Elevation of towns in New Zealand

279 towns in New Zealand have a reading on the GMTED2010 grid. The highest is Franz Josef (West Coast) at 879 m (2,884 ft); the lowest is Island View-Pios Beach at 0 m (0 ft). Half of the towns sit above 43 m (the mean is 104 m).

Highest towns in New Zealand

#	Town	Elevation
1	Franz Josef West Coast	879 m (2,884 ft)
2	Waiouru Manawatu-Wanganui	820 m (2,690 ft)
3	Mount Cook Canterbury	730 m (2,395 ft)
4	Lake Tekapo Canterbury	719 m (2,359 ft)
5	Ohakune Manawatu-Wanganui	588 m (1,929 ft)
6	Mamaku Bay of Plenty	580 m (1,903 ft)
7	Turangi Waikato	567 m (1,860 ft)
8	Raetihi Manawatu-Wanganui	523 m (1,716 ft)
9	Kaingaroa Forest Bay of Plenty	473 m (1,552 ft)
10	Arrowtown Otago	466 m (1,529 ft)

Lowest towns in New Zealand

#	Town	Elevation
1	Island View-Pios Beach	0 m (0 ft)
2	Whitianga Waikato	1 m (3 ft)
3	Omapere and Opononi Northland	1 m (3 ft)
4	Bluff Southland	1 m (3 ft)
5	Ruawai Northland	3 m (10 ft)
6	Kaiapoi Canterbury	4 m (13 ft)
7	Thames Waikato	4 m (13 ft)
8	Karamea West Coast	5 m (16 ft)
9	Kaitangata Otago	5 m (16 ft)
10	Westport West Coast	5 m (16 ft)

Regions of New Zealand

Region	Towns	Mean	Highest town	Lowest town
Auckland	14	49 m	Muriwai Beach 141 m	Parakai 5 m
Bay of Plenty	18	102 m	Mamaku 580 m	Opotiki 8 m
Canterbury	42	138 m	Mount Cook 730 m	Kaiapoi 4 m
Gisborne	7	24 m	Ruatoria 62 m	Tolaga Bay 7 m
Hawke's Bay	9	77 m	Tuai 285 m	Napier 7 m
Manawatu-Wanganui	26	177 m	Waiouru 820 m	Foxton 9 m
Marlborough	4	32 m	Seddon 89 m	Blenheim 8 m
Northland	26	60 m	Te Kopuru 352 m	Omapere and Opononi 1 m
Otago	24	118 m	Arrowtown 466 m	Kaitangata 5 m
Southland	17	86 m	Te Anau 219 m	Bluff 1 m
Taranaki	15	118 m	Stratford 309 m	Waitara 9 m
Tasman	9	59 m	Murchison 178 m	Riwaka 5 m
Waikato	41	105 m	Turangi 567 m	Whitianga 1 m
Wellington	13	52 m	Masterton 110 m	Lower Hutt 9 m
West Coast	12	160 m	Franz Josef 879 m	Karamea 5 m

All towns in New Zealand