Input (grade 13): Also, Wellington is just across the Cook Strait from the South Island, it is close to the sources of abundant hydroelectric power that exist in that island. Excess electric power from the South Island is transmitted to the North Island via submarine cables laid across the bottom of the Cook Strait â "directly to the Wellington area and the rest of its Island.
Output (grade 6): South of Wellington is Cook Strait, the sea between the North Island and the South Island.