Rank
|
Population
|
Answer
|
1
|
1,440,300
|
Auckland
|
2
|
377,900
|
Christchurch
|
3
|
212,000
|
Wellington
|
4
|
179,900
|
Hamilton
|
5
|
158,300
|
Tauranga
|
6
|
111,500
|
Lower Hutt
|
7
|
102,400
|
Dunedin
|
8
|
81,200
|
Palmerston North
|
9
|
66,800
|
Napier
|
10
|
60,200
|
Porirua
|
11
|
60,000
|
Hibiscus Coast
|
12
|
58,500
|
New Plymouth
|
13
|
57,900
|
Rotorua
|
14
|
54,900
|
Whangārei
|
15
|
50,800
|
Nelson
|
16
|
50,400
|
Hastings
|
17
|
49,800
|
Invercargill
|
18
|
44,800
|
Upper Hutt
|
19
|
42,600
|
Whanganui
|
20
|
37,700
|
Gisborne
|
21
|
30,400
|
Paraparaumu
|
22
|
29,000
|
Blenheim
|
23
|
28,600
|
Timaru
|
24
|
28,000
|
Rolleston
|
25
|
27,000
|
Pukekohe
|
26
|
26,100
|
Taupō
|
27
|
22,400
|
Masterton
|
28
|
21,600
|
Cambridge
|
29
|
20,600
|
Ashburton
|
30
|
19,700
|
Rangiora
|
31
|
19,050
|
Levin
|
32
|
18,450
|
Richmond
|
33
|
17,800
|
Feilding
|
34
|
16,700
|
Whakatāne
|
|
Rank
|
Population
|
Answer
|
35
|
15,800
|
Queenstown
|
36
|
15,100
|
Havelock North
|
37
|
14,500
|
Mosgiel
|
38
|
14,500
|
Tokoroa
|
39
|
13,900
|
Oamaru
|
40
|
13,700
|
Waikanae
|
41
|
13,550
|
Te Awamutu
|
42
|
13,400
|
Kaiapoi
|
43
|
12,150
|
Wānaka
|
44
|
10,400
|
Hāwera
|
45
|
10,250
|
Te Puke
|
46
|
9,720
|
Waiuku
|
47
|
9,180
|
Lincoln
|
48
|
9,000
|
Huntly
|
49
|
8,700
|
Matamata
|
50
|
8,520
|
Morrinsville
|
51
|
8,340
|
Motueka
|
52
|
8,320
|
Greymouth
|
53
|
8,250
|
Waiheke West
|
54
|
8,220
|
Gore
|
55
|
8,130
|
Ngāruawāhia
|
56
|
8,060
|
Kerikeri
|
57
|
7,760
|
Kawerau
|
58
|
7,680
|
Thames
|
59
|
7,610
|
Beachlands - Pine Harbour
|
60
|
7,310
|
Waitara
|
61
|
7,010
|
Cromwell
|
62
|
6,760
|
Lake Hayes
|
63
|
6,610
|
Warkworth
|
64
|
6,420
|
Whitianga
|
65
|
6,340
|
Kaitāia
|
66
|
6,130
|
Stratford
|
67
|
6,090
|
Alexandra
|
|
Rank
|
Population
|
Answer
|
68
|
5,930
|
Carterton
|
69
|
5,890
|
Tuakau
|
70
|
5,820
|
Waihī
|
71
|
5,650
|
Dannevirke
|
72
|
5,570
|
Kumeū - Huapai
|
73
|
5,570
|
Marton
|
74
|
5,530
|
Katikati
|
75
|
5,350
|
Ōpōtiki
|
76
|
5,260
|
Prebbleton
|
77
|
5,240
|
Dargaville
|
78
|
5,060
|
Ōtaki
|
79
|
5,060
|
Pōkeno
|
80
|
4,960
|
Wairoa
|
81
|
4,900
|
Kaikohe
|
82
|
4,840
|
Taumarunui
|
83
|
4,800
|
Picton
|
84
|
4,730
|
Waipukurau
|
85
|
4,670
|
Te Aroha
|
86
|
4,670
|
Te Kūiti
|
87
|
4,660
|
Temuka
|
88
|
4,630
|
Paeroa
|
89
|
4,610
|
Putāruru
|
90
|
4,540
|
Whangamatā
|
91
|
4,300
|
Balclutha
|
92
|
4,290
|
Westport
|
93
|
3,990
|
Ōmokoroa
|
94
|
3,900
|
Snells Beach
|
95
|
3,830
|
Inglewood
|
96
|
3,820
|
Pegasus
|
97
|
3,820
|
Raglan
|
98
|
3,810
|
Tūrangi
|
99
|
3,720
|
Riverhead
|
100
|
3,600
|
Waimate
|
|