Regions in New Zealand

New Zealand is made up of 17 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in New Zealand. Information on all primary administrative regions in New Zealand.

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Primary administrative regions in New Zealand

There are 17 regions in New Zealand in the primary administrative level.
Primary administrative regions in New Zealand
RegionNoPopulationCapitalCapital population
Auckland Auckland1.1,695,200Auckland Auckland417,910
Marlborough Marlborough2.51,900Blenheim Blenheim28,800
Canterbury Canterbury3.655,000Christchurch Christchurch363,926
Otago Otago4.246,000Dunedin Dunedin133,300
Gisborne Gisborne5.52,100Gisborne Gisborne37,300
West Coast West Coast6.32,700Greymouth Greymouth9,419
Waikato Waikato7.513,800Hamilton Hamilton178,500
Southland Southland8.102,400Invercargill Invercargill57,000
Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay9.182,700Napier Napier66,700
Nelson Nelson10.54,500Nelson Nelson54,700
Taranaki Taranaki11.127,300New Plymouth New Plymouth87,300
Manawatu-Wanganui Manawatu-Wanganui12.258,200Palmerston North Palmerston North90,500
Tasman Tasman13.58,700Richmond Richmond18,000
Chatham Islands Chatham Islands14.609Waitangi Waitangi300
Wellington Wellington15.543,500Wellington Wellington381,900
Bay of Plenty Bay of Plenty16.347,700Whakatane Whakatane18,602
Northland Northland17.201,500Whangarei Whangarei50,900