Ministry of Health –Projected
Population changes 2009-2026
-10,000
10,000
30,000
50,000
70,000
90,000
110,000
130,000
150,000
170,000
190,000
Auckland
Counties Manukau
Northland
Waitemata
Bay of Plenty
Lakes
Tairawhiti
Taranaki
Waikato
Capital & Coast
Hawke's Bay
Hutt Valley MidCentral
Wairarapa
Whanganui Canterbury
Nelson Marlborough
Otago
South Canterbury
Southland
West Coast
Northern
Region
Midland
Region
District Health Board
Population
Grow th
Central
Region
Southern
Region
Other
415,180
32%
244,585
84,715 63,665 96,205
23%
9%
26%
3%
19%
0%-1%
12%
15%
4%
3%
8%
0% -6%
15%
10%
4%
-1%
2%
-1%
Canterbury
Now: +78,000
2026: +116,000 (not 75,000)
Now: +138,000 2026: +162,000
Now: +365,000 2026: +534,000
New Zealand 2009 projection for 2026 +660,000 Now Change from 2009 to 2026 +1,014,000