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New Zealand

NEW ZEALAND: Regions and Cities (estimates)

Native Name: New Zealand, Aotearoa

ISO-Code: NZL

Capital: Wellington

Contents

The regional council areas and city council areas of New Zealand.

Regional Council Areas
Principal City Council Areas
Table of City Council Areas

Regional Council Areas

	Name	Abbr.	Status	Adm.	A (km2)	E 2001-06-30 r	E 2006-06-30 r	Ep 2008-06-30 r
<	Auckland	AU	RCA	NI	5,048	1,216,900	1,371,000	1,414,800
<	Bay of Plenty	BP	RCA	NI	11,428	246,900	265,300	269,900
<	Canterbury	CB	RCA	SI	45,845	496,700	540,000	552,800
<	Gisborne	GI	RCA	NI	8,355	45,500	46,000	46,000
<	Hawke's Bay {Hawkes Bay}	HB	RCA	NI	13,764	147,300	152,100	152,700
<	Manawatu-Wanganui	MW	RCA	NI	22,687	227,500	229,400	229,200
<	Marlborough	MB	RCA	SI	12,493	40,700	43,600	44,500
<	Nelson	NE	RCA	SI	444	42,900	44,300	44,700
<	Northland	NL	RCA	NI	13,296	144,400	152,700	154,700
<	Otago	OT	RCA	SI	31,476	188,300	199,800	203,500
<	Southland	SL	RCA	SI	25,392	93,300	93,200	93,000
<	Taranaki	TA	RCA	NI	7,227	105,700	107,300	107,500
<	Tasman	TS	RCA	SI	14,538	42,400	45,800	46,500
<	Waikato	WA	RCA	NI	26,170	369,800	395,100	402,200
<	Wellington	WE	RCA	NI	8,056	440,200	466,300	473,700
<	West Coast	WC	RCA	SI	23,351	31,100	32,100	32,300
	New Zealand	NZL			270,534	3,880,500	4,184,600	4,268,600

Statistics New Zealand / Te Tari Tatau (web).
The population estimates are adjusted for underenumeration and residents being temporarily overseas.

Principal City Council Areas

	Name	Adm.	C Ep 2008-06-30 r
1	Auckland	AU	438,100
2	Christchurch	CB	368,900
3	Manukau	AU	362,000
4	North Shore	AU	223,000
5	Waitakere	AU	201,400
6	Wellington	WE	192,800
7	Hamilton	WA	138,500
8	Dunedin	OT	122,900
9	Tauranga	BP	110,500
10	Hutt	WE	101,600

Table of City Council Areas

	Name	Adm.	C E 2001-06-30 r	C E 2006-06-30 r	C Ep 2008-06-30 r
<	Auckland	AU	388,800	428,300	438,100
<	Christchurch	CB	335,300	361,800	368,900
<	Dunedin	OT	119,300	122,300	122,900
<	Hamilton	WA	120,900	134,400	138,500
<	Hutt	WE	99,100	101,300	101,600
<	Invercargill	SL	51,100	51,600	51,600
<	Manukau	AU	298,200	347,100	362,000
<	Napier	HB	55,200	56,800	56,900
<	Nelson	NE	42,900	44,300	44,700
<	North Shore	AU	194,200	216,900	223,000
<	Palmerston North	MW	75,200	78,500	79,300
<	Porirua	WE	49,500	50,600	51,000
<	Tauranga	BP	93,300	106,700	110,500
<	Upper Hutt	WE	37,700	39,700	40,200
<	Waitakere	AU	176,200	195,300	201,400
<	Wellington	WE	171,100	187,700	192,800

Statistics New Zealand / Te Tari Tatau (web).
The population estimates are adjusted for underenumeration and residents being temporarily overseas.