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id="toc-Cities,_1877_to_1989" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cities,_1877_to_1989"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.5</span> <span>Cities, 1877 to 1989</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cities,_1877_to_1989-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" 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class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%85%D8%A9_%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%86_%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7" title="قائمة مدن نيوزيلندا – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="قائمة مدن نيوزيلندا" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhestr_o_ddinasoedd_yn_Seland_Newydd" title="Rhestr o ddinasoedd yn Seland Newydd – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Rhestr o ddinasoedd yn Seland Newydd" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%C3%A4dte_in_Neuseeland" title="Städte in Neuseeland – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Städte in Neuseeland" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listo_de_urboj_de_Nov-Zelando" title="Listo de urboj de Nov-Zelando – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Listo de urboj de Nov-Zelando" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_villes_de_Nouvelle-Z%C3%A9lande" title="Liste des villes de Nouvelle-Zélande – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Liste des villes de Nouvelle-Zélande" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0" title="न्यूज़ीलैंड के नगर – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="न्यूज़ीलैंड के नगर" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodatak:Popis_gradova_u_Novom_Zelandu" title="Dodatak:Popis gradova u Novom Zelandu – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Dodatak:Popis gradova u Novom Zelandu" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daftar_kota_di_Selandia_Baru" title="Daftar kota di Selandia Baru – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Daftar kota di Selandia Baru" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citt%C3%A0_della_Nuova_Zelanda" title="Città della Nuova Zelanda – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Città della Nuova Zelanda" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A2%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D_%D7%91%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%95_%D7%96%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%A0%D7%93" title="ערים בניו זילנד – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ערים בניו זילנד" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%90%E1%83%AE%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98_%E1%83%96%E1%83%94%E1%83%9A%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%93%E1%83%98%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%A5%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%90%E1%83%A5%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%A1%E1%83%98%E1%83%90" title="ახალი ზელანდიის ქალაქების სია – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ახალი ზელანდიის ქალაქების სია" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-avk mw-list-item"><a href="https://avk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widava_ke_Newzelanda" title="Widava ke Newzelanda – Kotava" lang="avk" hreflang="avk" data-title="Widava ke Newzelanda" data-language-autonym="Kotava" data-language-local-name="Kotava" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kotava</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C4%85ra%C5%A1as:Naujosios_Zelandijos_miestai" title="Sąrašas:Naujosios Zelandijos miestai – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Sąrašas:Naujosios Zelandijos miestai" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Aj-Z%C3%A9land_v%C3%A1rosai" title="Új-Zéland városai – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Új-Zéland városai" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BA_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8_%D0%B2%D0%BE_%D0%9D%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%97%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4" title="Список на градови во Нов Зеланд – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Список на градови во Нов Зеланд" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%82%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%BB%E0%B4%A1%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%86_%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%97%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%99%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%99%E0%B5%BE" title="ന്യൂസീലൻഡിലെ നഗരങ്ങൾ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ന്യൂസീലൻഡിലെ നഗരങ്ങൾ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mi mw-list-item"><a href="https://mi.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C4%81one_nui_o_Aotearoa" title="Tāone nui o Aotearoa – Māori" lang="mi" hreflang="mi" data-title="Tāone nui o Aotearoa" data-language-autonym="Māori" data-language-local-name="Māori" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Māori</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%90%E1%83%AE%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98_%E1%83%96%E1%83%94%E1%83%9A%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%93%E1%83%98%E1%83%90%E1%83%A8_%E1%83%9C%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A6%E1%83%94%E1%83%A4%E1%83%98%E1%83%A8_%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%99%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98" title="ახალი ზელანდიაშ ნოღეფიშ ერკებული – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="ახალი ზელანდიაშ ნოღეფიშ ერკებული" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%81%AE%E9%83%BD%E5%B8%82%E3%81%AE%E4%B8%80%E8%A6%A7" title="ニュージーランドの都市の一覧 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ニュージーランドの都市の一覧" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_over_byer_p%C3%A5_New_Zealand" title="Liste over byer på New Zealand – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Liste over byer på New Zealand" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miasta_w_Nowej_Zelandii" title="Miasta w Nowej Zelandii – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Miasta w Nowej Zelandii" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lista_ora%C8%99elor_din_Noua_Zeeland%C4%83" title="Lista orașelor din Noua Zeelandă – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Lista orașelor din Noua Zeelandă" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B0_%D0%9D%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D0%97%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%B8" title="Города Новой Зеландии – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Города Новой Зеландии" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple badge-Q70893996 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_New_Zealand" title="List of cities in New Zealand – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="List of cities in New Zealand" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seznam_mest_na_Novi_Zelandiji" title="Seznam mest na Novi Zelandiji – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Seznam mest na Novi Zelandiji" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BA_%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0_%D1%83_%D0%9D%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BC_%D0%97%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%83" title="Списак градова у Новом Зеланду – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Списак градова у Новом Зеланду" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Napier-Hastings</div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:27.218%;left:77.778%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Tauranga" title="Tauranga"><img alt="Tauranga" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Tauranga</div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:86.146%;left:34.875%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Dunedin" title="Dunedin"><img alt="Dunedin" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Dunedin</div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:46.439%;left:73.573%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Palmerston_North" title="Palmerston North"><img alt="Palmerston North" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/5px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="5" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:4px"><div><span class="nowrap"><small>Palmerston North</small></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:53.027%;left:55.939%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Nelson,_New_Zealand" title="Nelson"><img alt="Nelson" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/5px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="5" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:4px"><div><small>Nelson</small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:30.488%;left:78.42%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Rotorua" title="Rotorua"><img alt="Rotorua" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/5px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="5" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div><small>Rotorua</small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:37.171%;left:61.995%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/New_Plymouth" title="New Plymouth"><img alt="New Plymouth" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/5px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="5" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:4px"><div><span class="nowrap"><small>New Plymouth</small></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:13.129%;left:63.815%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Whang%C4%81rei" title="Whangārei"><img alt="Whangārei" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/5px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="5" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div><small>Whangārei</small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:90.022%;left:18.542%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Invercargill" title="Invercargill"><img alt="Invercargill" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/5px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="5" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div><small>Invercargill</small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:43.405%;left:69.192%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Whanganui" title="Whanganui"><img alt="Whanganui" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/5px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="5" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:4px"><div><small>Whanganui</small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:34.263%;left:91.802%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Gisborne,_New_Zealand" title="Gisborne"><img alt="Gisborne" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/5px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="5" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:4px"><div><small>Gisborne</small></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:New_Zealand_(location_map).svg" title="File:New Zealand (location map).svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Map showing locations of urban areas in New Zealand</div></div></div> <p>The word <i>city</i> took on two meanings in <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a> after the <a href="/wiki/1989_New_Zealand_local_government_reforms" title="1989 New Zealand local government reforms">local government reforms of 1989</a>. Before the reforms, a borough that had a population of 20,000 or more could be proclaimed a city.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The boundaries of councils tended to follow the edge of the built-up area, so there was little difference between the urban area and the local government area. In 1989, the structure of local government in New Zealand was significantly reorganised. Almost all the new <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_New_Zealand" title="Districts of New Zealand">district</a> councils and city councils were much larger in land area, and they covered both urban land and the surrounding rural land. Many locations that once had a "city council" are now governed by a "district council". Since 2002, an urban area must have at least 50,000 residents to be proclaimed a city.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The word <i>city</i> is used in a general sense to identify the <a href="/wiki/Urban_areas_of_New_Zealand" title="Urban areas of New Zealand">urban areas of New Zealand</a>, independent of local body boundaries. This informal usage is jealously guarded. The district government of the <a href="/wiki/Gisborne,_New_Zealand" title="Gisborne, New Zealand">town of Gisborne</a>, for example, adamantly described itself as the first "city" in the world to see the new millennium. Gisborne is governed by a "district council", though its status as a city is not generally disputed in New Zealand. Similarly, there is no "city council" in <a href="/wiki/Auckland" title="Auckland">Auckland</a>, though its status as a city is not generally disputed due to its considerable size. </p><p>Listed below are the large urban areas referred to colloquially as "cities". </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Urban_areas_by_population">Urban areas by population</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_cities_in_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Urban areas by population"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Urban_areas_based_on_2018_standard">Urban areas based on 2018 standard</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_cities_in_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Urban areas based on 2018 standard"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Statistics_New_Zealand" title="Statistics New Zealand">Statistics New Zealand</a> creates standards for statistical geographic areas that are the basis for determining population figures. Statistics New Zealand announced in 2017 that the Statistical Standard for Geographic Areas 2018 (SSGA18) would replace the New Zealand Standard Areas Classification 1992 (NZSAC92). The change impacted Wellington most, by splitting it into four urban areas, being the Wellington city and Lower Hutt city "major urban areas" and Porirua and Upper Hutt "large urban areas". As defined by SSGA18, Wellington approximately halved in size, and Lower Hutt entered the city rankings in sixth place between Tauranga and Dunedin.<sup id="cite_ref-Mitchell_opinion_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mitchell_opinion-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The table below contains all "major urban areas" (100,000 or more residents) and all "large urban areas" (30,000 to 99,999 residents).<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The urban area that will next move from the "medium urban area" category to the "large urban area" category is <a href="/wiki/Paraparaumu" title="Paraparaumu">Paraparaumu</a> (30,300). </p> <table class="sortable wikitable"> <caption>"Major" and "large" urban areas </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank </th> <th>Urban area </th> <th>Population </th> <th>Area <br />(km<sup>2</sup>)<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Population <br />density (per km<sup>2</sup>) </th> <th class="unsortable">Image </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Auckland" title="Auckland">Auckland</a> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7006153140000000000♠">1,531,400</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7002605670000000000♠">605.67</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7003252840000000000♠">2,528.4</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Auckland_Skyline_383495.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Auckland, the largest city in New Zealand"><img alt="Auckland, the largest city in New Zealand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Auckland_Skyline_383495.jpg/200px-Auckland_Skyline_383495.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Auckland_Skyline_383495.jpg/300px-Auckland_Skyline_383495.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Auckland_Skyline_383495.jpg/400px-Auckland_Skyline_383495.jpg 2x" data-file-width="7830" data-file-height="5223" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christchurch" title="Christchurch">Christchurch</a> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7005403300000000000♠">403,300</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7002294430000000000♠">294.43</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7003136980000000000♠">1,369.8</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hagley_Park_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Christchurch, the second largest city"><img alt="Christchurch, the second largest city" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Hagley_Park_01.jpg/200px-Hagley_Park_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Hagley_Park_01.jpg/300px-Hagley_Park_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Hagley_Park_01.jpg/400px-Hagley_Park_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1063" data-file-height="709" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wellington" title="Wellington">Wellington</a> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7005214200000000000♠">214,200</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7002112710000000000♠">112.71</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7003190050000000000♠">1,900.5</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wellington_at_dawn.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Wellington, the capital and third largest city"><img alt="Wellington, the capital and third largest city" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Wellington_at_dawn.jpg/200px-Wellington_at_dawn.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Wellington_at_dawn.jpg/300px-Wellington_at_dawn.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Wellington_at_dawn.jpg/400px-Wellington_at_dawn.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3718" data-file-height="2479" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hamilton,_New_Zealand" title="Hamilton, New Zealand">Hamilton</a> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7005192000000000000♠">192,000</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7002110370000000000♠">110.37</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7003173960000000000♠">1,739.6</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GardenPlaceHamilton.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Hamilton"><img alt="Hamilton" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/GardenPlaceHamilton.jpg/200px-GardenPlaceHamilton.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/GardenPlaceHamilton.jpg/300px-GardenPlaceHamilton.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/GardenPlaceHamilton.jpg/400px-GardenPlaceHamilton.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2800" data-file-height="2136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tauranga" title="Tauranga">Tauranga</a> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7005162800000000000♠">162,800</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7002141910000000000♠">141.91</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7003114720000000000♠">1,147.2</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tauranga_New_Zealand-9833.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Tauranga"><img alt="Tauranga" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Tauranga_New_Zealand-9833.jpg/200px-Tauranga_New_Zealand-9833.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Tauranga_New_Zealand-9833.jpg/300px-Tauranga_New_Zealand-9833.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Tauranga_New_Zealand-9833.jpg/400px-Tauranga_New_Zealand-9833.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="667" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lower_Hutt" title="Lower Hutt">Lower Hutt</a> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7005114500000000000♠">114,500</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7001785400000000000♠">78.54</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7003145790000000000♠">1,457.9</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Naenae,_Lower_Hutt_5011,_New_Zealand_-_panoramio_(2).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Lower Hutt"><img alt="Lower Hutt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Naenae%2C_Lower_Hutt_5011%2C_New_Zealand_-_panoramio_%282%29.jpg/200px-Naenae%2C_Lower_Hutt_5011%2C_New_Zealand_-_panoramio_%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Naenae%2C_Lower_Hutt_5011%2C_New_Zealand_-_panoramio_%282%29.jpg/300px-Naenae%2C_Lower_Hutt_5011%2C_New_Zealand_-_panoramio_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Naenae%2C_Lower_Hutt_5011%2C_New_Zealand_-_panoramio_%282%29.jpg/400px-Naenae%2C_Lower_Hutt_5011%2C_New_Zealand_-_panoramio_%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1440" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dunedin" title="Dunedin">Dunedin</a> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7005106700000000000♠">106,700</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7001911600000000000♠">91.16</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7003117050000000000♠">1,170.5</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dunedin-railway-station.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Dunedin"><img alt="Dunedin" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Dunedin-railway-station.jpg/200px-Dunedin-railway-station.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Dunedin-railway-station.jpg/300px-Dunedin-railway-station.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Dunedin-railway-station.jpg/400px-Dunedin-railway-station.jpg 2x" data-file-width="940" data-file-height="624" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Palmerston_North" title="Palmerston North">Palmerston North</a> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7004831000000000000♠">83,100</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7001770500000000000♠">77.05</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7003107850000000000♠">1,078.5</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PalmerstonNorthSquare1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Palmerston North"><img alt="Palmerston North" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/PalmerstonNorthSquare1.jpg/200px-PalmerstonNorthSquare1.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/PalmerstonNorthSquare1.jpg/300px-PalmerstonNorthSquare1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/PalmerstonNorthSquare1.jpg/400px-PalmerstonNorthSquare1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2016" data-file-height="1512" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Napier,_New_Zealand" title="Napier, New Zealand">Napier</a> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7004675000000000000♠">67,500</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7002105050000000000♠">105.05</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7002642600000000000♠">642.6</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Napier_and_bay.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Napier"><img alt="Napier" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Napier_and_bay.jpg/200px-Napier_and_bay.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Napier_and_bay.jpg/300px-Napier_and_bay.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Napier_and_bay.jpg/400px-Napier_and_bay.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hibiscus_Coast" title="Hibiscus Coast">Hibiscus Coast</a> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7004678000000000000♠">67,800</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7001483900000000000♠">48.39</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7003140109999999999♠">1,401.1</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gulf_Harbour.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Gulf Harbour on the Hibiscus Coast"><img alt="Gulf Harbour on the Hibiscus Coast" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Gulf_Harbour.JPG/200px-Gulf_Harbour.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Gulf_Harbour.JPG/300px-Gulf_Harbour.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Gulf_Harbour.JPG/400px-Gulf_Harbour.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Porirua" title="Porirua">Porirua</a> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7004606000000000000♠">60,600</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7001611900000000000♠">61.19</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7002990400000000000♠">990.4</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Aerial_view_of_Porirua_City_Centre_and_Porirua_Station.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Porirua"><img alt="Porirua" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Aerial_view_of_Porirua_City_Centre_and_Porirua_Station.jpg/200px-Aerial_view_of_Porirua_City_Centre_and_Porirua_Station.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Aerial_view_of_Porirua_City_Centre_and_Porirua_Station.jpg/300px-Aerial_view_of_Porirua_City_Centre_and_Porirua_Station.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Aerial_view_of_Porirua_City_Centre_and_Porirua_Station.jpg/400px-Aerial_view_of_Porirua_City_Centre_and_Porirua_Station.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5145" data-file-height="3434" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Plymouth" title="New Plymouth">New Plymouth</a> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7004601000000000000♠">60,100</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7001747900000000000♠">74.79</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7002803600000000000♠">803.6</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Across_New_Plymouth_to_Mt._Taranaki.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="New Plymouth"><img alt="New Plymouth" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Across_New_Plymouth_to_Mt._Taranaki.jpg/200px-Across_New_Plymouth_to_Mt._Taranaki.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Across_New_Plymouth_to_Mt._Taranaki.jpg/300px-Across_New_Plymouth_to_Mt._Taranaki.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Across_New_Plymouth_to_Mt._Taranaki.jpg/400px-Across_New_Plymouth_to_Mt._Taranaki.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rotorua" title="Rotorua">Rotorua</a> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7004588000000000000♠">58,800</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7001460600000000000♠">46.06</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7003127659999999999♠">1,276.6</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rotorua_from_gondola.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Rotorua"><img alt="Rotorua" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Rotorua_from_gondola.jpg/200px-Rotorua_from_gondola.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Rotorua_from_gondola.jpg/300px-Rotorua_from_gondola.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Rotorua_from_gondola.jpg/400px-Rotorua_from_gondola.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Whang%C4%81rei" title="Whangārei">Whangārei</a> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7004568000000000000♠">56,800</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7001635300000000000♠">63.53</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7002894100000000000♠">894.1</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Parihaka_te_Maunga.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Looking westward towards central Whangārei from the Mount Parihaka lookout, with Te Matau A Pohe bridge and the suburb of Port Whangārei to the far left, the Discovery Settlers Hotel in the suburb of Regent to the far right, as well as Maungatapere and Te Tangihua in the background."><img alt="Looking westward towards central Whangārei from the Mount Parihaka lookout, with Te Matau A Pohe bridge and the suburb of Port Whangārei to the far left, the Discovery Settlers Hotel in the suburb of Regent to the far right, as well as Maungatapere and Te Tangihua in the background." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Parihaka_te_Maunga.jpg/200px-Parihaka_te_Maunga.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Parihaka_te_Maunga.jpg/300px-Parihaka_te_Maunga.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Parihaka_te_Maunga.jpg/400px-Parihaka_te_Maunga.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="2268" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nelson,_New_Zealand" title="Nelson, New Zealand">Nelson</a> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7004513000000000000♠">51,300</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7001546900000000000♠">54.69</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7002938000000000000♠">938.0</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nelson_New_Zealand.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Nelson"><img alt="Nelson" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Nelson_New_Zealand.jpg/200px-Nelson_New_Zealand.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Nelson_New_Zealand.jpg/300px-Nelson_New_Zealand.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Nelson_New_Zealand.jpg/400px-Nelson_New_Zealand.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="2112" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hastings,_New_Zealand" title="Hastings, New Zealand">Hastings</a> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7004522000000000000♠">52,200</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7001262900000000000♠">26.29</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7003198550000000000♠">1,985.5</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hastings_CBD.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Hastings"><img alt="Hastings" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Hastings_CBD.JPG/200px-Hastings_CBD.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Hastings_CBD.JPG/300px-Hastings_CBD.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Hastings_CBD.JPG/400px-Hastings_CBD.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Invercargill" title="Invercargill">Invercargill</a> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7004517000000000000♠">51,700</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7001629500000000000♠">62.95</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7002821300000000000♠">821.3</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Downtown_Invercargill,_Southland,_New_Zealand.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Invercargill"><img alt="Invercargill" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Downtown_Invercargill%2C_Southland%2C_New_Zealand.jpg/200px-Downtown_Invercargill%2C_Southland%2C_New_Zealand.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Downtown_Invercargill%2C_Southland%2C_New_Zealand.jpg/300px-Downtown_Invercargill%2C_Southland%2C_New_Zealand.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Downtown_Invercargill%2C_Southland%2C_New_Zealand.jpg/400px-Downtown_Invercargill%2C_Southland%2C_New_Zealand.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="666" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Upper_Hutt" title="Upper Hutt">Upper Hutt</a> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7004450000000000000♠">45,000</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7001511599999999999♠">51.16</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7002879600000000000♠">879.6</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Upper_hutt_11.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Upper Hutt"><img alt="Upper Hutt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Upper_hutt_11.JPG/200px-Upper_hutt_11.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Upper_hutt_11.JPG/300px-Upper_hutt_11.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Upper_hutt_11.JPG/400px-Upper_hutt_11.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3968" data-file-height="1985" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Whanganui" title="Whanganui">Whanganui</a> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7004425000000000000♠">42,500</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7001410500000000000♠">41.05</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7003103530000000000♠">1,035.3</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Whanganui_River_to_Dublin_Street_Bridge.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Whanganui"><img alt="Whanganui" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Whanganui_River_to_Dublin_Street_Bridge.jpg/200px-Whanganui_River_to_Dublin_Street_Bridge.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Whanganui_River_to_Dublin_Street_Bridge.jpg/300px-Whanganui_River_to_Dublin_Street_Bridge.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Whanganui_River_to_Dublin_Street_Bridge.jpg/400px-Whanganui_River_to_Dublin_Street_Bridge.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4272" data-file-height="2848" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gisborne,_New_Zealand" title="Gisborne, New Zealand">Gisborne</a> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7004388000000000000♠">38,800</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7001374300000000000♠">37.43</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7003103659999999999♠">1,036.6</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gisborne_nz_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Gisborne"><img alt="Gisborne" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Gisborne_nz_1.jpg/200px-Gisborne_nz_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Gisborne_nz_1.jpg/300px-Gisborne_nz_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Gisborne_nz_1.jpg/400px-Gisborne_nz_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="675" /></a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Functional_urban_areas_(metropolitan_areas)"><span id="Functional_urban_areas_.28metropolitan_areas.29"></span>Functional urban areas (metropolitan areas)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_cities_in_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Functional urban areas (metropolitan areas)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Functional urban areas (FUAs) are geographic areas which represent the functional extent of major, large and medium urban areas, based on commuting patterns. Functional urban areas correspond to New Zealand's <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_area" title="Metropolitan area">metropolitan areas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>FUA populations are as at the 2018 Census.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="sortable wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank </th> <th>Urban area </th> <th>Population </th> <th>Area <br />(km<sup>2</sup>) </th> <th class="unsortable">Urban areas included </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Auckland_Region" title="Auckland Region">Auckland</a> </td> <td align="right">1,574,619 </td> <td align="right">3,358.8 </td> <td>Auckland, Hibiscus Coast, <a href="/wiki/Pukekohe" title="Pukekohe">Pukekohe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beachlands,_New_Zealand" title="Beachlands, New Zealand">Beachlands-Pine Harbour</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clarks_Beach" title="Clarks Beach">Clarks Beach</a>, <a href="/wiki/Helensville" title="Helensville">Helensville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kume%C5%AB" title="Kumeū">Kumeū-Huapai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maraetai" title="Maraetai">Maraetai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Muriwai" title="Muriwai">Muriwai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Parakai" title="Parakai">Parakai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Patum%C4%81hoe" title="Patumāhoe">Patumāhoe</a>, <a href="/wiki/P%C5%8Dkeno" title="Pōkeno">Pōkeno</a>, <a href="/wiki/Riverhead,_New_Zealand" title="Riverhead, New Zealand">Riverhead</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tuakau" title="Tuakau">Tuakau</a>, <a href="/wiki/Waimauku" title="Waimauku">Waimauku</a>, <a href="/wiki/Waiuku" title="Waiuku">Waiuku</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christchurch" title="Christchurch">Christchurch</a> </td> <td align="right">470,814 </td> <td align="right">2,408.1 </td> <td>Christchurch, <a href="/wiki/Kaiapoi" title="Kaiapoi">Kaiapoi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rangiora" title="Rangiora">Rangiora</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rolleston,_New_Zealand" title="Rolleston, New Zealand">Rolleston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Diamond_Harbour,_New_Zealand" title="Diamond Harbour, New Zealand">Diamond Harbour</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leeston" title="Leeston">Leeston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lincoln,_New_Zealand" title="Lincoln, New Zealand">Lincoln</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lyttelton,_New_Zealand" title="Lyttelton, New Zealand">Lyttelton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pegasus,_New_Zealand" title="Pegasus, New Zealand">Pegasus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prebbleton" title="Prebbleton">Prebbleton</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Melton,_New_Zealand" title="West Melton, New Zealand">West Melton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Woodend,_New_Zealand" title="Woodend, New Zealand">Woodend</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wellington" title="Wellington">Wellington</a> </td> <td align="right">414,033 </td> <td align="right">1,754.9 </td> <td>Wellington, Lower Hutt, Porirua, Upper Hutt, <a href="/wiki/Featherston,_New_Zealand" title="Featherston, New Zealand">Featherston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Greytown,_New_Zealand" title="Greytown, New Zealand">Greytown</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_Urban_Area" title="Hamilton Urban Area">Hamilton</a> </td> <td align="right">198,957 </td> <td align="right">1,412.7 </td> <td>Hamilton, <a href="/wiki/Ng%C4%81ruaw%C4%81hia" title="Ngāruawāhia">Ngāruawāhia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tauranga" title="Tauranga">Tauranga</a> </td> <td align="right">156,096 </td> <td align="right">790.2 </td> <td>Tauranga, <a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cmokoroa" title="Ōmokoroa">Ōmokoroa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dunedin" title="Dunedin">Dunedin</a> </td> <td align="right">125,007 </td> <td align="right">1,033.8 </td> <td>Dunedin, <a href="/wiki/Mosgiel" title="Mosgiel">Mosgiel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brighton,_New_Zealand" title="Brighton, New Zealand">Brighton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Waikouaiti" title="Waikouaiti">Waikouaiti</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Palmerston_North" title="Palmerston North">Palmerston North</a> </td> <td align="right">92,004 </td> <td align="right">978.2 </td> <td>Palmerston North, <a href="/wiki/Ashhurst" title="Ashhurst">Ashhurst</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Whang%C4%81rei" title="Whangārei">Whangārei</a> </td> <td align="right">84,117 </td> <td align="right">1,433.7 </td> <td>Whangarei, <a href="/wiki/Hikurangi" title="Hikurangi">Hikurangi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ngunguru" title="Ngunguru">Ngunguru</a>, <a href="/wiki/One_Tree_Point,_New_Zealand" title="One Tree Point, New Zealand">One Tree Point</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ruak%C4%81k%C4%81" title="Ruakākā">Ruakākā</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nelson,_New_Zealand" title="Nelson, New Zealand">Nelson</a> </td> <td align="right">79,998 </td> <td align="right">1,177.2 </td> <td>Nelson, <a href="/wiki/Richmond,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Richmond, New Zealand">Richmond</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brightwater" title="Brightwater">Brightwater</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hope,_New_Zealand" title="Hope, New Zealand">Hope</a>, <a href="/wiki/M%C4%81pua,_New_Zealand" title="Māpua, New Zealand">Māpua</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wakefield,_New_Zealand" title="Wakefield, New Zealand">Wakefield</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Plymouth" title="New Plymouth">New Plymouth</a> </td> <td align="right">79,074 </td> <td align="right">920.9 </td> <td>New Plymouth, <a href="/wiki/Inglewood,_New_Zealand" title="Inglewood, New Zealand">Inglewood</a>, <a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cakura" title="Ōakura">Ōakura</a>, <a href="/wiki/Waitara,_New_Zealand" title="Waitara, New Zealand">Waitara</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hastings,_New_Zealand" title="Hastings, New Zealand">Hastings</a> </td> <td align="right">75,255 </td> <td align="right">1,160.4 </td> <td>Hastings, <a href="/wiki/Havelock_North" title="Havelock North">Havelock North</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clive,_New_Zealand" title="Clive, New Zealand">Clive</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rotorua" title="Rotorua">Rotorua</a> </td> <td align="right">67,179 </td> <td align="right">649.1 </td> <td>Rotorua, <a href="/wiki/Ngongotah%C4%81" title="Ngongotahā">Ngongotahā</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Napier,_New_Zealand" title="Napier, New Zealand">Napier</a> </td> <td align="right">64,767 </td> <td align="right">260.0 </td> <td>Napier </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Invercargill" title="Invercargill">Invercargill</a> </td> <td align="right">54,084 </td> <td align="right">428.5 </td> <td>Invercargill </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/K%C4%81piti_Coast_District" title="Kāpiti Coast District">Kāpiti Coast</a> </td> <td align="right">46,683 </td> <td align="right">317.4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paraparaumu" title="Paraparaumu">Paraparaumu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Waikanae" title="Waikanae">Waikanae</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paek%C4%81k%C4%81riki" title="Paekākāriki">Paekākāriki</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Whanganui" title="Whanganui">Whanganui</a> </td> <td align="right">44,403 </td> <td align="right">598.1 </td> <td>Whanganui </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gisborne,_New_Zealand" title="Gisborne, New Zealand">Gisborne</a> </td> <td align="right">39,447 </td> <td align="right">612.8 </td> <td>Gisborne </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="City_councils">City councils</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_cities_in_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: City councils"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Populations_of_present-day_city_(and_Auckland)_councils"><span id="Populations_of_present-day_city_.28and_Auckland.29_councils"></span>Populations of present-day city (and Auckland) councils</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_cities_in_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Populations of present-day city (and Auckland) councils"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The populations given are the latest (June 2018)<sup id="cite_ref-NZ_population_data_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NZ_population_data-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Statistics New Zealand estimated resident populations. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th align="left">Rank</th> <th>City council</th> <th>Population</th> <th>First proclaimed </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Auckland_Council" title="Auckland Council">Auckland</a></td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7006161840000000000♠">1,618,400</span></td> <td>1871 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christchurch_City_Council" title="Christchurch City Council">Christchurch</a></td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7005380200000000000♠">380,200</span></td> <td>1868 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wellington_City_Council" title="Wellington City Council">Wellington</a></td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7005209000000000000♠">209,000</span></td> <td>1870 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hamilton,_New_Zealand#Local_government" title="Hamilton, New Zealand">Hamilton</a></td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7005165900000000000♠">165,900</span></td> <td>1936 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tauranga_City_Council" title="Tauranga City Council">Tauranga</a></td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7005140800000000000♠">140,800</span></td> <td>1963 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dunedin_City_Council" title="Dunedin City Council">Dunedin</a></td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7005130500000000000♠">130,500</span></td> <td>1865 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lower_Hutt" title="Lower Hutt">Lower Hutt</a></td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7005107600000000000♠">107,600</span></td> <td>1941 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Palmerston_North#Palmerston_North_City_Council" title="Palmerston North">Palmerston North</a></td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7004873000000000000♠">87,300</span></td> <td>1930 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Napier_City_Council" title="Napier City Council">Napier</a></td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7004641000000000000♠">64,100</span></td> <td>1950 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Porirua" title="Porirua">Porirua</a></td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7004582000000000000♠">58,200</span></td> <td>1965 </td></tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Invercargill#Government" title="Invercargill">Invercargill</a></td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7004558000000000000♠">55,800</span></td> <td>1930 </td></tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nelson_City_Council" title="Nelson City Council">Nelson</a></td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7004524000000000000♠">52,400</span></td> <td>1874 </td></tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Upper_Hutt#Local_government" title="Upper Hutt">Upper Hutt</a></td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7004453000000000000♠">45,300</span></td> <td>1966 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Many cities were reorganised into districts by the Local Government Commission in 1989 under the <a href="/wiki/Local_Government_Act_1974_(NZ)" class="mw-redirect" title="Local Government Act 1974 (NZ)">Local Government Act 1974</a>, for example <a href="/wiki/Timaru,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Timaru, New Zealand">Timaru</a>. Other urban areas that are no longer cities, such as <a href="/wiki/Rotorua" title="Rotorua">Rotorua</a> and <a href="/wiki/Whang%C4%81rei" title="Whangārei">Whangārei</a>, have higher populations than some present cities. The most recently proclaimed city is <a href="/wiki/Tauranga,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Tauranga, New Zealand">Tauranga</a>, which became a city, for the second time, from 1 March 2004. <a href="/wiki/Christchurch" title="Christchurch">Christchurch</a> (1862 and 1868) and Invercargill (1930 and 1991) have also been declared cities more than once. </p><p>Under Section 27 of the Local Government Act 2002, a district may become a city by either a "reorganisation scheme" with the Local Government Commission, or under Section 27(1) it may apply for a change in status under Schedule 3, Clause 7. The new city must have "a population of not less than 50,000 persons", be "predominantly urban" and "a distinct entity and a major centre of activity within the <a href="/wiki/Regions_of_New_Zealand" title="Regions of New Zealand">region</a>" (or regions) that it is encompassed by. Existing cities are <a href="/wiki/Grandfather_clause" title="Grandfather clause">grandfathered</a> under Schedule 2, Part 2 of the Act. The only new city council so far under this section is the <a href="/wiki/Tauranga,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Tauranga, New Zealand">Tauranga City Council</a>, from 1 March 2004. </p><p>Previously, under Section 37L of the Local Government Act 1974, new cities could only be formed from a "reorganisation scheme". The same criteria were used. The last city to be constituted under this section was Invercargill, which was re-reorganised into a city in 1991. </p><p>In 1991, the Lower Hutt City Council became the Hutt City Council by a special Act of Parliament<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which did not change the name of the city of <a href="/wiki/Lower_Hutt" title="Lower Hutt">Lower Hutt</a>; the city's coat of arms still refers to the "City of Lower Hutt".<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History_of_cities">History of cities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_cities_in_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: History of cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Prior to 1876, there was no official definition of a city or uniform system of local authorities in New Zealand. There is thus some argument over which settlement was the first city in New Zealand.<sup id="cite_ref-Brett2020_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brett2020-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Letters_patent">Letters patent</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_cities_in_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Letters patent"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Traditionally in the United Kingdom (the former colonial power of New Zealand), <a href="/wiki/City_status_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="City status in the United Kingdom">city status</a> is a special status granted by the <a href="/wiki/British_monarchy" class="mw-redirect" title="British monarchy">monarch</a>, usually by the issuing of <a href="/wiki/Letters_patent" title="Letters patent">letters patent</a>. Between the 16th century and <a href="/wiki/Local_Government_Act_1888" title="Local Government Act 1888">1888</a>, city status was associated with the presence of a diocesan <a href="/wiki/Cathedral" title="Cathedral">cathedral</a>. In 1841 the <a href="/wiki/Diocese_of_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Diocese of New Zealand">Diocese of New Zealand</a> was established, based in Auckland, however no letters patent were ever issued. The Diocese of New Zealand was split in 1856 with the southern part becoming the <a href="/wiki/Anglican_Diocese_of_Christchurch" title="Anglican Diocese of Christchurch">Diocese of Christchurch</a>. Christchurch was subsequently issued letters patent by <a href="/wiki/Queen_Victoria" title="Queen Victoria">Queen Victoria</a> and became the "City of Christchurch".<sup id="cite_ref-CCL_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CCL-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite the formation of other <a href="/wiki/Diocese" title="Diocese">dioceses</a> in New Zealand, the only other city to be subsequently issued letters patent was Nelson in 1858.<sup id="cite_ref-Brett2020_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brett2020-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Electorates">Electorates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_cities_in_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Electorates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Under the Provincial Councils Act 1851, the <a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_New_Zealand" title="Governor-General of New Zealand">Governor</a> had the right to establish <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_electorates" title="New Zealand electorates">electorates</a> for provincial legislative councils.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 21 May 1852, Governor <a href="/wiki/George_Grey" title="George Grey">George Grey</a> proclaimed electorates for <a href="/wiki/New_Ulster_Province" title="New Ulster Province">New Ulster</a>. Although the proclamation explicitly defined Auckland as a "town" for the purpose of <a href="/wiki/Property_qualification" title="Property qualification">property franchise</a>, it later defined the electorate "<a href="/wiki/City_of_Auckland_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="City of Auckland (New Zealand electorate)">City of Auckland</a>". This ambiguous proclamation was the first official use of the term "city" in New Zealand legislation. The electorates of New Munster were also declared a short time later on 1 June. Likewise, Wellington was described as a town for property franchise, but more ambiguously established an electorate referred in different parts of the proclamation as either "<a href="/wiki/Wellington_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Wellington (New Zealand electorate)">City of Wellington</a>" or "Town of Wellington". The provinces of New Ulster and New Munster were disestablished only a month later by the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Constitution_Act_1852" title="New Zealand Constitution Act 1852">New Zealand Constitution Act 1852</a>, however, the electorates of both "City of Auckland" and "City of Wellington" were carried forward to the <a href="/wiki/1853_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1853 New Zealand general election">first nationwide election of 1853</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Brett2020_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brett2020-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="City_councils_2">City councils</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_cities_in_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: City councils"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first <a href="/wiki/Municipal_council" title="Municipal council">municipal council</a> to bear the title of "city council" was the Auckland City Council formed in 1854 by act of the <a href="/wiki/Auckland_Province#Auckland_Provincial_Council" title="Auckland Province">Auckland Provincial Council</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the election of an anti-taxation <a href="/wiki/Superintendent_(New_Zealand)" title="Superintendent (New Zealand)">superintendent</a> in March 1855, <a href="/wiki/William_Brown_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="William Brown (New Zealand politician)">William Brown</a>, the Auckland City Council was dissolved and formally disestablished 1856.<sup id="cite_ref-Brett2020_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brett2020-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A new <a href="/wiki/Auckland_City_Council" title="Auckland City Council">Auckland City Council</a> would be established in 1871, which was later was merged into <a href="/wiki/Auckland_Council" title="Auckland Council">Auckland Council</a> in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Christchurch_City_Council" title="Christchurch City Council">Christchurch City Council</a> was formed by an act of the <a href="/wiki/Canterbury_Province" title="Canterbury Province">Canterbury Provincial Council</a> which received <a href="/wiki/Royal_assent" title="Royal assent">Royal assent</a> on 31 January 1863.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The council has been active since and is therefore the longest continuously operating city council in New Zealand.<sup id="cite_ref-Brett2020_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brett2020-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CCL_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CCL-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A legal oddity also provides Dunedin with a minor claim to being New Zealand's oldest city. Legal disputes over the powers that the <a href="/wiki/Otago_Province" title="Otago Province">Otago Provincial Council</a> delegated to the newly formed Dunedin City Council in 1865,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> resulted in the central government stepping in and confirming its powers.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Consequently, Dunedin City Council was the first council recognised in central government law. Furthermore, the central government passed legislation in 1868 to better regulate municipal councils across the country. Dunedin was already under the provisions and was therefore unaffected. The new act brought all other "city councils" in New Zealand under the central government regulations as "borough councils". The name change, however, was only due to an oversight in the language of the act and an amendment was made in November 1868 allowing some councils to revert to using the title of "city council". As the act, and therefore the brief name change, did not apply to Dunedin, Dunedin City Council can claim to have the longest continuous use of the title "city council".<sup id="cite_ref-Brett2020_9-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brett2020-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-act1867_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-act1867-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Summary_of_claims_as_New_Zealand's_first_city"><span id="Summary_of_claims_as_New_Zealand.27s_first_city"></span>Summary of claims as New Zealand's first city</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_cities_in_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Summary of claims as New Zealand's first city"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Foundation Date </th> <th>City </th> <th>Basis of claim </th></tr> <tr> <td>1839 </td> <td>Wellington </td> <td>First of New Zealand's modern cities to be settled </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 May 1852 </td> <td>Auckland </td> <td>Electorate of "City of Auckland" established </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 February 1854 </td> <td>Auckland </td> <td>First city council established (disestablished 1856 and not re-established until 1871) </td></tr> <tr> <td>31 July 1856 </td> <td>Christchurch </td> <td>First settlement to receive <a href="/wiki/City_status_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="City status in the United Kingdom">city status</a> by <a href="/wiki/Letters_patent" title="Letters patent">letters patent</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>31 January 1863 </td> <td>Christchurch </td> <td>Longest continuously operating city council (name changed to Christchurch Borough Council between May and November 1868) </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 May 1865 </td> <td>Dunedin </td> <td>Longest continuously operating municipal council to continuously use the title "city council" </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cities,_1877_to_1989"><span id="Cities.2C_1877_to_1989"></span>Cities, 1877 to 1989</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_cities_in_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Cities, 1877 to 1989"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The schedule of cities in New Zealand was brought under central government control in 1867,<sup id="cite_ref-act1867_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-act1867-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but continued to be sporadically applied. From 1886 the definition of a city was changed to any borough with a population of 20,000 or more.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This value was increased to 50,000 in 1989.<sup id="cite_ref-Brett2020_9-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brett2020-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Up to October 1989, the Local Government Commission undertook reorganisations of local government. As a result, some cities were reorganised into other larger cities or changed to districts, and some of these areas are still considered cities by many New Zealanders. This is a list as at <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1986</span>. </p> <ul><li><i>North Island</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Whang%C4%81rei" title="Whangārei">Whangārei</a> (1964)</li> <li><i>Auckland</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Auckland_City" title="Auckland City">Auckland</a> (1871)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Coast_Bays" title="East Coast Bays">East Coast Bays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takapuna" title="Takapuna">Takapuna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birkenhead,_New_Zealand" title="Birkenhead, New Zealand">Birkenhead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waitemata_City" title="Waitemata City">Waitemata</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Albert,_New_Zealand" title="Mount Albert, New Zealand">Mt Albert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papatoetoe" title="Papatoetoe">Papatoetoe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manukau_City" title="Manukau City">Manukau</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papakura" title="Papakura">Papakura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamaki_City" title="Tamaki City">Tamaki</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamilton,_New_Zealand" title="Hamilton, New Zealand">Hamilton</a> (1936)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Plymouth" title="New Plymouth">New Plymouth</a> (1949)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tauranga" title="Tauranga">Tauranga</a> (1963) (lost city status 1989, regained 2004) <ul><li>Bethlehem</li> <li>Mount Maunganui</li> <li>Papamoa</li> <li>Welcome Bay</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rotorua" title="Rotorua">Rotorua</a> (1962, merged into Rotorua District, 1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gisborne,_New_Zealand" title="Gisborne, New Zealand">Gisborne</a> (1955)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Napier,_New_Zealand" title="Napier, New Zealand">Napier</a> (1950)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hastings,_New_Zealand" title="Hastings, New Zealand">Hastings</a> (1956)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whanganui" title="Whanganui">Wanganui</a> (1924) (merged with surrounding counties to become Whanganui District, 1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palmerston_North" title="Palmerston North">Palmerston North</a> (1930)</li> <li><i>Wellington</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wellington" title="Wellington">Wellington</a> (1870)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upper_Hutt" title="Upper Hutt">Upper Hutt</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hutt_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Hutt City">Lower Hutt</a> (1941)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Porirua" title="Porirua">Porirua</a> (1965)</li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><i>South Island</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nelson,_New_Zealand" title="Nelson, New Zealand">Nelson</a> (1874)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christchurch" title="Christchurch">Christchurch</a> (1868)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timaru" title="Timaru">Timaru</a> (1948)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunedin" title="Dunedin">Dunedin</a> (1865)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Invercargill" title="Invercargill">Invercargill</a> (1930)</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_cities_in_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_statistical_areas_in_New_Zealand" title="List of statistical areas in New Zealand">List of statistical areas in New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_functional_urban_areas_in_New_Zealand" title="List of functional urban areas in New Zealand">List of functional urban areas in New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_towns_in_New_Zealand" title="List of towns in New Zealand">List of towns in New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Oceania_by_population" title="List of cities in Oceania by population">List of cities in Oceania by population</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_Zealand_urban_areas_by_population" title="List of New Zealand urban areas by population">List of New Zealand urban areas by population</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Territorial_authorities_of_New_Zealand" title="Territorial authorities of New Zealand">Territorial authorities of New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_and_towns_in_the_South_Island" title="List of cities and towns in the South Island">List of cities and towns in the South Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_and_towns_in_the_South_Island_by_population" title="List of cities and towns in the South Island by population">List of cities and towns in the South Island by population</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_cities_in_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media 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title="Rotorua Lakes Council">Rotorua Lakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waitomo_District_Council" title="Waitomo District Council">Waitomo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taup%C5%8D_District_Council" title="Taupō District Council">Taupō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Bay_of_Plenty_District_Council" title="Western Bay of Plenty District Council">Western Bay of Plenty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whakat%C4%81ne_District_Council" title="Whakatāne District Council">Whakatāne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawerau_District_Council" title="Kawerau District Council">Kawerau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cp%C5%8Dtiki_District_Council" title="Ōpōtiki District Council">Ōpōtiki</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gisborne_District_Council" title="Gisborne District Council">Gisborne</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wairoa_District_Council" title="Wairoa District Council">Wairoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hastings_District_Council" title="Hastings District Council">Hastings</a></li> <li><a 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