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Kōrero: Nearshore islands

New Zealand’s nearshore islands

In the North Island most islands are off the east coast between North Cape and East Cape. In the south most islands are in the Marlborough Sounds, Fiordland and around Stewart Island. Click on the squares to see detailed maps.

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Eileen McSaveney, Nearshore islands – A nation of islands, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/interactive/12998/new-zealands-nearshore-islands (accessed 5 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Eileen McSaveney, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.