For 10 points, name this nation in the Pacific that is home to Auckland and Wellington and is split into North and South islands.
Mt. Egmont is a stratovolcano on the west coast of this nation. This nation's largest city lies on the Hauraki Gulf, and this nation's city of Rotorua lies near the Bay of Plenty and is home to the Lady Knox and Pohotu Geysers. The Southern Alps of this nation stretch into the Fiordlands of its west coast. Lake Taupo lies near this nation's (*) Tongariro volcano and the Cook Strait separates two halves of this nation. For 10 points, name this nation in the Pacific that is home to Auckland and Wellington and is split into North and South islands.
Mt. Egmont is a stratovolcano on the west coast of this nation.
New Zealand