New Zealand — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition

Name: New Zealand — World Gazetteer 2005 edition
Creator: Stefan Helders

New Zealand had an estimated population of 4,122,609 in 2005, with 277 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.

About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.

For current figures: New Zealand today — population now 4,885,500, against 4,122,609 in 2005.

Agglomerations, 2005

#	Name	Population (2005)
1	Auckland	1,230,512
2	Wellington	369,158
3	Hamilton	185,725
4	Napier-Hastings	122,822

Cities and towns, 2005

#	Place	Region	Population (2005)
1	Auckland	Auckland	417,910
2	Manukau	Auckland	383,256
3	Christchurch	Canterbury	363,926
4	North Shore	Auckland	207,865
5	Wellington	Wellington	179,240
6	Waitakere	Auckland	166,237
7	Hamilton	Waikato	152,641
8	Dunedin	Otago	114,347
9	Tauranga	Bay of Plenty	110,338
10	Lower Hutt	Wellington	101,194
11	Palmerston North	Manawatu-Wanganui	75,996
12	Hastings	Hawkeʿs Bay	61,696
13	Napier	Hawkeʿs Bay	56,787
14	Rotorua	Bay of Plenty	54,063
15	Porirua	Wellington	50,914
16	Whangarei	Northland	49,711
17	New Plymouth	Taranaki	49,168
18	Invercargill	Southland	47,287
19	Nelson	Nelson	45,841
20	Wanganui	Manawatu-Wanganui	40,268
21	Kapiti	Wellington	39,078
22	Upper Hutt	Wellington	36,304
23	Gisborne	Gisborne	34,274
24	Blenheim	Marlborough	28,467
25	Timaru	Canterbury	28,007
26	Taupo	Waikato	22,469
27	Pukekohe	Waikato	21,438
28	Masterton	Wellington	20,698
29	Levin	Manawatu-Wanganui	19,789
30	Whakatane	Bay of Plenty	18,602
31	Ashburton	Canterbury	16,783
32	Cambridge	Waikato	15,344
33	Tokoroa	Waikato	14,277
34	Feilding	Manawatu-Wanganui	14,152
35	Te Awamutu	Waikato	14,007
36	Oamaru	Canterbury	13,020
37	Richmond	Tasman	12,487
38	Rangiora	Canterbury	12,459
39	Hawera	Taranaki	11,068
40	Kaiapoi	Canterbury	10,837
41	Queenstown	Otago	10,500
42	Gore	Southland	10,127
43	Greymouth	West Coast	9,419
44	Waiheke	Auckland	8,719
45	Waiuku	Waikato	7,555
46	Motueka	Tasman	7,485
47	Te Puke	Bay of Plenty	7,200
48	Thames	Waikato	7,136
49	Huntly	Waikato	6,988
50	Kawerau	Bay of Plenty	6,702
51	Morrinsville	Waikato	6,695
52	Orewa	Auckland	6,588
53	Matamata	Waikato	6,575
54	Waitara	Taranaki	6,318
55	Otaki	Wellington	6,086
56	Kerikeri	Northland	5,654
57	Dannevirke	Manawatu-Wanganui	5,478
58	Stratford	Taranaki	5,266
59	Kaitaia	Northland	5,237
60	Ngaruawahia	Waikato	5,112
61	Taumarunui	Manawatu-Wanganui	4,922
62	Foxton	Manawatu-Wanganui	4,780
63	Dargaville	Northland	4,672
64	Alexandra	Otago	4,650
65	Waihi	Waikato	4,619
66	Marton	Manawatu-Wanganui	4,610
67	Te Kuiti	Waikato	4,463
68	Balclutha	Otago	4,441
69	Wanaka	Otago	4,428
70	Carterton	Wellington	4,322
71	Wairoa	Hawkeʿs Bay	4,260
72	Picton	Marlborough	4,256
73	Temuka	Canterbury	4,254
74	Whangamata	Waikato	4,253
75	Kaikohe	Northland	4,080
76	Opotiki	Bay of Plenty	4,044
77	Paeroa	Waikato	3,994
78	Waipukurau	Hawkeʿs Bay	3,984
79	Putaruru	Waikato	3,782
80	Te Aroha	Waikato	3,781
81	Snells Beach	Auckland	3,727
82	Westport	West Coast	3,629
83	Warkworth	Auckland	3,441
84	Hokitika	West Coast	3,401
85	Turangi	Waikato	3,401
86	Whitianga	Waikato	3,367
87	Katikati	Bay of Plenty	3,232
88	Lyttelton	Canterbury	3,220
89	Rolleston	Canterbury	3,124
90	Woodend	Canterbury	3,059
91	Cromwell	Otago	2,934
92	Inglewood	Taranaki	2,879
93	Raglan	Waikato	2,863
94	Waimate	Canterbury	2,799
95	Otorohanga	Waikato	2,673
96	Pahiatua	Manawatu-Wanganui	2,649
97	Helensville	Auckland	2,580
98	Muriwai Beach	Auckland	2,402
99	Featherston	Wellington	2,393
100	Geraldine	Canterbury	2,335
101	Eltham	Taranaki	2,235
102	Lincoln	Canterbury	2,235
103	Winton	Southland	2,193
104	Kaikoura	Canterbury	2,180
105	Greytown	Wellington	2,166
106	Arrowtown	Otago	2,126
107	Te Anau	Southland	2,074
108	Waihi Beach	Waikato	2,014
109	Milton	Otago	2,009
110	Wellsford	Auckland	1,986
111	Paihia	Northland	1,944
112	Bluff	Southland	1,938
113	Waipawa	Hawkeʿs Bay	1,899
114	Murupara	Bay of Plenty	1,876
115	Mapua	Tasman	1,819
116	Bulls	Manawatu-Wanganui	1,781
117	Oxford	Canterbury	1,776
118	Taihape	Manawatu-Wanganui	1,752
119	Taipa Bay-Mangonui	Northland	1,731
120	Brightwater	Tasman	1,677
121	Wakefield	Tasman	1,663
122	Moerewa	Northland	1,662
123	Riverton	Southland	1,651
124	Edgecumbe	Bay of Plenty	1,642
125	Darfield	Canterbury	1,593
126	Tairua	Waikato	1,588
127	Coromandel	Waikato	1,502
128	Opunake	Taranaki	1,495
129	Woodville	Manawatu-Wanganui	1,486
130	Shannon	Manawatu-Wanganui	1,441
131	Kawakawa	Northland	1,399
132	Parakai	Auckland	1,390
133	Martinborough	Wellington	1,370
134	Ngunguru	Northland	1,358
135	Waiouru	Manawatu-Wanganui	1,347
136	Ohakune	Manawatu-Wanganui	1,303
137	Patea	Taranaki	1,286
138	Leeston	Canterbury	1,272
139	Burnham	Canterbury	1,239
140	Methven	Canterbury	1,236
141	Takaka	Tasman	1,223
142	Mangakino	Waikato	1,202
143	Pleasant Point	Canterbury	1,187
144	Waikouaiti	Otago	1,181
145	Te Kauwhata	Waikato	1,174
146	Ngatea	Waikato	1,151
147	Amberley	Canterbury	1,105
148	Ahipara	Northland	1,093
149	Maketu	Bay of Plenty	1,083
150	Raetihi	Manawatu-Wanganui	1,053
151	Rakaia	Canterbury	1,043
152	Te Puru-Thornton Bay	Waikato	1,022
153	Maungatapere	Northland	1,007
154	Riwaka	Tasman	986
155	Twizel	Canterbury	986
156	Reefton	West Coast	980
157	Algies Bay-Mahurangi	Auckland	938
158	Tolaga Bay	Gisborne	932
159	Makara-Ohariu	Wellington	920
160	Waverley	Taranaki	919
161	Tapanui	Otago	913
162	Manaia	Taranaki	902
163	Paengaroa	Bay of Plenty	901
164	Ruatoria	Gisborne	897
165	Clyde	Otago	890
166	Palmerston	Otago	870
167	Kaitangata	Otago	851
168	Russell	Northland	839
169	Taneatua	Bay of Plenty	813
170	Waikuku	Canterbury	804
171	Ranfurly	Otago	793
172	Maungaturoto	Northland	790
173	Fairlie	Canterbury	788
174	Southbridge	Canterbury	785
175	Hanmer Springs	Canterbury	784
176	Tirau	Waikato	778
177	Ohaeawai	Northland	764
178	Mamaku	Bay of Plenty	751
179	Pauanui Beach	Waikato	749
180	Otautau	Southland	745
181	Bombay	Waikato	740
182	Dobson	West Coast	738
183	Okaihau	Northland	726
184	Matata	Bay of Plenty	722
185	Waimana	Bay of Plenty	709
186	Te Horo	Wellington	698
187	Tuatapere	Southland	696
188	Mangawhai Heads	Northland	692
189	Manutuke	Gisborne	685
190	Island View-Pios Beach		672
191	Te Teko	Waikato	672
192	Roxburgh	Otago	670
193	Outram	Otago	657
194	Wallacetown	Southland	638
195	Haruru Falls	Northland	632
196	Rongotea	Manawatu-Wanganui	631
197	Akaroa	Canterbury	628
198	Omapere and Opononi	Northland	628
199	Murchison	Tasman	624
200	Takapau	Manawatu-Wanganui	597
201	Kaingaroa Forest	Bay of Plenty	595
202	Reporoa	Waikato	595
203	Eketahuna	Manawatu-Wanganui	594
204	Te Karaka	Gisborne	592
205	Wyndham	Southland	586
206	Edendale	Southland	583
207	Waharoa	Waikato	569
208	Otane	Hawkeʿs Bay	566
209	Kaiwaka	Northland	565
210	Athenree	Bay of Plenty	563
211	Tokomaru	Manawatu-Wanganui	563
212	Sefton	Canterbury	546
213	Kawhia	Waikato	543
214	Himatangi	Manawatu-Wanganui	538
215	Kerepehi	Waikato	537
216	Waitati	Otago	534
217	Okato	Taranaki	528
218	Hunterville	Manawatu-Wanganui	520
219	Lawrence	Otago	511
220	Seddon	Marlborough	511
221	Kaeo	Northland	508
222	Sanson	Manawatu-Wanganui	508
223	Te Kopuru	Northland	505
224	Havelock	Marlborough	504
225	Pareora	Canterbury	503
226	Piopio	Waikato	502
227	Leigh	Auckland	499
228	Tokomaru Bay	Gisborne	495
229	Rawene	Northland	486
230	Egmont Village	Taranaki	479
231	Ruawai	Northland	477
232	Lumsden	Southland	463
233	Taitapu	Canterbury	454
234	Halcombe	Manawatu-Wanganui	446
235	Kakanui	Otago	443
236	Karamea	West Coast	440
237	Dunsandel	Canterbury	438
238	Ratana	Manawatu-Wanganui	437
239	Cust	Canterbury	435
240	Culverden	Canterbury	432
241	Tapawera	Tasman	432
242	Karitane	Otago	427
243	Warrington	Otago	427
244	Cheviot	Canterbury	425
245	Kurow	Canterbury	422
246	Urenui	Taranaki	421
247	Ohai	Southland	408
248	Te Kaha	Bay of Plenty	403
249	Owaka	Otago	395
250	Awanui	Northland	388
251	Patutahi	Gisborne	386
252	Waitoa	Waikato	386
253	Meremere	Waikato	379
254	Riversdale	Southland	371
255	East Opua	Northland	360
256	Kaponga	Taranaki	357
257	Night Caps	Southland	350
258	Harihari	West Coast	345
259	Clinton	Otago	343
260	Nuhaka	Hawkeʿs Bay	342
261	Hampden	Canterbury	333
262	Lake Tekapo	Canterbury	330
263	Blackball	West Coast	321
264	Stirling	Otago	320
265	Franz Josef	West Coast	315
266	Ross	West Coast	312
267	Omarama	Canterbury	304
268	Frasertown	Hawkeʿs Bay	302
269	Rahotu	Taranaki	302
270	Hector-Ngakawau	West Coast	298
271	Woodlands	Southland	285
272	Tuai	Hawkeʿs Bay	280
273	Otematata	Canterbury	265
274	Mount Cook	Canterbury	255
275	Fox Glacier	West Coast	253
276	Manapouri	Southland	248
277	Ohura	Manawatu-Wanganui	225

Administrative divisions, 2005

#	Name	Population (2005)
1	Auckland	1,366,722
2	Canterbury	524,591
3	Wellington	460,756
4	Waikato	383,406
5	Bay of Plenty	259,483
6	Manawatu-Wanganui	225,738
7	Otago	195,821
8	Hawkeʿs Bay	148,286
9	Northland	147,514
10	Taranaki	104,690
11	Southland	93,046
12	Gisborne	47,124
13	Tasman	46,522
14	Nelson	45,841
15	Marlborough	42,369
16	West Coast	30,048
17	Area Outside Region	652

The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.