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Regal and vice-regal Government Other party leaders in parliament Judiciary Main centre leaders Regal and vice-regal Head of state – Charles III Governor-General – Cindy Kiro Charles III Cindy Kiro Government Legislature term: 54th New Zealand Parliament. The Sixth National Government, elected in 2023, continues. Speaker of the House – Gerry Brownlee Prime Minister – Christopher Luxon ...
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:
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The island's area is 113,729 square kilometres (43,911 sq mi), [2] making it the world's 14th-largest island. It has a population of 4,077,800 (June 2024), [3] accounting for approximately 76% of the total residents of New Zealand. [4] Twelve main urban areas (half of them officially cities) are in the North Island.
The following table lists the largest islands of New Zealand proper by area. [Note 2] River delta islands such as Rakaia Island (25.7 km 2 (9.9 sq mi)), [8] Fereday Island, Rangitata Island, and Inch Clutha (approximately 15 km 2 (5.8 sq mi), 30 square kilometres (12 square miles), and 35 km 2 (14 sq mi) respectively) are omitted, as are temporary islands in braided river channels and tidal ...
At the 2018 New Zealand census, Northland recorded a population growth spurt of 18.1% since the previous 2013 census, placing it as the fastest growing region in New Zealand, ahead of other strong growth regions such as the Bay of Plenty region (2nd with 15%) and Waikato (3rd with 13.5%).
Island Land area [21] Population [22] Density ISO 3166-2 Code; km 2 sq mi per km 2 per sq mi 1 Northland Te Tai Tokerau: Northland Regional Council: 9 Whangārei: North: 12,504 4,828 204,800 16.38 42.4 NZ-NTL: 2 Auckland [a] Tāmaki-makau-rau: Auckland Council: 21 Auckland: North 4,941 1,908 1,798,300 363.95 942.6 NZ-AUK: 3 Waikato: Waikato ...
State schools have a 4-term year, of about ten weeks each and usually with a two-week holiday between terms. [26] Although standard term dates are set by the Ministry of Education each year, schools can vary these to account for local holidays and school closures due to weather. The first term commences in late January or early February.