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This page gives but a short introduction to the New Zealand marketplace. For more in depth information, please refer to the relevant media page.
 

This page provides a simple overview of the New Zealand media marketplace.

New Zealand - Statistical Summary
New Zealand lies in the Pacific Ocean, 1600km east of Australia. It comprises two main land masses, the North Island and the South Island plus a number of smaller islands, having a total land area of 266,171 sq kms. (By comparison, Australia is 7,741,000 sq kms!).

The total population is now over 4,300,000, with 76% of this being in the North Island. The five main centres contain 71% of the total population, the largest being Auckland with over 32% of the total population.

AREA POPULATION
North Island 76%
South Island 24%

REGIONAL POPULATION
Auckland 1,303,068
Waikato 382,716
Wellington 448,959
Canterbury 521,832
Otago 193,803
Other provincial regions combined 1,453,000

ETHNIC GROUP POPULATION MIX
European descent 67.6%
Maori 14.6%
Pacific Peoples 6.9%
Asian 9.2%
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African 0.9%
Other Ethnicity 0.8%