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The South Island
forms part of New Zealand’s two main islands, the other island
is the North Island. The Maoris call the South Island “Te Wai
Pounamu”, which means “the water of Greenstone”, they call it
“Te Wara a Mauri” which means “Maui’s Canoe”. The South Island
is 151,215 square kilometres and is the twelve largest islands
in the world. The South island is not as populated as the North
Island, which has a population of over three million, the total
population of New Zealand a little over four million. The
highest point is also found on the South Island which is the
Mount Cook. The South Island is divided in seven regions they
are Tasman, Southland, Canterbury, Nelson, Otago, Marlborough
and West Coast. Here are some of the main towns and cities of
the South island are Dunedin, Invercargill, Picton, Alexandra,
Queenstown, Richmond, Timaru, Oamaru, Gore, Greymouth,
Palmerston, Omarama, Westport, Wanaka, Waimate, Ashburton,
Christchurch, Mosgiel, Collingwood, Motueka, and Murchison.
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