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
Regional parks of New Zealand Plenty Regional Council. The regional parks in the Wellington region are administered by the Greater Wellington Regional Council. The regional parks in the Canterbury region are administered by Canterbury Regional Council (Ecan). Regional parks of New Zealand Regional parks of New Zealand are administered by regional councils, the top tier of local government in New Zealand. There are 29 regional parks in the Auckland Region administered by Auckland Council. They were administered by the Auckland Regional Council until 2010, when it was replaced by Auckland Council. Note: One Regional Park is a stadium (Mt Smart), one is a botanic garden,