Map of New Zealand
This page shows 24 cities in New Zealand on an interactive map. The largest city by recorded population is Auckland (1,547,200), and the capital is Wellington. Select any city for its own map, coordinates, local time and nearby places.
New Zealand facts
- Capital
- Wellington
- Largest city
- Auckland 1,547,200
- Continent
- Oceania
- Area
- 268,680 km² (103,738 sq mi)
- Currency
- Dollar (NZD)
- Calling code
- +64
- Internet domain
- .nz
- Time zones
- 2 (Pacific/Auckland, Pacific/Chatham)
Largest cities in New Zealand
| # | City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland | Auckland | 1,547,200 |
| 2 | Christchurch | Canterbury | 419,200 |
| 3 | Wellington | Wellington Region | 381,900 |
| 4 | Manukau City | Auckland | 362,000 |
| 5 | Hamilton | Waikato Region | 192,100 |
| 6 | Tauranga | Bay of Plenty | 161,000 |
| 7 | Dunedin | Otago | 132,800 |
| 8 | Lower Hutt | Wellington Region | 114,200 |
| 9 | Palmerston North | Manawatu-Wanganui | 90,500 |
| 10 | New Plymouth | Taranaki Region | 90,100 |
| 11 | Hastings | Hawke's Bay Region | 88,300 |
| 12 | Napier | Hawke's Bay Region | 66,400 |
| 13 | Rotorua | Bay of Plenty | 65,901 |
| 14 | Porirua | Wellington Region | 61,500 |
| 15 | Invercargill | Southland | 58,000 |
| 16 | Papatoetoe | Auckland | 56,010 |
| 17 | Nelson | Nelson Region | 54,400 |
| 18 | Whangarei | Northland | 50,900 |
| 19 | Whanganui | Manawatu-Wanganui | 49,200 |
| 20 | Upper Hutt | Wellington Region | 47,400 |
Cities in New Zealand by region
Auckland (5)
Auckland, Manukau City, Papatoetoe, Manurewa, Papakura
Wellington Region (4)
Wellington, Lower Hutt, Porirua, Upper Hutt
Bay of Plenty (2)
Canterbury (2)
Hawke's Bay Region (2)
Manawatu-Wanganui (2)
Gisborne (1)
Nelson Region (1)
Northland (1)
Otago (1)
Southland (1)
Taranaki Region (1)
Waikato Region (1)
All 24 cities in New Zealand
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Country facts from GeoNames countryInfo. Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.