This is a list of territorial authorities in New Zealand which have standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).
A Ashburton
Ashburton, England, United Kingdom Minamiuonuma, Japan Pulaski, United States Puyang, China
Auckland
Brisbane, Australia Busan, South Korea Fukuoka, Japan Guangzhou, China Kakogawa, Japan Los Angeles, United States Taichung, Taiwan Utsunomiya, Japan
C Christchurch
Adelaide, Australia Christchurch, England, United Kingdom Gansu, China Kurashiki, Japan Seattle, United States Songpa (Seoul), South Korea Wuhan, China
D Dunedin
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Otaru, Japan Portsmouth, United States Shanghai, China
G Gisborne
Mahina, French Polynesia Nonoichi, Japan Palm Desert, United States Rizhao, China
Gore Tamworth, Australia
H Hamilton
Chengdu, China Sacramento, United States Saitama, Japan Wuxi, China
Hastings Guilin, China
Hauraki Jiading (Shanghai), China
Horowhenua – Foxton Narita, Japan
Hurunui
Changping (Beijing), China Honghu, China
Hutt
Minoh, Japan Taizhou, China Tempe, United States
I Invercargill
Kumagaya, Japan Suqian, China
M Marlborough
Ningxia, China Otari, Japan Tendō, Japan
Masterton
Changchun, China Hatsukaichi, Japan
Matamata-Piako Ballina, Australia
N Napier
Lianyungang, China Tomakomai, Japan Victoria, Canada
Nelson
Eureka, United States Huangshi, China Miyazu, Japan Yangjiang, China
New Plymouth
Kunming, China Mishima, Japan
P Palmerston North
Guiyang, China
Missoula, United States
Porirua
Blacktown, Australia Nishio, Japan Whitby, England, United Kingdom
Q Queenstown-Lakes Aspen, United States
R Rotorua Lakes
Beppu, Japan Klamath Falls, United States Lake Macquarie, Australia Wuzhong (Suzhou), China
S Selwyn
Akitakata, Japan Coventry, United States Shandan, China
South Taranaki Harbin, China
T Taupō
Hakone, Japan Nouméa, New Caledonia Suzhou, China
Tauranga
Hitachi, Japan San Bernardino, United States
Yantai, China
Timaru
Eniwa, Japan Orange, Australia Orange, United States Weihai, China
U Upper Hutt Mesa, United States
W Waimakariri
Enshi, China Zonnebeke, Belgium
Waipa – Cambridge
Bihoro, Japan Le Quesnoy, France
Wellington
Beijing, China Canberra, Australia Çanakkale, Turkey Chania, Greece Harrogate, England, United Kingdom Sakai, Japan Sydney, Australia Xiamen, China
Westland Huanggang, China
Whakatāne Kamagaya, Japan
Whanganui
Nagaizumi, Japan Toowoomba, Australia
Whangarei
Haikou, China Taputapuatea, French Polynesia Tumaraa, French Polynesia Uturoa, French Polynesia
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