Rank (population) Urban area Population Area (km2) Population density (people / km2) Notes Auckland 7006153470000000000 ♠ 1,534,700 7003108600000000000 ♠ 1,086 7003141320000000000 ♠ 1,413.2 Wellington 7005412500000000000 ♠ 412,500 7002444000000000000 ♠ 444 7002929100000000000 ♠ 929.1 Christchurch 7005396700000000000 ♠ 396,700 7002608000000000000 ♠ 608 7002652500000000000 ♠ 652.5 Hamilton 7005235900000000000 ♠ 235,900 7002877000000000000 ♠ 877 7002269000000000000 ♠ 269.0 5 Tauranga 7005137900000000000 ♠ 137,900 7002178000000000000 ♠ 178 7002774700000000000 ♠ 774.7 6 Napier - Hastings 7005133000000000000 ♠ 133,000 7002375000000000000 ♠ 375 7002354700000000000 ♠ 354.7 7 Dunedin 7005120200000000000 ♠ 120,200 7002255000000000000 ♠ 255 7002471400000000000 ♠ 471.4 8 Palmerston North 7004853000000000000 ♠ 85,300 7002178000000000000 ♠ 178 7002479200000000000 ♠ 479.2 9 Nelson 7004667000000000000 ♠ 66,700 7002146000000000000 ♠ 146 7002456800000000000 ♠ 456.8 10 Rotorua 7004588000000000000 ♠ 58,800 7001890000000000000 ♠ 89 7002660700000000000 ♠ 660.7 11 Whangarei 7004577000000000000 ♠ 57,700 7002133000000000000 ♠ 133 7002433800000000000 ♠ 433.8 12 New Plymouth 7004575000000000000 ♠ 57,500 7002112000000000000 ♠ 112 7002513400000000000 ♠ 513.4 13 Invercargill 7004508000000000000 ♠ 50,800 7002123000000000000 ♠ 123 7002413000000000000 ♠ 413.0 14 Whanganui 7004403000000000000 ♠ 40,300 7002105000000000000 ♠ 105 7002383800000000000 ♠ 383.8 15 Gisborne 7004366000000000000 ♠ 36,600 7001850000000000000 ♠ 85 7002430600000000000 ♠ 430.6
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Gisborne