North Island
Speech parts
1. North Island - Noun
2. North Island - Proper noun
Meaning
the smaller but more populous of two main islands of New Zealand; separated from South Island by Cook Strait
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Examples
A 7.0 Mw shock (intensity VI (Strong)) on the South Island was followed nine hours later by a 6.4 Mw event (intensity VII (Very strong)) on the North Island.
After a six-month pre-deployment workup, Kitty Hawk departed NAS North Island 25 October 1977 citation for another WESTPAC and returned 15 May 1978.
Biggs 1988: 65 Biggs has analysed North Island Māori as comprising a western group and an eastern group with the boundary between them running pretty much along the island's north–south axis.
Feral goats were eradicated in 2006. citation Rare animals found on the island include brown teal ducks, black petrel seabirds and North Island kākā parrots.
However, in areas under active pest management, survival rates for North Island brown kiwi can be far higher.
His first assignment was to Fleet Aircraft Service Squadron 7 at NAS San Diego (now known as NAS North Island).