<P> Twelve main urban areas ( half of them officially cities ) are in the North Island . From north to south , they are Whangarei , Auckland , Hamilton , Tauranga , Rotorua , Gisborne , New Plymouth , Napier , Hastings , Whanganui , Palmerston North , and Wellington , the capital , located at the south - west extremity of the island . About 77 % of New Zealand 's population lives in the North Island . </P>
<P> Twelve main urban areas ( half of them officially cities ) are in the North Island . From north to south , they are Whangarei , Auckland , Hamilton , Tauranga , Rotorua , Gisborne , New Plymouth , Napier , Hastings , Whanganui , Palmerston North , and Wellington , the capital , located at the south - west extremity of the island . About 77 % of New Zealand 's population lives in the North Island . </P>
what is the capital of new zealands north island
what is the capital of new zealands north island
Wellington
Wellington