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The Chatham Islands (/ ˈ tʃ æ t ə m / CHAT-əm; Moriori: Rēkohu, lit. 'Misty Sun'; Māori: Wharekauri) are an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean about 800 km (430 nmi) east of New Zealand's South Island, administered as part of New Zealand, [4] and consisting of about 10 islands within an approximate 60 km (30 nmi) radius, the largest of which are Chatham Island and Pitt Island ().
The Chatham Islands was incorporated into the Colony of New Zealand by the British in 1842. The first local government set up on the islands was the Chatham Islands Māori Council in 1900. [4] Chatham Islands County was established in 1901, [5] [6] though the Chatham Islands County Council was not established until 1926. [7] [8]
Air Chathams Convair 580 at Tuuta Airport, Chatham Islands in September 2003. Air Chathams Limited is an airline based in the Chatham Islands, New Zealand. [3] It was established in 1984 and operates scheduled passenger services between the Chatham Islands and mainland New Zealand along with routes between Auckland and Whakatāne, Auckland and Kapiti Coast and Auckland and Whanganui.
The island was named after the survey ship HMS Chatham which was the first European ship to locate the island in 1791. [2] It covers an area of 920 km 2 (355 sq mi). [ 3 ] Chatham Island lies 650 km (404 mi) south-east of Cape Turnagain , the nearest point of mainland New Zealand to the island.
Mayoral elections take place in the Chatham Islands every 3 years, as part of the wider local elections in New Zealand.Under section 10 of the Local Electoral Act 2001, a "general election of members of every local authority or community board must be held on the second Saturday in October in every third year" from the date the Act came into effect in 2001.
The Sisters [a] is a group of three main islands located 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Cape Pattison, Chatham Island.They are the northernmost members of the Chatham Archipelago, located 800 kilometres (497 mi) east of New Zealand's South Island.
The Pyramid (Moriori: Tcharako; Māori: Te Tara Koi Koia; officially The Pyramid (Tarakoikoia)) [1] [2] is a small island south of Pitt Island in the Chatham Islands group of New Zealand. The site has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because it supports the only known breeding colony of Chatham albatrosses ...
The Chatham Islands are an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean about 800 km (430 nmi) east of New Zealand's South Island, administered as part of New Zealand. The first human inhabitants, the Moriori , suffered disease outbreaks from European contact beginning around 1800, as well as invasion, genocide, and enslavement in 1835 by the Māori of two ...