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
Wellington Wellington2.543,500Wellington Wellington381,900
Canterbury Canterbury3.655,000Christchurch Christchurch363,926
Waikato Waikato4.513,800Hamilton Hamilton178,500
Otago Otago5.246,000Dunedin Dunedin133,300
Manawatu-Wanganui Manawatu-Wanganui6.258,200Palmerston North Palmerston North90,500
Taranaki Taranaki7.127,300New Plymouth New Plymouth87,300
Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay8.182,700Napier Napier66,700
Southland Southland9.102,400Invercargill Invercargill57,000
Nelson Nelson10.54,500Nelson Nelson54,700
Northland Northland11.201,500Whangarei Whangarei50,900
Gisborne Gisborne12.52,100Gisborne Gisborne37,300
Marlborough Marlborough13.51,900Blenheim Blenheim28,800
Bay of Plenty Bay of Plenty14.347,700Whakatane Whakatane18,602
Tasman Tasman15.58,700Richmond Richmond18,000
West Coast West Coast16.32,700Greymouth Greymouth9,419
Chatham Islands Chatham Islands17.609Waitangi Waitangi300