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    New Zealand

    New Zealand is located in Australasia. Below you can see where New Zealand sits on the map, its national outline, and an interactive map you can pan and zoom, centered on the capital, Wellington.

    Where New Zealand is located
    Outline of New Zealand
    Reference map of New Zealand (CIA World Factbook)
    Reference map of New Zealand (CIA World Factbook)By CIA · Public domain · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Location map of New Zealand
    Location map of New ZealandBy NordNordWest · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    New Zealand on the globe
    New Zealand on the globeBy Connormah · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Political map of New Zealand and neighboring countries
    Political map: New Zealand and its neighbors
    Map of the administrative divisions of New Zealand
    First-level administrative divisions of New Zealand

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    Administrative divisions of New Zealand

    New Zealand is divided into 24 regional councils (23 shown on the map above — outlying territories are omitted).

    Show all 24 regional councils
    • Antipodes Islands
    • Auckland
    • Auckland Islands
    • Bay of Plenty
    • Campbell Islands
    • Canterbury
    • Chatham Islands Territory
    • Gisborne District
    • Hawke's Bay
    • Kermadec Islands
    • Manawatu-Wanganui
    • Marlborough District
    • Nelson City
    • Northland
    • Otago
    • Southland
    • Taranaki
    • Tasman District
    • The Snares
    • Three Kings Islands
    • Tokelau
    • Waikato
    • Wellington
    • West Coast

    Administrative boundaries and names from Natural Earth (public domain); they may lag recent reorganizations.

    Geography of New Zealand

    Continent
    Oceania
    Region
    Australasia
    Area
    268,021 km²
    Coordinates
    -40.90, 174.89
    Highest point
    Aoraki / Mount Cook (3,724 m)
    Land borders
    None (island / coastal)