| Region | Population | City | % Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 1,467,800 | A | Auckland | 100%
|
| Wellington | 215,400 | W | Wellington | 95%
|
| Canterbury | 377,200 | C | Christchurch | 91%
|
| Otago | 104,500 | D | Dunedin | 88%
|
| Gisborne | 35,500 | G | Gisborne | 85%
|
| Nelson | 49,300 | N | Nelson | 84%
|
| Waikato | 169,300 | H | Hamilton | 82%
|
| Hawke's Bay | 62,800 | N | Napier | 80%
|
| Bay of Plenty | 54,500 | R | Rotorua | 79%
|
| Bay of Plenty | 135,000 | T | Tauranga | 79%
|
| Otago | 15,650 | Q | Queenstown | 76%
|
| Southland | 48,700 | I | Invercargill | 75%
|
| Manawatu-Wanganui | 80,300 | P | Palmerston North | 71%
|
| Wellington | 104,900 | L | Lower Hutt | 69%
|
| Hawke's Bay | 45,000 | H | Hastings | 68%
|
| Taranaki | 55,300 | N | New Plymouth | 68%
|
| Manawatu-Wanganui | 39,400 | W | Whanganui | 68%
|
| Northland | 52,600 | W | Whangarei | 68%
|
| Marlborough | 26,400 | B | Blenheim | 65%
|
| West Coast | 8,160 | G | Greymouth | 54%
|
| Waikato | 19,150 | C | Cambridge | 50%
|
| Southland | 7,980 | G | Gore | 49%
|
| Marlborough | 4,310 | P | Picton | 49%
|
| Wellington | 55,500 | P | Porirua | 49%
|
| Northland | 6,960 | K | Kerikeri | 48%
|
| Otago | 13,150 | O | Oamaru | 47%
|
| West Coast | 4,660 | W | Westport | 47%
|
| Canterbury | 19,600 | A | Ashburton | 46%
|
| Canterbury | 28,300 | T | Timaru | 45%
|
| Bay of Plenty | 15,850 | W | Whakatane | 44%
|
| Auckland | 24,300 | P | Pukekohe | 43%
|
| Manawatu-Wanganui | 17,700 | L | Levin | 42%
|
| West Coast | 3,090 | H | Hokitika | 40%
|
| Northland | 5,870 | K | Kaitaia | 39%
|
| Waikato | 23,900 | T | Taupo | 39%
|
| Taranaki | 9,810 | H | Hawera | 36%
|
| Taranaki | 5,740 | S | Stratford | 34%
|
| Tasman | 15,000 | R | Richmond | 33%
|
| Hawke's Bay | 13,950 | H | Havelock North | 31%
|
| Tasman | 7,930 | M | Motueka | 29%
|
| Auckland | 9,660 | W | Waiuku | 21%
|
| Marlborough | 2,530 | R | Renwick | 18%
|
| Southland | 2,380 | W | Winton | 17%
|
| Tasman | 2,570 | W | Wakefield | 13%
|