| Cities | | Population | | Highrises | • | Auckland | | 404,658 | | 152 | | | • | Wellington | | 179,446 | | 80 | | | • | Christchurch | | 338,748 | | 13 | | | • | North Shore | | 200,091 | | 6 | | | • | Tauranga | | 100,488 | | 6 | | | • | Manukau | | 310,335 | | 2 | | | • | Rotorua | | 62,526 | | 2 | | | • | Hamilton | | 123,381 | | 1 | | | • | Palmerston North | | 73,551 | | 1 | | | • | Rodney | | 85,845 | | 1 | | |
| • | Ashburton | | 27,054 | | | | | • | Carterton | | 6,870 | | | | | • | Central Otago | | 16,218 | | | | | • | Clutha | | 16,464 | | | | | • | Dunedin | | 114,891 | | | | | • | Horowhenua | | 28,965 | | | | | • | Kaipara | | 17,127 | | | | | • | Manawatu | | 27,669 | | | | | • | Marlborough | | 40,830 | | | | | • | Napier | | 53,970 | | | | | • | Nelson | | 41,679 | | | | | • | New Plymouth | | 66,510 | | | | | • | Porirua | | 53,100 | | | | | • | Tararua | | 17,142 | | | | | • | Waipa | | 41,148 | | | | | → additional cities |
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