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
Canterbury Canterbury2.655,000Christchurch Christchurch363,926
Wellington Wellington3.543,500Wellington Wellington381,900
Waikato Waikato4.513,800Hamilton Hamilton178,500
Bay of Plenty Bay of Plenty5.347,700Whakatane Whakatane18,602
Manawatu-Wanganui Manawatu-Wanganui6.258,200Palmerston North Palmerston North90,500
Otago Otago7.246,000Dunedin Dunedin133,300
Northland Northland8.201,500Whangarei Whangarei50,900
Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay9.182,700Napier Napier66,700
Taranaki Taranaki10.127,300New Plymouth New Plymouth87,300
Southland Southland11.102,400Invercargill Invercargill57,000
Tasman Tasman12.58,700Richmond Richmond18,000
Nelson Nelson13.54,500Nelson Nelson54,700
Gisborne Gisborne14.52,100Gisborne Gisborne37,300
Marlborough Marlborough15.51,900Blenheim Blenheim28,800
West Coast West Coast16.32,700Greymouth Greymouth9,419
Chatham Islands Chatham Islands17.609Waitangi Waitangi300