Rank
|
Population
|
City
|
1
|
418,000
|
Auckland
|
2
|
382,000
|
Wellington
|
3
|
364,000
|
Christchurch
|
4
|
153,000
|
Hamilton
|
5
|
114,000
|
Dunedin
|
6
|
110,000
|
Tauranga
|
7
|
101,000
|
Lower Hutt
|
8
|
76,000
|
Palmerston North
|
9
|
66,000
|
Rotorua
|
10
|
62,000
|
Hastings
|
11
|
59,000
|
Nelson
|
12
|
57,000
|
Napier
|
13
|
55,000
|
Mangere
|
14
|
51,000
|
Porirua
|
15
|
51,000
|
Whangarei
|
16
|
49,000
|
New Plymouth
|
17
|
47,000
|
Invercargill
|
18
|
40,000
|
Wanganui
|
19
|
48,000
|
Upper Hutt
|
20
|
34,000
|
Gisborne
|
21
|
30,000
|
Ashburton
|
22
|
28,000
|
Timaru
|
23
|
27,000
|
Blenheim
|
24
|
25,000
|
Paraparaumu
|
25
|
22,000
|
Taupo
|
26
|
21,000
|
Pukekohe East
|
27
|
21,000
|
Masterton
|
28
|
20,000
|
Levin
|
29
|
19,000
|
Whakatane
|
30
|
17,000
|
Taradale
|
31
|
15,000
|
Cambridge
|
32
|
14,000
|
Tokoroa
|
33
|
14,000
|
Richmond
|
34
|
13,000
|
Oamaru
|
35
|
12,000
|
Gore
|
36
|
11,000
|
Hawera
|
37
|
11,000
|
Takanini
|
38
|
10,000
|
Queenstown
|
39
|
10,000
|
Kaiapoi
|
40
|
9,000
|
Greymouth
|
41
|
9,000
|
Pakuranga
|
42
|
8,000
|
Waiuku
|
43
|
7,000
|
Motueka
|
44
|
7,000
|
Thames
|
45
|
7,000
|
Kawerau
|
46
|
7,000
|
Petone
|
47
|
7,000
|
Papatowai
|
48
|
6,000
|
Waitara
|
49
|
6,000
|
Matamata
|
50
|
6,000
|
Otaki
|
|
Rank
|
Population
|
City
|
51
|
6,000
|
Kerikeri
|
52
|
5,000
|
Ngaruawahia
|
53
|
5,000
|
Rothesay Bay
|
54
|
5,000
|
Foxton
|
55
|
5,000
|
Dargaville
|
56
|
5,000
|
Waihi
|
57
|
5,000
|
Rosebank
|
58
|
5,000
|
Murrays Bay
|
59
|
4,000
|
Balclutha
|
60
|
4,000
|
Wanaka
|
61
|
4,000
|
Tamaki
|
62
|
4,000
|
Wairoa
|
63
|
4,000
|
Whangamata
|
64
|
4,000
|
Opotiki
|
65
|
4,000
|
Paeroa
|
66
|
4,000
|
Brooklyn
|
67
|
4,000
|
Wiri
|
68
|
4,000
|
Kelburn
|
69
|
4,000
|
Westport
|
70
|
4,000
|
Prebbleton
|
71
|
3,000
|
Warkworth
|
72
|
3,000
|
Hokitita
|
73
|
3,000
|
Turangi
|
74
|
3,000
|
Whitianga
|
75
|
3,000
|
Titirangi
|
76
|
3,000
|
Katikati
|
77
|
3,000
|
Rolleston
|
78
|
3,000
|
Woodend
|
79
|
3,000
|
Picton
|
80
|
3,000
|
Ruakaka
|
81
|
3,000
|
Raglan
|
82
|
3,000
|
Waimate North
|
83
|
3,000
|
Tinwald
|
84
|
3,000
|
Otorohanga
|
85
|
3,000
|
Red Hill
|
86
|
2,000
|
Kingston
|
87
|
2,000
|
Muriwai Beach
|
88
|
2,000
|
Eltham
|
89
|
2,000
|
Lincoln
|
90
|
2,000
|
Winton
|
91
|
2,000
|
Kaikoura
|
92
|
2,000
|
Arrowtown
|
93
|
2,000
|
Te Anau
|
94
|
2,000
|
Waihi Beach
|
95
|
2,000
|
Milton
|
96
|
2,000
|
Wellsford
|
97
|
2,000
|
Paihia
|
98
|
2,000
|
Bluff
|
99
|
2,000
|
Waipawa
|
100
|
2,000
|
Murupara
|
|
(Disturbed Face)
And I lived there so yeah
Also, why is Feilding (population about 15000) excluded, when Papatowai (which I doubt is more than 150 people) is included?
• Total 4,670