The Chetwode Islands are a group of islands near the Marlborough Sounds along the northern coast of the South Island of New Zealand.The group consists of Nukuwaiata Island (to the South) (247 m or 810 ft) & Te Kakaho Island (179 m or 587 ft) to the North, and is named after Lieutenant Chetwode, acting commander of the Cruizer class brig-sloop, HMS Pelorus in 1838.