| Hint | Island | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Home to Auckland, Wellington, and Rotorua as well as Lake Taupō | North Island | 100%
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| Biggest island by area, jokingly referred to as "the Mainland" | South Island | 100%
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| Known to the Māori as "Rakiura", this is the third-largest island | Stewart Island | 83%
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| Island near Auckland, famous for its wines and its microclimate | Waiheke Island | 69%
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| Outlying island group which forms the easternmost archipelago of New Zealand | Chatham Islands | 63%
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| New Zealand's most active volcano, located in the Bay of Plenty near Whakatāne | White Island | 63%
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| Country in free association consisting of one island with 1,600 people | Niue | 51%
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| Biggest island of the Cook Islands, a country in free association with New Zealand | Rarotonga | 46%
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| Island west of Paraparaumu or Waikanae. Namesake of an ice cream company | Kapiti Island | 43%
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| Youngest of Auckland's 53 volcanoes that erupted about 600 years ago | Rangitoto Island | 40%
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| Also known as "Aotea", this big island is known for its low amount of light pollution | Great Barrier Island | 37%
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| Isolated island group 360 km south of any civilization named after a British lord | Auckland Islands | 29%
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| Island in the Marlborough Sounds named after a French explorer. Separated by the mainland via French Pass, a strait with the fastest tidal flows | D'Urville Island | 29%
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| Dependent territory officially referred to as a nation. Located close to American Samoa | Tokelau | 29%
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| Uninhabited island on the antipodal side of London, England | Antipodes Island | 23%
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| Stretched island between Waihi Beach and Mount Maunganui | Matakana Island | 20%
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| Island group north of Cape Reinga that was sighted by Abel Tasman on Epiphany Day, 1643 | Three Kings Islands | 20%
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| Honeymoon atoll of the Cook Islands famous for its "One Foot Island" beaches | Aitutaki | 17%
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| Bird sanctuary in the Hauraki Gulf home to tīeke and kiwi as well as reptiles such as tuatara | Tiritiri Matangi Island | 14%
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| Predator-free island used to raise kākāpō. Its most famous resident is a parrot called Sirocco | Codfish Island | 9%
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