Main Cities of New Zealand
List of the main cities of New Zealand, ordered by number of inhabitants.
| name | type | population |
|---|---|---|
| Auckland | city | 1,463,000 |
| Christchurch | city | 380,600 |
| Wellington | city | 215,900 |
| Hamilton | city | 178,500 |
| Tauranga | city | 155,200 |
| Lower Hutt | city | 111,800 |
| Dunedin | city | 105,000 |
| Palmerston North | city | 81,800 |
| Napier | city | 66,700 |
| Porirua | city | 61,900 |
| New Plymouth | city | 58,400 |
| Rotorua | city | 58,400 |
| Whangārei | city | 54,300 |
| Nelson | city | 51,100 |
| Hastings | city | 50,100 |
| Invercargill | city | 49,900 |
| Upper Hutt | city | 44,600 |
| Whanganui | city | 42,300 |
| Gisborne | city | 37,300 |
| Paraparaumu | town | 30,600 |
| Blenheim | town | 28,800 |
| Timaru | town | 28,600 |
| Rolleston | town | 28,000 |
| Pukekohe | town | 26,900 |
| Taupō | town | 26,000 |
| Papamoa | town | 25,272 |
| Cambridge | town | 21,400 |
| Masterton | town | 20,900 |
| Ashburton | town | 20,500 |
| Rangiora | town | 19,250 |
| Levin | town | 18,800 |
| Richmond | town | 18,000 |
| Feilding | town | 17,350 |
| Whakatāne | town | 16,700 |
| Queenstown | town | 15,450 |
| Havelock North | town | 15,150 |
| Mosgiel | town | 14,700 |
| Tokoroa | town | 14,300 |
| Waikanae | town | 13,850 |
| Ōamaru | town | 13,850 |
| Te Awamutu | town | 13,350 |
| Kaiapoi | town | 13,050 |
| Taradale | town | 12,456 |
| Orewa | town | 11,950 |
| Wānaka | town | 11,600 |
| Welcome Bay | town | 10,284 |
| Hāwera | town | 10,150 |
| Te Puke | town | 9,780 |
| Waiuku | town | 9,680 |
| Lincoln | town | 8,920 |
| Huntly | town | 8,760 |
| Bethlehem | town | 8,634 |
| Matamata | town | 8,570 |
| Morrinsville | town | 8,410 |
| Greymouth | town | 8,310 |
| Motueka | town | 8,280 |
| Gore | town | 8,250 |
| Kerikeri | town | 8,050 |
| Ngāruawāhia | town | 7,930 |
| Kawerau | town | 7,600 |
| Beachlands | town | 7,480 |
| Thames | town | 7,480 |
| Waitara | town | 7,290 |
| Cromwell | town | 6,640 |
| Mount Maunganui | town | 6,510 |
| Warkworth | town | 6,460 |
| Whitianga | town | 6,330 |
| Kaitaia | town | 6,310 |
| Stratford | town | 6,120 |
| Alexandra | town | 5,970 |
| Carterton | town | 5,850 |
| Waihi | town | 5,790 |
| Dannevirke | town | 5,700 |
| Tuakau | town | 5,650 |
| Marton | town | 5,520 |
| Katikati | town | 5,460 |
| Ōmokoroa | town | 5,450 |
| Kumeū | town | 5,390 |
| Ngongotahā | town | 5,240 |
| Pōkeno | town | 5,030 |
| Prebbleton | town | 5,020 |
| Dargaville | town | 4,950 |
| Wairoa | town | 4,890 |
| Taumarunui | town | 4,830 |
| Kaikohe | town | 4,820 |
| Picton | town | 4,790 |
| Te Kūiti | town | 4,720 |
| Waipukurau | town | 4,670 |
| Temuka | town | 4,660 |
| Te Aroha | town | 4,650 |
| Paeroa | town | 4,600 |
| Putāruru | town | 4,580 |
| Whangamatā | town | 4,450 |
| Balclutha | town | 4,280 |
| Westport | town | 4,280 |
| Ōpōtiki | town | 4,150 |
| Greerton | town | 4,128 |
| Ōtaki | town | 3,920 |
| Pegasus | town | 3,810 |
| Inglewood | town | 3,790 |