New Zealand elevation
On our site we have elevation data and maps for 141 cities from New Zealand including Wellington as capital of the country.
New Zealand on topographic map
New Zealand elevation extremes
Land surface elevation extremes in New Zealand:
- Highest point in New Zealand: Aoraki/Mount Cook in the South Island with 3724 meters (=12218 ft)
- Lowest point: Unnamed location near Momona, Taieri Plains, Otago with -2 meters (=-7 ft)
- Elevation span: 3726 m (=12224 ft)
Statistics
- Main average elevation: 388 meters (= 1273 ft)
- Average elevation of cities: 77 m (= 253 ft), and this is 319 m (1047 ft) below average city elevation worldwide..[1]
- Area: 268,680 km² (= 103,738 sq mi)
- Population: 4,252,277
New Zealand has no neighboring country
List of cities in ABC order:
Search by letter:
A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R T U W
A:
Ahipara Amberley Arrowtown Ashburton Auckland
B:
Balclutha Blenheim Bluff Brightwater Brooklyn Bulls Burnham
C:
Cambridge Castlepoint Christchurch Coromandel Cromwell
D:
Darfield Dargaville Dunedin
E:
Edgecumbe Eltham
F:
Foxton
G:
Geraldine Gisborne Gore Greymouth
H:
Hamilton Hastings Hawera Hokitika
I:
Invercargill
K:
Kaiapoi Kaitaia Katikati Kawakawa Kawerau Kelburn Kerikeri Khandallah Kingston
L:
Leeston Levin Lincoln Linton Military Camp Lower Hutt
M:
Maketu Mangere Manukau City Mapua Masterton Matamata Maungatapere Methven Milton Moerewa Motueka Muriwai Beach Murrays Bay Murupara
N:
Napier Nelson New Plymouth Ngaruawahia Ngatea Ngunguru North Shore
O:
Oamaru Opotiki Opunake Otaki Otorohanga Oxford
P:
Paeroa Paihia Pakuranga Palmerston North Papakura Papatowai Parakai Paraparaumu Patea Petone Picton Pleasant Point Porirua Portobello Prebbleton Pukekohe East
Q:
Queenstown
R:
Raglan Rakaia Red Hill Richmond Riverton Rolleston Rosebank Rothesay Bay Rotorua Ruakaka
T:
Taipa Tairua Takaka Takanini Tamaki Taradale Taupo Tauranga Te Anau Te Kauwhata Thames Timaru Tinwald Titirangi Tokoroa Turangi
U:
Upper Hutt
W:
Waihi Waihi Beach Waimate North Waiouru Waipawa Wairoa Waitakere Waitangi Waitara Waiuku Wakefield Wanaka Wanganui Warkworth Wellington Wellsford Westport Whakatane Whangamata Whangarei Whitianga Winton Wiri Woodend
15 most populated cities are in red/bold font style.
A:
Ahipara Amberley Arrowtown Ashburton Auckland
B:
Balclutha Blenheim Bluff Brightwater Brooklyn Bulls Burnham
C:
Cambridge Castlepoint Christchurch Coromandel Cromwell
D:
Darfield Dargaville Dunedin
E:
Edgecumbe Eltham
F:
Foxton
G:
Geraldine Gisborne Gore Greymouth
H:
Hamilton Hastings Hawera Hokitika
I:
Invercargill
K:
Kaiapoi Kaitaia Katikati Kawakawa Kawerau Kelburn Kerikeri Khandallah Kingston
L:
Leeston Levin Lincoln Linton Military Camp Lower Hutt
M:
Maketu Mangere Manukau City Mapua Masterton Matamata Maungatapere Methven Milton Moerewa Motueka Muriwai Beach Murrays Bay Murupara
N:
Napier Nelson New Plymouth Ngaruawahia Ngatea Ngunguru North Shore
O:
Oamaru Opotiki Opunake Otaki Otorohanga Oxford
P:
Paeroa Paihia Pakuranga Palmerston North Papakura Papatowai Parakai Paraparaumu Patea Petone Picton Pleasant Point Porirua Portobello Prebbleton Pukekohe East
Q:
Queenstown
R:
Raglan Rakaia Red Hill Richmond Riverton Rolleston Rosebank Rothesay Bay Rotorua Ruakaka
T:
Taipa Tairua Takaka Takanini Tamaki Taradale Taupo Tauranga Te Anau Te Kauwhata Thames Timaru Tinwald Titirangi Tokoroa Turangi
U:
Upper Hutt
W:
Waihi Waihi Beach Waimate North Waiouru Waipawa Wairoa Waitakere Waitangi Waitara Waiuku Wakefield Wanaka Wanganui Warkworth Wellington Wellsford Westport Whakatane Whangamata Whangarei Whitianga Winton Wiri Woodend
Sources
- Elevation extremes by country from wikipedia.
- Base map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors, | map style: © OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA)
- [1] Calculated only from 141 cities in our database
- Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
- Min/max latitude and longitude coordinates per country from latitudelongitude.org website.