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
Bay of Plenty Bay of Plenty2.347,700Whakatane Whakatane18,602
Canterbury Canterbury3.655,000Christchurch Christchurch363,926
Chatham Islands Chatham Islands4.609Waitangi Waitangi300
Gisborne Gisborne5.52,100Gisborne Gisborne37,300
Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay6.182,700Napier Napier66,700
Manawatu-Wanganui Manawatu-Wanganui7.258,200Palmerston North Palmerston North90,500
Marlborough Marlborough8.51,900Blenheim Blenheim28,800
Nelson Nelson9.54,500Nelson Nelson54,700
Northland Northland10.201,500Whangarei Whangarei50,900
Otago Otago11.246,000Dunedin Dunedin133,300
Southland Southland12.102,400Invercargill Invercargill57,000
Taranaki Taranaki13.127,300New Plymouth New Plymouth87,300
Tasman Tasman14.58,700Richmond Richmond18,000
Waikato Waikato15.513,800Hamilton Hamilton178,500
Wellington Wellington16.543,500Wellington Wellington381,900
West Coast West Coast17.32,700Greymouth Greymouth9,419