The North Island or Te Ika-a-Māui (Māori) is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the slightly larger but much less populous South Island by Cook Strait. The island's area is , making it the world's 14th-largest island. It has a population of 

Twelve main urban areas (half of them officially cities) are in the North Island. From north to south, they are Whangarei, Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Rotorua, Gisborne, New Plymouth, Napier, Hastings, Whanganui, Palmerston North, and Wellington, the capital, located at the south-west extremity of the island. About % of New Zealand's population lives in the North Island. 

Although the island has been known as the North Island for many years, in 2009 the New Zealand Geographic Board found that, along with the South Island, the North Island had no official name. After a public consultation, the board officially named the island North Island or Te Ika-a-Maui in October 2013. 

In prose, the two main islands of New Zealand are called the North Island and the South Island, with the definite articles. It is normal to use the preposition "in" rather than "on", for example "Hamilton is in the North Island", "my mother lives in the North Island". Maps, headings, tables and adjectival expressions use North Island without "the".

What are the answers to this following set of questions:

1. what island is the 14th largest in the world?
2. where is it?
3. what other name is the island known by?
4. how many cities are on the island?
5. how many total areas?
6. which one is the furthest north?
7. which one is furthest south?
8. is that the capital?
9. what is its location?
10. what are some other urban areas or cities on the island?
11. what are the others?
12. when was the North Island officially named?
13. when was it discovered that it needed a name?
14. by who?
15. what is the other main island of New Zealand?
16. did it have an official name?
17. which island is larger?
18. which one has more people living in it?
19. where is the South Island located?
20. Is it normal to say in the island or on the island?

Numbered answers:
1. The North Island
2. New Zealand
3. Te Ika-a-Māui
4. Six
5. Twelve main urban areas
6. Whangarei
7. Wellington
8. Yes
9. the south-west extremity of the island.
10. Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Rotorua, and Gisborne
11. New Plymouth, Napier, Hastings, Whanganui, and Palmerston North
12. 2013
13. 2009
14. the New Zealand Geographic Board
15. The South Island
16. No
17. The North Island
18. The North Island
19. on the other side of the Cook Strait.
20. in