What is the name of the strait which separates the North and South Island of New Zealand?

Excellent geography question. I happen to know it as I have been to NZ twice.

Knew about the Wahine disaster, Never heard of the 1909 penguin disaster that killed 75 people. I'll be sure to Google that

GWENNIE, YOU are at level 159. I am at level 207. Everyone is on their own level.

things are improving here in level 200 plus. Thank you. Perhaps something else you might incorporate would be paragraph breaks. They're pretty simple and we would appreciate it very much

Hugh, I knew it even I didn't go there in my lifetime.

why do I keep losing correct answers????

Penn, sorry but he was born in Marton, Middlesbrough. His house was situated in what is now Stewart Park, but it was shipped over to Australia. He went to school in Great Ayton and later studied in Whitby.

why call it the Penguin disaster ?

Marshall, how about the 1930 earthquake that flattened Napier in NZ and was their worst quake before Christchurch?

woohoo Godzone Aotearoa

Crossed that many times. Got sick crossing that many more times.