Urban areas of New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand defines urban areas of New Zealand for statistical purposes (they have no administrative or legal basis). The urban areas comprise cities, towns and other conurbations (an aggregation of urban settlements) of a thousand people or more. In combination, the urban areas of the country constitute New Zealand's urban population. As of , the urban population made up % of New Zealand's total population. The current standard for urban areas is the Statistical Standard for Geographic Areas 2018 (SSGA18), which replaced the New Zealand Standard Areas Classification 1992 (NZSAC92) in 2018. There are four classes of urban area under SSGA18: Major urban areas, with a population of 100,000 or more. There are seven major urban areas which combined have a population of (% of the total population). Large urban areas, with a population of 30,000 to 99,999. There are 13 large urban areas which combined have a population of (% of the total population). Medium urban areas, with a population of 10,000 to 29,999. There are 23 medium urban areas which combined have a population of (% of the total population). Small urban areas, with a population of 1,000 to 9,999. There are 152 small urban areas which