Demographics of New Zealand in the North Island (86.0 percent), although less than a quarter (23.8 percent) live in Auckland. New Zealand is a predominantly urban country, with percent of the population living in an urban area. About percent of the population live in the 17 main urban areas (population of 30,000 or more) and percent live in the four largest cities of Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, and Hamilton. Approximately 14 percent of the population live in four different categories of rural areas as defined by Statistics New Zealand. About 18 percent of the rural population live in areas that have a high urban influence
Wellington City Libraries Wellington City Libraries Wellington City Libraries is the public library service for Wellington, New Zealand. The 12 branches house over 600,000 books. The largest is the Wellington Central Library branch. The Central Public library (Also known as Wellington Free Library) first opened in 1893 on the corner of Mercer and Wakefield Streets, Designed by William Crichton a prominent architect in his time. The building was demolished in 1945 due to "earthquake concerns" although this is disputable. The site was later occupied by the City Council Municipal buildings that are still in use today. The Wellington City Council archives https://wellington.govt.nz/your-council/archives/search-the-archives holds