This article lists the extreme points of New Zealand – the places that lie farther north, south, east or west than any other location in New Zealand. State Highway 1 runs throughout the two main islands from Cape Reinga in the north to Bluff in the south. Cape Reinga is sometimes popularly thought to be the northernmost point of the North Island, but North Cape is further north, with Cape Reinga the northwesternmost point. Similarly, Bluff is sometimes thought to be the southernmost point of the South Island, but Slope Point in the Catlins is slightly further south than the Bluff (the promontory that gives the town its name). Extreme points New Zealand overall The northernmost, southernmost, westernmost, easternmost, highest and lowest points: Northernmost point – Nugent Island, in the Kermadec Islands () Southernmost point – Jacquemart Island (off the south coast of Campbell Island) in the Campbell Island group () Westernmost point – Cape Lovitt, Auckland Islands () Easternmost point – Forty-Fours / Motuhara, in the Chatham Islands, east of Chatham Island () Highest point – Aoraki / Mount Cook, above sea level () Lowest point – near Momona, Taieri Plains, below sea level (approximately ) New Zealand's farthest inland point, at , is some northeast of the town of Cromwell. It is from the Tasman Sea and Pacific Ocean. The distance from northernmost to southernmost (Nugent Island to Jacquemart Island) is . The distance around the four points is . (This excludes New Zealand's claims over lands in the Ross Dependency, and its administration of the Tokelau Islands.) North Island Northernmost point – Surville Cliffs, North Cape Southernmost point – Cape Palliser Westernmost point – Cape Maria van Diemen Easternmost point – East Cape Highest point – Mount Ruapehu, 2797m above sea level Lowest point – Lagoon Farm/Parklands, Napier, 1m below sea level. Lowest man-made point is Martha Mine pit, Waihi, 15m below sea level. South Island Northernmost point – Cape Farewell Southernmost point – Slope Point Westernmost point – West Cape Easternmost point – West Head Highest point – Aoraki / Mount Cook, 3724m above sea level Lowest point – Taieri Plains, 2m below sea level Centres of population Northernmost settlements Te Hāpua in the far north of the North Island is the northernmost settlement, although there is a permanently staffed station on Raoul Island, much further north. Kaitaia is the northernmost urban area with at least