The Brothers (New Zealand) with the largest being only some one hectare in area. The Māori name for the group, "Ngāwhatu-kai-ponu" literally means "the eyes that witnessed", and the islands are considered "tapu" to Māori. North Brother Island is a sanctuary for the rare reptile species, the Brothers Island tuatara and is the type locality for a rare beetle, the "Amychus granulatus, although it is possibly extinct there now. The Brothers (New Zealand) The Brothers is a group of small islands in Cook Strait, New Zealand, off the east coast of Arapaoa Island. The Brothers form two small island groups, each containing one main
Northern Division (New Zealand electorate) to his resignation on 30 March 1860. He won the resulting 23 May 1860 by-election and represented the electorate until its dissolution on 6 November 1860. He was elected again for the 3rd Parliament in January 1861, and the 4th Parliament in February 1866, but he resigned on 5 June 1867. Thomas Macfarlane was elected on 6 July 1867, succeeding Henderson. James O'Neill resigned in 1869 and was succeeded by Harry Farnall. Key Table footnotes: Northern Division (New Zealand electorate) Northern Division was a two-member parliamentary electorate in the Auckland Region, New Zealand from 1853 to 1870. The southern boundary