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Statistics New Zealand defines New Zealand urban areas for statistical purposes. The urban areas comprise cities, towns and other conurbations of a thousand people or more. In combination, the urban areas of the country constitute New Zealand's urban population. At the 2001 census, the urban population made up 86% of New Zealand's total population.

There are three classes of urban area:

Main urban areas, with a population of 30,000 or more. These 16 areas mostly correspond to the places known by New Zealanders as cities.
Secondary urban areas are the 14 urban areas with a population of 10,000 to 30,000.
Minor urban areas make up the remainder of the urban population of the country, towns with 1,000 to 10,000 people.

Statistics New Zealand also defines rural centres with a population of 300 to 999 people. While these do not fit the standard international definition of an urban population, they serve to distinguish between true rural dwellers and those in rural settlements or towns.

1 Description of Main Urban Areas

Population figures are Statistics New Zealand estimates for the usually resident population at 30 June 2003.

1.1 North Island

Whangarei (48,000): from Hikurangi to Portland.
Auckland (1,199,300) is divided into four urban zones:
- Northern Auckland Urban Zone (244,200):
  - the part of Rodney District known as the Hibiscus Coast, from Waiwera south, including Orewa and the Whangaparaoa Peninsula
  - all of North Shore City
- Western Auckland Urban Zone (191,000):
  - the part of Rodney District around Kumeu
  - the urban part of Waitakere City
- Central Auckland Urban Zone (406,000): Auckland City, excluding the Hauraki Gulf islands
- Southern Auckland Urban Zone (358,000):
  - the urban part of Manukau City
  - Papakura District
  - Whangapouri Creek and Runciman in Franklin District
Hamilton (179,000) is divided into three urban zones:
- Hamilton Urban Zone (150,400): all of Hamilton City and neighbouring parts of Waikato and Waipa districts including Ngaruawahia, Taupiri and Ohaupo
- Cambridge Urban Zone (14,650): includes Leamington
- Te Awamutu Urban Zone (13,900): includes Kihikihi
Tauranga 103,600: Omokoroa to Papamoa Beach
Rotorua 55,100: Ngongotaha to Owhata
GisborneGisborne is the name of a unitary authority (in this case, a region and district) in New Zealand. It contains the city of the same name. Gisborne Region The region is located in the northeastern corner of the North Island and is also referred to as the Ea 32,800: Makaraka to Okitu
Napier-Hastings (118,400) is a conurbation of two urban zones:
- NapierNapier Urban Zone Population 56,700 Extent the city, Eskdale, Waiohiki TerritorialAuthority Name Napier City Population 55,800 Extent Bay View to Taradale & Awatoto See also Hastings District RegionalCouncil Name Hawke's Bay Napier is an important port ci (56,700): Napier City, Eskdale and Waiohiki
- HastingsHastings Urban Zone Population 61,700 Extent Clive to Pakipaki, Fernhill to Haumoana & Havelock North TerritorialAuthority Name Hastings District Population 70,500 Extent Waikari River to Lake Poukawa, and east to the Kaweka Range; excluding area in Napie (61,700): includes Havelock North and Flaxmere, extends from Omahu to Te Awanga, from Pakowhai to Pakipaki
New PlymouthNew Plymouth Urban Area Population 49,500 Extent Oakura to Bell Block TerritorialAuthority Name New Plymouth District Population 77,100 Extent Okato to Mokau;south to Tariki RegionalCouncil Name Taranaki New Plymouth is the port and main city in the Taran (49,500): Oakura to Bell Block
Wanganui (40,000): Westmere to Marybank
Palmerston NorthPalmerston North Urban Area Population 77,600 Extent north to Kairanga Bunnythorpe Rd & Ashhurst; south to military camp, SH 57 TerritorialAuthority Name Palmerston North City Population 77,100 Extent north to Cloverlea, airport & Ashhurst; south to Linto (77,600):
- Palmerston North City excluding rural areas in the Tararua foothills
- Longburn, Kairanga and Stoney Creek in the Manawatu District
KapitiKapiti Coast Urban Area Name Kapiti Urban Area Population 35,900 Extent Paekakariki toPekapeka TerritorialAuthority Name Kapiti Coast District Population 45,200 Extent Paekakariki to Otaki; east to the Tararuas RegionalCouncil Name Wellington The Kapiti C (35,900): Pekapeka to Paekakariki
WellingtonAlternative meanings at Wellington (disambiguation Wellington the capital city of New Zealand, has the country's second largest metropolitan area. Wellington has a reputation for its picturesque natural harbour and green hillsides adorned with tiered subu (363,400) is divided into four urban zones:
- Upper Hutt (35,700): Te Marua to Pinehaven
- Lower Hutt (99,500): includes Wainuiomata, Petone and the eastern bays, excludes farmland adjacent to Wainuiomata
- Porirua (50,100): all of Porirua City except Paekakariki Hill and Mana Island; includes Pukerua Bay and Pauatahanui
- Wellington (178,000): from Linden south, includes Horokiwi but excludes Makara and Ohariu

Nelson (57,700): from Glenduan to the Wairoa River, excludes Whangamoa
Christchurch (358,000): Christchurch City, Kaiapoi, Prebbleton and Lyttelton Harbour including Diamond Harbour
Dunedin (113,600): from Mosgiel, Brighton to Pine Hill, Aramoana
Invercargill (48,200): Makarewa to Woodend and west to Otatara

2 See also

List of towns in New Zealand

3 External links

Urban area 2004 at Statistics New Zealand

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