weather warnings which indicate significant flooding and widespread damage from strong winds were in place across much of the North Island...
New Zealand storm Gabrielle: Tense wait as ex-cyclone moves over North Island
...By Kathryn ArmstrongBBC NewsThousands of people are reported to be without power in New Zealand s upper North Island as the remnants of a tropical cyclone hit the country...
Cyclone Gabrielle: New Zealand braces for storm after record floods
... Cyclone Gabrielle is expected to hit the country s North Island from Saturday night - potentially bringing strong winds and further heavy rain...
Cyclone Gabrielle: Thousands yet to be contacted after New Zealand storm
By Alexandra FouchéBBC News
New Zealand 's Prime Minister says he expects there to be more deaths from a Violent Storm which killed eight people and cut off hundreds of communities.
More Than 4,500 people have yet to be contacted after Cyclone Gabrielle hit on Monday, causing significant flooding and landslides across the North Island .
Many cities and towns are also without power or clean Drinking Water .
, Only the third in New Zealand 's history.
" This is undoubtedly the biggest Natural Disaster that we've seen probably This Century , " Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said.
The Storm damaged hundreds of Mobile Phone masts, and Mr Hipkins said many of the thousands of uncontactable people are likely to be found alive and well. But he warned that people need to " brace themselves" for more fatalities.
Some 10,000 people are also estimated to be displaced.
One of the confirmed deaths was a two-year-old girl, whose family watched her being Swept Away in flood waters.
Ella Louise Collins, her husband and their Two Children were trapped in their one-storey home in Hawke's Bay, one of the hardest hit areas.
" The Water was about 10cm (4in) from the ceiling in Our House and rose extremely quickly and violently, " she wrote in a Facebook post on Thursday, quoted by the AFP news agency.
They tried to reach a neighbour's roof for safety, but were stopped by what Ms Collins called " a sudden torrent of Water which almost drowned us all".
The Water Swept Away Her Daughter Ivy, who drowned.
In other heart-breaking stories, Rugby League star Issac Luke lost his father on the North Island earlier This Week .
One Woman , Rachel Greene , paid a moving tribute to her mother Marie, whose body was found in The Roof cavity of her cottage by her landlord's son after The Cyclone .
It took Rachel four days to find out what had happened, after multiple phone calls to Marie went to voicemail.
" I want everyone to know what an amazing person she was and how loved she was, "
Cyclone Gabrielle is estimated to have affected at least a third of the New Zealand 's population of five million.
The Storm 's damage has been most extensive in coastal communities on the Far North and East Coast of the North Island - with areas like Hawke's Bay, Coromandel and Northland among the worst hit.
The Situation in Hawke's Bay, a popular tourist destination with some remote towns, has been of particular concern to authorities.
On Friday, some 62,000 homes nationwide were still without power.
New Zealand announced a national state of emergency on Tuesday, which allows it to streamline its response to the disaster.
The country has Only previously declared a national state of emergency on two occasions - during the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and following the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
New Zealand 's climate minister has attributed the scale of the disaster to Climate Change .
Cyclone Gabrielle hit New Zealand 's North Island just Two Weeks after record downpours and flooding in the same region. Four people died in those floods.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
