New Zealand Cities - approximately from North to South - with approximate populations in 2002.
- North Island
- Whangarei 47,000
- Auckland 1,090,000 - Includes North Shore, Manakau, Waitakere
- Hamilton 140,000
- Tauranga 98,000
- Rotorua 55,000
- Gisborne 33,000
- Napier 55,000
- Hastings 59,000
- New Plymouth 47,000
- Wanganui 39,000
- Palmerston North 72,000
- Wellington 341,000 - Includes Upper Hutt, Lower Hutt, Porirua
- South Island
- Nelson 42,000
- Christchurch 336,000
- Timaru 38,000
- Dunedin 106,000
- Invercargill 45,000