Auckland Auckland Our largest city, Auckland is New Zealand's commercial hub and is considered as one of the world's most liveable cities.
Bay of Plenty Bay of Plenty This is a beautiful part of New Zealand and combines some of our best beaches and our most fertile land with one of our highest annual tallies of sunshine hours.
Canterbury Canterbury Canterbury's largest city, Christchurch is a city of opportunity – where change and innovation have been embraced, creating a strong economy and a vibrant place to live.
Gisborne Gisborne The first city in the world to see the sun, this easternmost tip of the country is famous for its beautiful coastline, densely forested mountain parks, surfing and fishing, and is also a centre for wine and agriculture.
Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay is renowned for its horticulture with large orchards and extensive vineyards thanks to consistently hot and dry summers and autumns.
Marlborough Marlborough The Marlborough region is famous for its fjord-like Marlborough Sounds and its vineyards thrive in one of our sunniest spots.
Nelson - Tasman Nelson - Tasman Nelson-Tasman often tops New Zealand's sunshine hours. It also boasts golden beaches and productive tourism, wine, horticulture and fishing industries.
Northland Northland Known as ‘the winterless North' for its subtropical climate, Northland's expanses of white sandy beaches, great fishing and scenic locations like the Bay of Islands all combine to make it a popular place to live.
Otago Otago Featuring stunning scenery, Otago offers mountains, vast plains, dramatic rivers and remote beaches. Dunedin, the ‘Edinburgh of the South' has an internationally recognised university which hosts New Zealand's principal medical school.
Southland Southland Southland is New Zealand's most southerly region and includes the World Heritage ranked Fiordland National Park.
Taranaki Taranaki Dominated by Mount Taranaki, an almost perfect volcanic cone, from which the region takes its name, Taranaki is noted for dairying, and its petro-chemical and engineering industries.
Waikato Waikato One of the richest agricultural and pastoral areas of the world, the Waikato is home to New Zealand's famous dairy industry and base for many agri-businesses and research institutes.
Wellington Wellington New Zealand's capital city, built on dramatic hills surrounding one of the southern hemisphere's largest deep water ports.
West Coast West Coast The West Coast is famous for dramatic scenery, high rainfall, National Parks and characterful locals. Tourism, Mining and Agriculture are the major earners here.
Whanganui - Manawatu Whanganui - Manawatu Named after its two main rivers the Whanganui-Manawatu region is predominately an agricultural region, with close links to Massey University, famed for its agriculture faculty.