Are new zealanders islanders

"Small" is a relative term. North Island is over 110,000 square miles and the South Island is slightly larger. When compared to Greenland, the North Island is about eight times smaller. Compared to the island of Hawaii, the North Island is about 10 times larger. In another comparison, the North Island is smaller than Honshu of Japan.

The South Island is the world's 12th largest island and the North Island is the 14th.