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
Auckland (New Zealand electorate) the remainder of the electorate was split in three, becoming Auckland Central, Auckland East, and Auckland West. The was contested by seven candidates. John Shera, Thomas Thompson and William Lee Rees received 2006, 1860 and 1761 votes, respectively, and were elected. Adam Porter, William Joseph Napier, James Wallis and Harry Farnall received 1501, 1319, 748 and 262 votes, respectively, and were unsuccessful. Key Table footnotes: Auckland (New Zealand electorate) Auckland (or, more formally, City of Auckland) was a New Zealand electorate. It covered the core of Auckland during the early days of New Zealand democracy, when the city was small