<P> The demographics of New Zealand encompass the gender , ethnic , religious , geographic , and economic backgrounds of the 4.8 million people living in New Zealand . New Zealanders , informally known as `` Kiwis '' , predominantly live in urban areas on the North Island . The five largest cities are Auckland ( with one - third of the country 's population ) , Christchurch ( in the South Island , the largest island of the New Zealand archipelago ) , Wellington , Hamilton and Tauranga . Few New Zealanders live on New Zealand 's smaller islands . Waiheke Island ( near Auckland ) is easily the most populated smaller island with 9,520 residents , while Great Barrier Island , the Chatham and Pitt Islands and Stewart Island each have populations below 1,000 . New Zealand is part of a realm and most people born in the realm 's external territories of Tokelau , the Ross Dependency , the Cook Islands and Niue are entitled to New Zealand passports . In 2006 , more people who identified themselves with these islands lived in New Zealand than on the Islands themselves . </P>
<P> The demographics of New Zealand encompass the gender , ethnic , religious , geographic , and economic backgrounds of the 4.8 million people living in New Zealand . New Zealanders , informally known as `` Kiwis '' , predominantly live in urban areas on the North Island . The five largest cities are Auckland ( with one - third of the country 's population ) , Christchurch ( in the South Island , the largest island of the New Zealand archipelago ) , Wellington , Hamilton and Tauranga . Few New Zealanders live on New Zealand 's smaller islands . Waiheke Island ( near Auckland ) is easily the most populated smaller island with 9,520 residents , while Great Barrier Island , the Chatham and Pitt Islands and Stewart Island each have populations below 1,000 . New Zealand is part of a realm and most people born in the realm 's external territories of Tokelau , the Ross Dependency , the Cook Islands and Niue are entitled to New Zealand passports . In 2006 , more people who identified themselves with these islands lived in New Zealand than on the Islands themselves . </P>
what percent of new zealand 's population live in auckland
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one - third of the country 's population
one - third of the country 's population