Regional Councils (New Zealand, 2025)

New Zealand Regions

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Official regional council boundaries for New Zealand as defined for 2025. This dataset provides the geographic extent, names, and administrative codes for all 17 regions.

At a glance

Records: 17
Geometry: MultiPolygon
Area type: Region
Location: New Zealand
Country: New Zealand

Columns (3)

Column	Type	Statistics	Description
Region Code	string	—	Official 2025 regional council classification code.
Region Name	string	—	Official name of the regional council area, including Māori macrons where applicable.
Region Name (ASCII)	string	—	Region name without special characters or macrons for compatibility with legacy systems.

Data preview

Region Code	Region Name	Region Name (ASCII)
08	Manawatū-Whanganui Region	Manawatu-Whanganui Region
17	Nelson Region	Nelson Region
03	Waikato Region	Waikato Region
16	Tasman Region	Tasman Region
09	Wellington Region	Wellington Region
05	Gisborne Region	Gisborne Region
15	Southland Region	Southland Region
02	Auckland	Auckland
18	Marlborough Region	Marlborough Region
13	Canterbury Region	Canterbury Region

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