Regions of The North Island
Nine local government regions cover the North Island and all its adjacent islands and territorial waters.
- Northland
- Auckland
- Bay of Plenty
- Gisborne
- Waikato
- Taranaki
- Manawatu-Wanganui
- Hawkes Bay
- Wellington
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