List of cities in New Zealand
Urban areas by population
The populations given in the table below are provisional New Zealand resident populations, June 2018, and they refer to the entire urban area, unless otherwise stated.

List of cities in New Zealand

Section Title: Urban areas by population
Table Section Text: The populations given in the table below are provisional New Zealand resident populations, June 2018, and they refer to the entire urban area, unless otherwise stated.

Rank	Urban area	Population	Area (km²)	Population density (per km²)	Notes

1	Auckland	1,628,900	1,086	1,499.9

2	Wellington	418,500	444	942.6	1

3	Christchurch	404,500	608	665.3

4	Hamilton	241,200	877	275.0	2

5	Tauranga	141,600	178	795.5

6	Napier-Hastings	134,500	375	358.7	3

7	Dunedin	122,000	255	478.4

8	Palmerston North	86,600	178	486.5

9	Nelson	67,500	146	462.3

10	Rotorua	59,500	89	668.5

11	Whangarei	58,800	133	442.1

12	New Plymouth	58,300	112	520.5

13	Invercargill	51,200	123	416.3

14	Whanganui	40,900	105	389.5	4

15	Gisborne	37,200	85	437.6

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Christchurch has 404,500 residents, making it New Zealand's third-most populous city behind Auckland and Wellington.

final_sentence: Christchurch has 404,500 residents, making it New Zealand's third-most populous city behind Auckland and Wellington.