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Kermadec Islands

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Evidence of Māori settlement on the Kermadec Islands

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Kermadec Islands Expedition HIGHLIGHTS

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Kermadec Islands

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Why do the Kermadec Islands matter so much?

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HMNZS Canterbury goes to Kermadec Islands

The Kermadec Islands are a subtropical island arc in the South Pacific Ocean 800–1,000 km (500–620 mi) northeast of New Zealand's North Island, and a similar distance southwest of Tonga. The islands are part of New Zealand, 33.6 km2 (13.0 sq mi) in total area and uninhabited, except for the permanently manned Raoul Island Station, the northernmost outpost of New Zealand.