Regions of New Zealand

Regions
Regions of New ZealandNorthlandAucklandAucklandAucklandWaikatoBay of PlentyGisborneHawke's BayTaranakiManawatū-WhanganuiWellingtonTasmanTasmanNelsonMarlboroughMarlboroughWest CoastWest CoastCanterburyOtagoSouthlandSouthland
Regions of New Zealand
CategoryUnitary state
Location New Zealand
Number16
Populations32,900 (West Coast) – 1,739,300 (Auckland)
Areas450 km2 (172 sq mi) (Nelson) – 45,350 km2 (17,508 sq mi) (Canterbury)
GovernmentLocal government
SubdivisionsTerritorial authority

New Zealand is divided into 16 regions (Māori: ngā rohe) for local government purposes.

List of regions

Name
(name in Māori if different) 		Regional council Seats Council seat Island Land area
(km2)[1] 		Population[2] Density

(pop./km2)

ISO 3166-2 Code
1 Northland
Te Tai Tokerau 		Northland Regional Council 9 Whangārei North 12,504 203,900 16.31 NZ-NTL
2 Auckland(1)
Tāmaki-makau-rau 		Auckland Council 21 Auckland North 4,941 1,739,300 352.01 NZ-AUK
3 Waikato Waikato Regional Council 14 Hamilton North 23,900 522,600 21.87 NZ-WKO
4 Bay of Plenty
Te Moana-a-Toi 		Bay of Plenty Regional Council 14 Whakatāne North 12,072 354,100 29.33 NZ-BOP
5 Gisborne(1)(2)
Te Tairāwhiti 		Gisborne District Council 14 Gisborne North 8,385 52,600 6.27 NZ-GIS
6 Hawke's Bay
Te Matau-a-Māui 		Hawke's Bay Regional Council 9 Napier North 14,138 184,800 13.07 NZ-HKB
7 Taranaki Taranaki Regional Council 11 Stratford North 7,254 128,700 17.74 NZ-TKI
8 Manawatū-Whanganui Horizons Regional Council 12 Palmerston North North 22,221 260,900 11.74 NZ-MWT
9 Wellington
Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara 		Greater Wellington Regional Council 13 Wellington North 8,049 550,500 68.39 NZ-WGN
10 Tasman(1)
Te Tai-o-Aorere 		Tasman District Council 13 Richmond South 9,616 59,400 6.18 NZ-TAS
11 Nelson(1)
Whakatū 		Nelson City Council 13 Nelson South 422 55,600 131.75 NZ-NSN
12 Marlborough(1)
Te Tauihu-o-te-waka 		Marlborough District Council 14 Blenheim South 10,458 52,200 4.97 NZ-MBH
13 West Coast
Te Tai Poutini 		West Coast Regional Council 7 Greymouth South 23,245 32,900 1.42 NZ-WTC
14 Canterbury
Waitaha 		Environment Canterbury 14 Christchurch South 44,504 666,300 14.97 NZ-CAN
15 Otago
Ōtākou 		Otago Regional Council 12 Dunedin South 31,186 254,600 8.16 NZ-OTA
16 Southland
Murihiku 		Southland Regional Council 12 Invercargill South 31,196 103,900 3.33 NZ-STL

Notes:

(1) These regions have unitary authorities.

(2) The Gisborne Region is still widely but unofficially known by its former name East Cape or as the East Coast.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Regional Council 2020 Clipped (generalised)". Stats NZ. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)
  3. ↑ Soutar, Monty (1 March 2015). "East Coast places - Gisborne". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 4 April 2020.