--- page_version: 6476556a3b25d6687895195a936b11f2 content_date: 2026-09-29 entity_id: report:new-zealand-most-international-cities entity_type: report name: Most international cities in New Zealand canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/reports/new-zealand-most-international-cities/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/reports/new-zealand-most-international-cities.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/reports/new-zealand-most-international-cities.md snapshot_id: approved-static-c6015be852c3d22b generated_at: 2026-09-29 last_verified: 2026-08-03 citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/reports/new-zealand-most-international-cities/ citation_title: Most international cities in New Zealand citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-c6015be852c3d22b citation_version: "6476556a3b25d6687895195a936b11f2" citation_retrieval_date: "2026-09-29" citation_build_date: "2026-09-29" citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ --- # Most international cities in New Zealand New Zealand cities ranked by the published share of foreign residents; definitions remain source-specific. - Canonical: /reports/new-zealand-most-international-cities/ - Last checked: 2026-08-03 ## Answers ### Queenstown, New Zealand 40.2 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/queenstown-lakes-district - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Wellington, New Zealand 34.4 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/wellington-city - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Hamilton, New Zealand 30.1 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/hamilton-city - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Christchurch, New Zealand 27.8 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/christchurch-city - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Lower Hutt, New Zealand 27.6 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/lower-hutt-city - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Nelson, New Zealand 26.4 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/nelson-city - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Porirua, New Zealand 25.9 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/porirua-city - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Tauranga, New Zealand 25.2 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/tauranga-city - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Upper Hutt, New Zealand 23.3 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/upper-hutt-city - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Palmerston North, New Zealand 21.8 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/palmerston-north-city - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Dunedin, New Zealand 21.1 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/dunedin-city - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Ashburton, New Zealand 20.6 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/ashburton-district - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Hastings, New Zealand 19.1 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/hastings-district - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Whangarei, New Zealand 18.4 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/whangarei-district - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Napier, New Zealand 17.9 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/napier-city - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Rotorua, New Zealand 17.9 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/rotorua-district - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Taupo, New Zealand 17.8 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/taupo-district - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### New Plymouth, New Zealand 17 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/new-plymouth-district - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Timaru, New Zealand 16 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/timaru-district - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Invercargill, New Zealand 14.8 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/invercargill-city - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Masterton, New Zealand 14.6 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/masterton-district - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Whanganui, New Zealand 13.4 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/whanganui-district - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Gisborne, New Zealand 11.6 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/gisborne-district - Checked: 2026-08-03 ## Method Every row is a published foreign-resident share observation measured in %, ranked highest first. The values were observed in 2023. A place appears only when it publishes this exact metric, so an absent place means missing data rather than a low value. Only published cities with at least 20,000 residents and city-level observations qualify. ## Sources Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/queenstown-lakes-district Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/wellington-city Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/hamilton-city Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/christchurch-city Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/lower-hutt-city Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/nelson-city Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/porirua-city Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/tauranga-city Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/upper-hutt-city Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/palmerston-north-city Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/dunedin-city Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/ashburton-district Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/hastings-district Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/whangarei-district Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/napier-city Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/rotorua-district Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/taupo-district Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/new-plymouth-district Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/timaru-district Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/invercargill-city Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/masterton-district Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/whanganui-district Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/gisborne-district ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 29). Most international cities in New Zealand [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 6476556a3b25d6687895195a936b11f2]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/reports/new-zealand-most-international-cities/ Retrieved 2026-09-29. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_most-international-cities-in-new-zealand_432279ffc4c1, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Most international cities in New Zealand}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-09-29}, version = {6476556a3b25d6687895195a936b11f2}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/reports/new-zealand-most-international-cities/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-29. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Most international cities in New Zealand](https://immigrationdb.com/reports/new-zealand-most-international-cities/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 6476556a3b25d6687895195a936b11f2; retrieved 2026-09-29; built 2026-09-29. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/reports/new-zealand-most-international-cities/ - Title: Most international cities in New Zealand - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-c6015be852c3d22b` - Version: `6476556a3b25d6687895195a936b11f2` - Retrieved: 2026-09-29 - Built: 2026-09-29 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Boundary This ranking is a source-backed reference. Read the source, geographic grain and observation date before comparing rows.