The South Island is the largest island in New Zealand by area.
Lake Taupo, in the middle of the north island.
Rakiura or Stewart Island.
Stewart Island
no there is not
The Huhu beetle.
The largest lakes in the North island are mostly volcanic craters. In the South Island, they are mostly glacial in origin. The largest lake in Aotearoa New Zealand is Taupo which is in the North Island. The next four largest lakes are Te anau, Wakatipu, Wanaka and Waihora (Ellesmere), and are in the South Island.
north
No, 3/4 live in the North Island, with over a quarter in Auckland (Nz's largest city), and the remaining quarter in the South Island.
kaingaroa
is the kowhai tree
Lake Rotorangi
New Zealand's largest man-made forest is the Kaingaroa Forest. The forest, located on New Zealand's North Island is the largest plantation in the world. The forest was first planted in the 1920's.