Population: 1,187,300 (June 2020) Regions: 7 Largest settlement: Christchurch (pop. 383,200)‎ Length: 840 km (522 mi) The South Island, also officially named Te Waipounamu, is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand in surface area, the other being the smaller but more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by […]