Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.
Polynesians settled New Zealand between the late 1200s and the mid-1300s. They called the land Aotearoa, which legend holds is the name of the canoe that Kupe, the first Polynesian in New Zealand, used to sail to the country; the name Aotearoa is now in widespread use as the local Maori name for the country. By the 1500s, competition for land and resources led to intermittent fighting between different Maori tribes as large game became extinct. Dutch explorer Abel TASMAN was the first European to see the islands in 1642 but left after an encounter with local Maori.
Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain
24 on file. Listed because operations, tax and reporting are usually organised at this level rather than nationally.
| Name | Type | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Auckland Islands | Region | NZ-X06~ |
| Campbell Islands | Region | NZ-X05~ |
| Antipodes Islands | Region | NZ-X04~ |
| Chatham Islands Territory | Special Island Authority | NZ-CIT |
| Kermadec Islands | Region | NZ-X01~ |
| Tokelau | Region | TK-X01~ |
| The Snares | Region | NZ-X07~ |
| Southland | Regional Council | NZ-STL |
| Marlborough District | Unitary Authority | NZ-MBH |
| Nelson City | Unitary Authority | NZ-NSN |
| Tasman District | Unitary Authority | NZ-TAS |
| West Coast | Regional Council | NZ-WTC |
| Otago | Regional Council | NZ-OTA |
| Canterbury | Regional Council | NZ-CAN |
| Auckland | Unitary Authority | NZ-AUK |
| Waikato | Regional Council | NZ-WKO |
| Three Kings Islands | Region | NZ-X03~ |
| Wellington | Regional Council | NZ-WGN |
| Manawatu-Wanganui | Regional Council | NZ-MWT |
| Taranaki | Regional Council | NZ-TKI |
| Northland | Regional Council | NZ-NTL |
| Bay of Plenty | Regional Council | NZ-BOP |
| Gisborne District | Unitary Authority | NZ-GIS |
| Hawke's Bay | Regional Council | NZ-HKB |
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