A sortable list of New Zealand cities by population, list can be sorted by the name of the city, population, area or region if such available.
| Name | Population | Area, km2 | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 1,470,100 | 559 | Auckland Region |
| Christchurch | 383,200 | 295.15 | Canterbury Region |
| Wellington | 215,100 | 444 | Wellington Region |
| Hamilton | 176,500 | 110.8 | Waikato Region |
| Tauranga | 151,300 | 168 | Bay of Plenty |
| Lower Hutt | 110,700 | n/a | Wellington Region |
| Dunedin | 106,200 | n/a | Otago Region |
| Palmerston North | 81,500 | 326 | Manawatu-Whanganui Region |
| Napier | 66,300 | 106 | Hawke's Bay Region |
| Hibiscus Coast | 59,800 | n/a | Auckland Region |
| Porirua | 59,600 | 182.39 | Wellington Region |
| Rotorua | 58,500 | 2614.9 | Bay of Plenty |
| New Plymouth | 57,600 | 2324.26 | Taranaki Region |
| Whangarei | 54,400 | 57.06 | Northland Region |
| Nelson | 51,100 | 445 | |
| Invercargill | 50,200 | 491 | Southland Region |
| Hastings | 49,000 | 24.43 | Hawke's Bay Region |
| Upper Hutt | 44,300 | 542 | Wellington Region |
| Whanganui | 42,200 | 2.37 | Manawatu-Whanganui Region |
| Gisborne | 37,000 | 38.42 | Gisborne District |