Know New Zealand

16 Regions of New Zealand

 Hello CIBTians

I think it would be great idea to learn a bit more about New Zealand

• The country that you have come to or are planning to come to
• The country that you are studying or you have studied in
• The country that you are working in and aspiring for a great career
• The country you want to home

It’s a great idea to know more about the place where you are

Here is a list of 16 regions of NZ 

  1. Northland Region 
  2. Auckland Region
  3. Waikato Region
  4. Bay of Plenty Region
  5. Gisborne Region
  6. Hawke's Bay Region
  7. Taranaki Region
  8. Manawatu-Wanganui Region
  9. Wellington Region 
10. Tasman Region
11. Nelson Region
12. Marlborough Region
13. West Coast Region
14. Canterbury Region
15. Otago Region
16. Southland Region

Easiest way to remember all the 16 regions

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	Region	Island	Cities / Towns
w	Waikato	North	Hamilton, Coromandel, Huntly, Cambridge, Taupo
w	Wellington	North	Wellington, Porirua, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt
w	West Coast	South	Greymouth, Hokitika, Reefton
m	Manawatu-Wanganui	North	Palmerston North
m	Marlborough	South	Blenheim
a	Auckland	North	Auckland
n	Northland	North	Whangarei
n	Nelson	South	Nelson
g	Gisborne	North	Gisborne
h	Hawke’s Bay	North	Napier, Hastings
o	Otago	South	Dunedin
s	Southland	South	Invercargill, Gore
t	Taranaki	North	New Plymouth, Cardiff, Inglewood, Stratford
t	Tasman	South	Richmond, Collingwood
b	Bay of Plenty	North	Tauranga, Rotorua, Whakatane
c	Canterbury	South	Christchurch, Ashburton, Kaikoura, Timaru, Mackenzie

·         The indigenous Māori name for New Zealand is Aotearoa, commonly translated as land of the long white cloud

·         New Zealand gained it's independence from Great Britain in 1907

·         Capital: Wellington - the southern most capital in the world - aka: 'The Windy City'

·         Area: total: 268,021 sq km - similar in size to England and Japan

·         Total Population: 4,405, 614 (estimated resident population as of 1^st of April ’11)

·         Largest City: Auckland, aka: 'The City of Sails' and 'The Jewel of the Pacific'

·         New Zealand's largest lake is Lake Taupo, extending to 616 sq kms (or 238 sq miles). This makes it slightly smaller than Singapore. Lake Taupo formed in the crater left behind after a super volcano erupted 26,500 years ago.

·         New Zealand's (and Australasia's) highest mountain is Aoraki Mount Cook. It is 3,754 meters (12,316 ft) high. Tell me which region does this mountain fall in?

·         Longest River: Waikato river - 452 km

·         With 2.5 million cars for 4.4 million people, including children, New Zealand's car ownership rate is one of the worlds highest

Raj Singh

Employment Consultant

iCareer Ltd

P.S: Let me know if you have any other easy idea to memorize the 16 regions