Katherine Mansfield At the very heart of the North Island is a lake. It is the largest in New Zealand, and it is named TauponuiaTia. Appropriately, Taupo, as it is called, is somewhat heart-shaped ...

A pre-feasibility study shows that a Winter Olympics could come to ... Transportation between Auckland, on New Zealand’s North Island, and Queenstown, on the South Island, remains a barrier.

Separated from the South Island by Cook Strait, New Zealand’s North Island is home to five of its main wine regions (seven, if you include Waikato and Ōhau), and is known for a wider variety of wine ...