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Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country’s second-largest urban area. It lies one third of the way down the South Island’s east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of Christchurch.
The usual Maori name for Christchurch is Ōtautahi (“the place of Tautahi”). This was originally the name of a specific site by the Avon River near present-day Kilmore Street and the Christchurch Central Fire Station.
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Islandof New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with a population approaching 1.4 million residents, 31 percent of the country’s population. Demographic trends indicate that it will continue to grow faster than the rest of the country. Increasingly cosmopolitan, Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world, and has seen many people of Asian ethnicity move there in the last two decades. In Maori Auckland’s name is Tāmaki-makau-rau, or the transliterated version of Auckland, Ākarana.
The 2009 Mercer Quality of Living Survey ranked Auckland 4th place in the world on its list, while The Economist’s World’s Most Livable Cities index of 2010 ranked Auckland in 10th place. In 2008, Auckland was classified as an Alpha-City in the World Cities Study Group’s inventory by Loughborough University, the only one in the country.
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand. The urban area is situated on the southwestern tip of the country’sNorth Island, and lies between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range. It is home to 386,000 residents, with an additional 3,700 residents living in the surrounding rural areas.
The Wellington urban area is the major population centre of the southern North Island, and is the seat of the Wellington Region – which in addition to the urban area covers theKapiti Coast and Wairarapa. The 2009 Mercer Quality of Living Survey ranked Wellington 12th in the world on its list.
Hamilton
Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand’s fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country’s seventh largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato region of the North Island, approximately 130 km (80 mi) south of Auckland. It sits at a major road and rail nexus in the centre of the Waikato basin, on both banks of the Waikato River.
Tauranga
Tauranga is the most populous city in the Bay of Plenty region, in the North Island of New Zealand. Tauranga City is the centre of the sixth largest urban area in New Zealand, with an urban population of 118,200 (June 2009 estimate).
Tauranga is one of New Zealand’s main centers for business, international trade, culture,fashion, horticultural science, education and entertainment. It is home to renowned institutions covering a broad range of professional and cultural fields, and is one of the most substantial economic places, with the largest port in New Zealand, the Port of Tauranga.
Tauranga is one of New Zealand’s fastest growing cities, with a 14 percent increase in population between the 2001 census and the 2006 census.
Dunedin
Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is also considered to be one of the four main urban centres for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. The city has a population of 123,700 (June 2009 estimate) , is the seventh-largest urban area in New Zealand, and is the largest city by territorial land area (although it will be superseded by Auckland on the creation of the Auckland Council in November 2010).
The city’s largest industry is tertiary education – Dunedin is home to the University of Otago, New Zealand’s first university (1869), and the Otago Polytechnic. The University accounts for about 20 percent of the city’s population.
Palmerston North
Palmerston North is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganuiregion of the North Island of New Zealand. It is an inland city with a population of 80,700 (June 2009 estimate). In 2008 it was the 11th-largest city in New Zealand, and the centre of the seventh-largest urban area. A large proportion of its population consists of students attending Massey University, Universal College of Learning (UCOL) orInternational Pacific College during the student year. Over half of the city’s population is under the age of 33 and the city has been marketed as ‘Student City’.
Nelson
The city of Nelson is close to the centre of New Zealand. It lies at the shore of Tasman Bay, at the northern end of the South Island, and is the administrative centre of the Nelson region.
Nelson is a centre for arts and crafts, and each year hosts popular events such as the Nelson Arts Festival. The annual Wearable Art Awards began near Nelson and a museum, World of Wearable Art, is now housed close to Nelson Airport showcasing winning designs. Nelson is one of the few New Zealand cities to have its own flag.
Rotorua
Rotorua is a city on the southern shores of the lake of the same name, in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. The city is the seat of the Rotorua District, a territorial authority encompassing the city and several other nearby towns. Rotorua city has an estimated permanent population of 55,600 , with the Rotorua district having a total estimated population of 68,200. The city is in the heart of the North Island.
Rotorua is a major destination for both domestic and international tourists; the tourism industry is by far the largest industry in the district. The city is known for its geothermal activity, and features geysers – notably the Pohutu Geyser at Whakarewarewa – and hot mud pools. This thermal activity is sourced to the Rotorua caldera, on which the city lies. Rotorua is home to the largest tertiary institute outside of the university centres, the Waiariki Institute of Technology.
Napier
Napier is a port city in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. It has a population of 58,100 as of the June 2009 estimate. Less than twenty kilometres separate the centres of Hastings City and Napier, and the two are often called “The Twin Cities” or “The Bay Cities”. The population of the urban area of Napier-Hastings is 122,600 which makes Napier-Hastings the fifth largest urban area in the country.
Napier is a popular tourist city, with a unique concentration of 1930s Art Deco architecture. It also has one of the most photographed tourist attractions in the country, a statue on Marine Parade called Pania of the Reef. Thousands of people flock to Napier every February for the Art Deco Weekend event, a celebration of its Art Deco heritage and history.
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