context: New Zealand (in English: New Zealand, in Maori: Aotearoa Aotearoa) is an island country located in the southwest Pacific Ocean and consists of two main islands (North Island and South Island) and a group of about 600 islands, most notably Stewart and islands Chatham. New Zealand's original name in Māori is Otiarewa which means the land of the long white cloud. New Zealand also includes the Cook Islands, Niue (autonomous but free association), Tokelau and the Ross Dependency (New Zealand's territorial claims in Antarctica). Its capital is Wellington and its largest city is Auckland.
question: How many New Zealand islands?
answers.text: 600