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New Zealand /njuËËziËlÉnd/ (MÄori: Aotearoa [aÉËtÉaÉ¾Éa]) is an island nation in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The country geographically comprises two main landmassesâthe North Island, or Te Ika-a-MÄui, and the South Island, or Te Waipounamuâand around 600 smaller islands.
New Zealand is situated some 1,500 kilometres (900 mi) east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly 1,000 kilometres (600 mi) south of the Pacific island areas of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga.