| AUCKLAND | Seaport on North Island, New Zealand; capital of the country from 1840-65 |
| WELLINGTON | Windy New Zealand capital and birthplace of short-story writer Katherine Mansfield |
| ADOLESCENTS | Young people's benefit held in, for example, New Zealand capital (11) |
| CONSETT | Town in County Durham noted for steel-making from 1840 to 1980 |
| TAURANGA | A port on North Island, New Zealand, on the Bay of Plenty (8) |
| ROTORUA | City and spa resort on North Island, New Zealand, noted for its geothermal activity (7) |
| PLENTY | The Bay of --- is located on the northern coast of North Island, New Zealand (6) |
| BAYOFPLENTY | Large bay of the Pacific on the N.E. coast of North Island, New Zealand (3,2,6) |
| NARA | City in central Japan that was capital of the country from 710784 (4) |
| KYOTO | City in central Japan; capital of the country from 794 to 1868 (5) |
| WHANGAREI | The northernmost city of North Island, New Zealand (9) |
| GISBORNE | Port on E North Island, New Zealand, on Poverty Bay (8) |
| GRIEF | In retrospect, political party protects most of the country from deep sorrow (5) |
| NAPIER | Seaport of North Island, New Zealand (6) |
| CAPET | Hugh - - -, King of France, founder of the dynasty which ruled the country from 987-1328 (5) |
| HUGH | King of France, founder of the dynasty that ruled the country from 987-1328 (4,5) |
| EGMONT | ? National Park, area in North Island, New Zealand housing dormant volcano Mount Taranaki (6) |
| NOTORNIS | New Zealand bird never otherwise found on North Island |
| ICENI | Country losing territory on North Island to old Britons (5) |
| REST | "He's got a fog in his chest so he needs a lot of _ _ _ _ in the country", from Blur's "Country House" (4) |
