List of regions of New Zealand by Human Development Index

This is a list of the regions of New Zealand by Human Development Index as of 2025 with data for the year 2023. The three most populated regions of New Zealand have the highest HDI, although the position of other regions has been variable across recent releases of the index.

Rank Region 2023 HDI Very High Human Development 1 Wellington 0.968 2 Auckland 0.967 3 Canterbury 0.9414 Taranaki 0.94 – (average HDI) 0.9385 Marlborough0.937 6 Otago 0.935 7 Tasman-Nelson 0.931 Waikato 9 Bay of Plenty 0.93 10 Southland 0.928 11 Hawke's Bay 0.92 12 West Coast 0.918 13 Manawatū-Whanganui 0.914 14 Northland 0.899 15 Gisborne 0.896

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