For the island in the Indian Ocean, see Stewart Island (Andaman Islands). For the atoll in the Solomon Islands, see Stewart Islands. For the island in Greenland, see Steward Island.
Penny Simmonds (New Zealand National Party) Tākuta Ferris (Te Pāti Māori)
Local Government
Regional Council
Environment Southland
Largest settlement
Oban
Territorial authority
Southland District
Community Board
Stewart Island/Rakiura Community Board[2]
Demographics
Population
450 (June 2023)[3]
Pop. density
0.26/km2 (0.67/sq mi)
Stewart Island (Māori: Rakiura, lit. 'glowing skies', officially Stewart Island / Rakiura) is New Zealand's third-largest island, located 30 kilometres (16 nautical miles) south of the South Island, across the Foveaux Strait. It is a roughly triangular island with a total land area of 1,746 km2 (674 sq mi). Its 164-kilometre (102 mi) coastline is deeply creased by Paterson Inlet (east), Port Pegasus (south), and Mason Bay (west). The island is generally hilly (rising to 980 metres or 3,220 feet at Mount Anglem) and densely forested. Flightless birds, including penguins, thrive because there are few introduced predators. Almost all the island is owned by the New Zealand government, and over 80 per cent of the island is set aside as the Rakiura National Park.
Stewart Island's economy depends on fishing and summer tourism. Its permanent population was recorded at 408 people in the 2018 census,[4] most of whom live in the settlement of Oban on the eastern side of the island. Ferries connect the settlement to Bluff in the South Island. Stewart Island is part of the Southland District for local government purposes.
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^"Stewart Island/Rakiura Community Board". Southland District Council. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
^"Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
^Cite error: The named reference Census 2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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