Christchurch old, while making funding available to upgrade domestic home heating systems. The area administered by the Christchurch City Council has a population of making it the second-largest in New Zealand, and the largest city in the South Island. The Christchurch urban area at is the third-largest in the country by population, after Auckland and Wellington. The urban area differs from the city by including Kaiapoi in the Waimakariri District and Prebbleton in the Selwyn District, while excluding most of the Banks Peninsula. The following table shows the ethnic profile of Christchurch's population, as recorded in the 2001 and 2006 New
Napier, New Zealand primary export seaport for northeastern New Zealand – which is the largest producer of apples, pears, and stone fruit in New Zealand. Napier has also become an important grape and wine production area, with the grapes grown around Hastings and Napier being sent through the Port of Napier for export. Large amounts of sheep's wool, frozen meat, wood pulp, and timber also pass through Napier annually for export. Smaller amounts of these materials are shipped via road and railway to the large metropolitan areas of New Zealand itself, such as Auckland, Wellington and Hamilton. Napier is a popular tourist city,