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List of 150 largest urban areas

This is a list of urban areas of New Zealand—as defined by Statistics New Zealand—ranked by population. The 150 largest urban areas are listed. Urban areas are defined by the Statistical Standard for Geographic Areas 2018 (SSGA18).

The table's default order is by June 2025 population.

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# Name Region Population Growth
June 2025 est.[1] 2023 census[2] 2018 census[2] 2023 – June 2025 2018–2023
1AucklandAuckland1,547,200 1,402,275 1,345,833 +10.33% +4.19%
2ChristchurchCanterbury407,800 380,079 358,068 +7.29% +6.15%
3WellingtonWellington209,800 201,708 201,792 +4.01% −0.04%
4HamiltonWaikato192,100 174,741 160,911 +9.93% +8.59%
5TaurangaBay of Plenty160,900 152,790 137,130 +5.31% +11.42%
6Lower HuttWellington113,200 106,530 103,545 +6.26% +2.88%
7DunedinOtago104,000 100,908 99,885 +3.06% +1.02%
8Palmerston NorthManawatū-Whanganui81,200 78,021 76,281 +4.07% +2.28%
9Hibiscus CoastAuckland67,800 63,351 53,730 +7.02% +17.91%
10NapierHawke's Bay66,400 64,695 62,241 +2.64% +3.94%
11New PlymouthTaranaki60,200 58,047 54,279 +3.71% +6.94%
12PoriruaWellington60,100 58,080 55,218 +3.48% +5.18%
13RotoruaBay of Plenty58,500 55,326 54,186 +5.74% +2.10%
14WhangāreiNorthland56,100 53,841 51,894 +4.20% +3.75%
15InvercargillSouthland51,200 48,987 47,844 +4.52% +2.39%
16NelsonNelson50,800 49,224 48,129 +3.20% +2.28%
17HastingsHawke's Bay49,800 47,682 45,075 +4.44% +5.78%
18Upper HuttWellington44,500 42,903 41,301 +3.72% +3.88%
19WhanganuiManawatū-Whanganui42,800 41,481 39,777 +3.18% +4.28%
20GisborneGisborne38,100 36,912 34,644 +3.22% +6.55%
21RollestonCanterbury34,100 28,449 17,541 +19.86% +62.19%
22ParaparaumuWellington29,900 28,938 28,701 +3.32% +0.83%
23BlenheimMarlborough29,800 28,788 27,648 +3.52% +4.12%
24TimaruCanterbury29,300 28,095 27,501 +4.29% +2.16%
25QueenstownOtago29,000 25,050 20,346 +15.77% +23.12%
26PukekoheAuckland28,800 27,042 23,841 +6.50% +13.43%
27TaupōWaikato27,000 25,374 23,622 +6.41% +7.42%
28CambridgeWaikato22,700 21,366 18,681 +6.24% +14.37%
29MastertonWellington22,600 21,606 19,917 +4.60% +8.48%
30AshburtonCanterbury21,600 20,346 19,356 +6.16% +5.11%
31LevinManawatū-Whanganui20,500 19,533 17,775 +4.95% +9.89%
32RichmondTasman19,950 18,447 15,378 +8.15% +19.96%
33RangioraCanterbury19,300 18,855 17,898 +2.36% +5.35%
34FeildingManawatū-Whanganui17,650 16,929 15,990 +4.26% +5.87%
35WhakatāneBay of Plenty16,950 16,419 15,795 +3.23% +3.95%
36MosgielOtago15,100 14,589 13,656 +3.50% +6.83%
37Havelock NorthHawke's Bay15,000 15,003 14,391 −0.02% +4.25%
38TokoroaWaikato14,500 14,001 13,572 +3.56% +3.16%
39OamaruOtago14,300 13,680 13,065 +4.53% +4.71%
40Te AwamutuWaikato13,950 13,380 12,543 +4.26% +6.67%
41KaiapoiCanterbury13,700 13,017 11,853 +5.25% +9.82%
42WaikanaeWellington13,600 12,966 12,099 +4.89% +7.17%
43WānakaOtago13,200 11,922 9,555 +10.72% +24.77%
44LincolnCanterbury12,100 10,611 6,522 +14.03% +62.70%
45HāweraTaranaki10,700 10,365 9,792 +3.23% +5.85%
46Te PukeBay of Plenty10,400 9,114 8,631 +14.11% +5.60%
47WaiukuAuckland9,860 9,531 9,273 +3.45% +2.78%
48MorrinsvilleWaikato9,770 9,003 7,893 +8.52% +14.06%
49MatamataWaikato9,540 9,132 8,043 +4.47% +13.54%
50GreymouthWest Coast8,610 8,337 7,965 +3.27% +4.67%
51NgāruawāhiaWaikato8,570 7,992 6,987 +7.23% +14.38%
52HuntlyWaikato8,550 8,232 7,947 +3.86% +3.59%
53KerikeriNorthland8,380 8,070 7,185 +3.84% +12.32%
54Beachlands-Pine HarbourAuckland8,330 7,797 6,261 +6.84% +24.53%
55GoreSouthland8,310 8,181 7,908 +1.58% +3.45%
56MotuekaTasman8,290 8,190 7,998 +1.22% +2.40%
57Kumeū-HuapaiAuckland8,270 6,948 3,480 +19.03% +99.66%
58Waiheke IslandAuckland8,160 7,998 7,959 +2.03% +0.49%
59WaitaraTaranaki7,720 7,509 7,005 +2.81% +7.19%
60KawerauBay of Plenty7,680 7,539 7,146 +1.87% +5.50%
61CromwellOtago7,470 6,783 5,610 +10.13% +20.91%
62PōkenoWaikato7,380 6,081 2,619 +21.36% +132.19%
63ThamesWaikato7,230 7,212 7,344 +0.25% −1.80%
64WarkworthAuckland7,080 6,675 5,586 +6.07% +19.50%
65StratfordTaranaki6,430 6,330 5,886 +1.58% +7.54%
66KaitaiaNorthland6,170 5,955 5,868 +3.61% +1.48%
67WhitiangaWaikato6,140 6,054 5,493 +1.42% +10.21%
68TuakauWaikato6,090 5,736 5,103 +6.17% +12.40%
69KatikatiBay of Plenty6,030 5,580 5,136 +8.06% +8.64%
70CartertonWellington5,930 5,859 5,343 +1.21% +9.66%
71AlexandraOtago5,860 5,589 5,475 +4.85% +2.08%
72WaihiWaikato5,850 5,682 5,409 +2.96% +5.05%
73ŌmokoroaBay of Plenty5,800 5,451 3,288 +6.40% +65.78%
74PrebbletonCanterbury5,750 5,382 4,518 +6.84% +19.12%
75MartonManawatū-Whanganui5,730 5,598 5,229 +2.36% +7.06%
76DannevirkeManawatū-Whanganui5,640 5,580 5,505 +1.08% +1.36%
77WoodendCanterbury5,470 4,542 2,829 +20.43% +60.55%
78NgongotahāBay of Plenty5,280 5,124 4,869 +3.04% +5.24%
79ŌtakiWellington5,260 5,025 4,608 +4.68% +9.05%
80DargavilleNorthland5,170 5,016 4,827 +3.07% +3.92%
81TaumarunuiManawatū-Whanganui4,940 4,821 4,710 +2.47% +2.36%
82ŌpōtikiBay of Plenty4,900 4,839 4,791 +1.26% +1.00%
83=PictonMarlborough4,850 4,812 4,587 +0.79% +4.91%
83=Te KūitiWaikato4,850 4,659 4,572 +4.10% +1.90%
85TemukaCanterbury4,760 4,593 4,467 +3.64% +2.82%
86WaipukurauHawke's Bay4,750 4,698 4,416 +1.11% +6.39%
87Te ArohaWaikato4,730 4,650 4,551 +1.72% +2.18%
88=KaikoheNorthland4,720 4,563 4,455 +3.44% +2.42%
88=WairoaHawke's Bay4,720 4,707 4,527 +0.28% +3.98%
90=PaeroaWaikato4,600 4,458 4,269 +3.19% +4.43%
90=WestportWest Coast4,600 4,527 4,392 +1.61% +3.07%
92PutāruruWaikato4,560 4,455 4,314 +2.36% +3.27%
93BalcluthaOtago4,460 4,347 4,110 +2.60% +5.77%
94PegasusCanterbury4,260 3,915 2,637 +8.81% +48.46%
95WhangamatāWaikato4,230 4,269 4,074 −0.91% +4.79%
96InglewoodTaranaki3,970 3,801 3,555 +4.45% +6.92%
97TūrangiWaikato3,960 3,792 3,444 +4.43% +10.10%
98RaglanWaikato3,910 3,717 3,327 +5.19% +11.72%
99RiverheadAuckland3,840 3,558 2,724 +7.93% +30.62%
100KihikihiWaikato3,820 3,456 2,754 +10.53% +25.49%
101Te KauwhataWaikato3,780 3,303 2,118 +14.44% +55.95%
102Snells BeachAuckland3,750 3,678 3,405 +1.96% +8.02%
103WaimateCanterbury3,610 3,591 3,456 +0.53% +3.91%
104DarfieldCanterbury3,590 3,249 2,784 +10.50% +16.70%
105HelensvilleAuckland3,540 3,279 2,820 +7.96% +16.28%
106FoxtonManawatū-Whanganui3,520 3,384 3,141 +4.02% +7.74%
107HokitikaWest Coast3,420 3,267 3,096 +4.68% +5.52%
108=AshhurstManawatū-Whanganui3,350 3,237 2,934 +3.49% +10.33%
108=One Tree PointNorthland3,350 2,988 2,217 +12.12% +34.78%
110ŌtorohangaWaikato3,240 3,180 3,027 +1.89% +5.05%
111LytteltonCanterbury3,220 3,123 2,982 +3.11% +4.73%
112=GeraldineCanterbury3,070 3,018 2,883 +1.72% +4.68%
112=ŌhopeBay of Plenty3,070 3,033 3,177 +1.22% −4.53%
114Te AnauSouthland2,920 2,751 2,574 +6.14% +6.88%
115RuakākāNorthland2,890 2,817 2,586 +2.59% +8.93%
116= Amberley Canterbury 2,870 2,520 2,070 +13.89% +21.74%
116= Featherston Wellington 2,870 2,793 2,487 +2.76% +12.30%
118ArrowtownOtago2,860 2,838 2,853 +0.78% −0.53%
119GreytownWellington2,840 2,772 2,466 +2.45% +12.41%
120 Pahiatua Manawatū-Whanganui 2,830 2,838 2,682 −0.28% +5.82%
121Mangawhai HeadsNorthland2,760 2,685 1,995 +2.79% +34.59%
122WakefieldTasman2,730 2,694 2,448 +1.34% +10.05%
123West MeltonCanterbury2,700 2,409 1,971 +12.08% +22.22%
124MaraetaiAuckland2,660 2,553 2,346 +4.19% +8.82%
125Waihi Beach-BowentownBay of Plenty2,620 2,550 2,484 +2.75% +2.66%
126WintonSouthland2,560 2,475 2,337 +3.43% +5.91%
127 Lake Hāwea Otago 2,500 2,001 1,200 +24.94% +66.75%
128=LeestonCanterbury2,470 2,271 2,208 +8.76% +2.85%
128=RenwickMarlborough2,470 2,448 2,418 +0.90% +1.24%
130WaipawaHawke's Bay2,430 2,334 2,085 +4.11% +11.94%
131KaikōuraCanterbury2,350 2,316 2,223 +1.47% +4.18%
132BrightwaterTasman2,330 2,280 2,133 +2.19% +6.89%
133OxfordCanterbury2,250 2,235 2,214 +0.67% +0.95%
134Ōtaki BeachWellington2,230 2,145 1,818 +3.96% +17.99%
135Foxton BeachManawatū-Whanganui2,190 2,130 1,884 +2.82% +13.06%
136 Methven Canterbury 2,170 1,977 1,779 +9.76% +12.25%
137= Eltham Taranaki 2,120 2,097 1,947 +1.10% +7.70%
137=MiltonOtago2,120 2,121 2,157 −0.05% −1.67%
139=BullsManawatū-Whanganui2,110 2,055 1,935 +2.68% +6.20%
139=WellsfordAuckland2,110 2,037 1,974 +3.58% +3.19%
141CliveHawke's Bay2,040 1,992 1,887 +2.41% +5.56%
142 Moerewa Northland 1,930 1,845 1,737 +4.61% +6.22%
143 Murupara Bay of Plenty 1,910 1,884 1,815 +1.38% +3.80%
144 Martinborough Wellington 1,900 1,875 1,824 +1.33% +2.80%
145 Edgecumbe Bay of Plenty 1,890 1,800 1,644 +7.22% +9.49%
146 Bluff Southland 1,840 1,797 1,797 +2.39% 0.00%
147 Twizel Canterbury 1,790 1,674 1,515 +6.93% +10.50%
148= Coromandel Waikato 1,780 1,782 1,743 −0.11% +2.24%
148= Ōakura Taranaki 1,780 1,764 1,539 +3.74% +14.62%
150 Paekākāriki Wellington 1,740 1,674 1,746 +3.94% −4.12%
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List of towns

Towns are not legally defined in New Zealand since the 1989 local government reforms; however, historically town districts and county towns were legally defined and recognised. This list includes both legal entities such as town districts and settlements commonly referred to as towns.

List of town districts

Town districts existed within counties and were either independent or dependent. Independent town districts required 500 residents, a density over more than one person per acre and not exceed an area of two square miles.[158]

List of county towns

County towns had county town committees that were appointed by the county council and served in an advisory role on matters related to the town. County towns did not have independent governance.[158]

List of town councils

Places with 'township' as part of name

Notes

  1. This county town included the settlements of Bucklands Beach and Eastern Beaches

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