Template:Largest cities of New Zealand

Largest cities or towns in New Zealand Statistics New Zealand estimate (SSGA18 boundaries)
	Rank		Region	Municipal pop.	Rank		Region	Municipal pop.
Auckland Christchurch	1	Auckland style="text-align:left;" | Auckland	1,478,800 class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;" | 11 style="text-align:left;" | Porirua style="text-align:left;" | Wellington style="text-align:right;" | 60,900	Wellington Hamilton
	2	Christchurch style="text-align:left;" | Canterbury	384,800 class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;" | 12 style="text-align:left;" | New Plymouth style="text-align:left;" | Taranaki style="text-align:right;" | 59,600
	3	Wellington style="text-align:left;" | Wellington	215,200 class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;" | 13 style="text-align:left;" | Rotorua style="text-align:left;" | Bay of Plenty style="text-align:right;" | 58,900
	4	Hamilton style="text-align:left;" | Waikato	185,300 class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;" | 14 style="text-align:left;" | Whangārei style="text-align:left;" | Northland style="text-align:right;" | 56,900
	5	Tauranga style="text-align:left;" | Bay of Plenty	161,800 class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;" | 15 style="text-align:left;" | Nelson style="text-align:left;" | Nelson style="text-align:right;" | 51,900
	6	Lower Hutt style="text-align:left;" | Wellington	113,000 class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;" | 16 style="text-align:left;" | Hastings style="text-align:left;" | Hawke's Bay style="text-align:right;" | 51,500
	7	Dunedin style="text-align:left;" | Otago	106,200 class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;" | 17 style="text-align:left;" | Invercargill style="text-align:left;" | Southland style="text-align:right;" | 51,000
	8	Palmerston North style="text-align:left;" | Manawatū-Whanganui	82,500 class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;" | 18 style="text-align:left;" | Upper Hutt style="text-align:left;" | Wellington style="text-align:right;" | 45,400
	9	Napier style="text-align:left;" | Hawke's Bay	67,500 class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;" | 19 style="text-align:left;" | Whanganui style="text-align:left;" | Manawatū-Whanganui style="text-align:right;" | 42,800
	10	Hibiscus Coast style="text-align:left;" | Auckland	63,400 class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;" | 20 style="text-align:left;" | Gisborne style="text-align:left;" | Gisborne style="text-align:right;" | 38,200