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territorial authorities Territorial authorities are the second tier of local government in New Zealand, below regional councils. There are 67 territorial authorities: 13 city councils, 53 district councils and the Chatham Islands Council. District councils serve a ...

in New Zealand which have standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as " town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).

A

Ashburton * Ashburton, England, United Kingdom * Minamiuonuma, Japan * Pulaski, United States * Puyang, China Auckland * Brisbane, Australia * Busan, South Korea * Fukuoka, Japan * Guangzhou, China * Kakogawa, Japan * Los Angeles, United States * Utsunomiya, Japan * Taichung, Taiwan

C

Christchurch * Adelaide, Australia * Christchurch, England, United Kingdom * Kurashiki, Japan * Seattle, United States * Songpa (Seoul), South Korea * Wuhan, China

D

Dunedin * Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom * Otaru, Japan * Portsmouth, United States * Shanghai, China

G

Gisborne * Mahina, French Polynesia * Nonoichi, Japan * Palm Desert, United States * Rizhao, China

Gore Gore may refer to: Places Australia * Gore, Queensland * Gore Creek (New South Wales) * Gore Island (Queensland) Canada * Gore, Nova Scotia, a rural community * Gore, Quebec, a township municipality * Gore Bay, Ontario, a township on Manitouli ...

* Tamworth, Australia

H

Hamilton Hamilton may refer to: People * Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname ** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland ** Lord Hamilt ...

Chengdu Chengdu (, ; Simplified Chinese characters, simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively Romanization of Chi ...

, China * Sacramento, United States * Saitama, Japan * Wuxi, China Hastings * Guilin, China

Hutt Hutt can refer to: Places New Zealand * Hutt River (New Zealand), name after William Hutt (politician). ** Hutt Valley, an area inland from Wellington ** Hutt County, a former county in the Hutt Valley ** Lower Hutt ('Hutt City'), a territorial a ...

* Minoh, Japan * Taizhou, China * Tempe, United States

I

Invercargill * Kumagaya, Japan *

Suqian Suqian (, IPA: ) is a prefecture-level city in northern Jiangsu Province, China. It borders Xuzhou to the northwest, Lianyungang to the northeast, Huai'an to the south, and the province of Anhui to the west. History Suqian was said to be the si ...

, China

M

Marlborough Marlborough may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Marlborough, Wiltshire, England ** Marlborough College, public school * Marlborough School, Woodstock in Oxfordshire, England * The Marlborough Science Academy in Hertfordshire, England Austral ...

* Ningxia, China * Otari, Japan * Tendō, Japan

Masterton Masterton ( mi, Whakaoriori), a large town in the Greater Wellington Region of New Zealand, operates as the seat of the Masterton District (a territorial authority or local-government district). It is the largest town in the Wairarapa, a r ...

Changchun Changchun (, ; ), also romanized as Ch'angch'un, is the capital and largest city of Jilin Province, People's Republic of China. Lying in the center of the Songliao Plain, Changchun is administered as a , comprising 7 districts, 1 county and 3 c ...

, China * Hatsukaichi, Japan

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Napier Napier may refer to: People * Napier (surname), including a list of people with that name * Napier baronets, five baronetcies and lists of the title holders Given name * Napier Shaw (1854–1945), British meteorologist * Napier Waller (1893–19 ...

* Lianyungang, China *

Tomakomai is a city and port in Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the largest city in the Iburi Subprefecture, and the fourth largest city in Hokkaido. As of 29 February 2012, it had an estimated population of 174,216, with 83,836 households, ...

, Japan * Victoria, Canada Nelson * Eureka, United States * Huangshi, China *

Miyazu 270px, Miyazu City Hall is a city located in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 16,988 in 8348 households and a population density of 98 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Miyazu is loca ...

, Japan *

Yangjiang Yangjiang (, ), alternately romanized as Yeungkong, is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Guangdong Province in the People's Republic of China. It borders Maoming to the west, Yunfu to the north, Jiangmen to the east, and looks out to the ...

, China

New Plymouth New Plymouth ( mi, Ngāmotu) is the major city of the Taranaki region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after the English city of Plymouth, Devon from where the first English settlers to New Plymouth migrated. ...

Kunming Kunming (; ), also known as Yunnan-Fu, is the capital and largest city of Yunnan province, China. It is the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of the province as well as the seat of the provincial government. The headquar ...

, China *

Mishima Mishima may refer to: Places * Mishima, Fukushima, a town in Fukushima Prefecture * Mishima, Kagoshima, a village in Kagoshima Prefecture * Mishima, Niigata, a town in Niigata Prefecture * Mishima, Shizuoka, a city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan ...

, Japan

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Palmerston North *

Guiyang Guiyang (; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ), historically rendered as Kweiyang, is the capital of Guizhou province of the People's Republic of China. It is located in the center of the province, situated on the east of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, ...

, China * Missoula, United States

Porirua Porirua, ( mi, Pari-ā-Rua) a city in the Wellington Region of the North Island of New Zealand, is one of the four cities that constitute the Wellington metropolitan area. The name 'Porirua' is a corruption of 'Pari-rua', meaning "the tide swee ...

* Blacktown, Australia * Nishio, Japan * Whitby, England, United Kingdom

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Queenstown-Lakes * Aspen, United States * Hangzhou, China

R

Rotorua Lakes * Beppu, Japan * Klamath Falls, United States * Lake Macquarie, Australia * Wuzhong (Suzhou), China

S

Selwyn *

Akitakata 270px, ruins of Yoshida Koriyama Castle 270px, Aerial view of Yoshida urban center is a city located in north-central Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 26,810 in 13,319 households and a population density of ...

, Japan * Coventry, United States * Shandan, China

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Taupo * Hakone, Japan * Nouméa, New Caledonia *

Suzhou Suzhou (; ; Suzhounese: ''sou¹ tseu¹'' , Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Soochow, is a major city in southern Jiangsu province, East China. Suzhou is the largest city in Jiangsu, and a major economic center and focal point of trade ...

, China Tauranga *

Hitachi () is a Japanese multinational corporation, multinational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate corporation headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is the parent company of the Hitachi Group (''Hitachi Gurūpu'') and had formed part of the Ni ...

, Japan * San Bernardino, United States * Yantai, China Timaru * Eniwa, Japan * Orange, Australia * Orange, United States * Weihai, China

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Upper Hutt * Mesa, United States

W

'' Waipa – Cambridge'' * Bihoro, Japan * Le Quesnoy, France Wellington * Beijing, China *

Canberra Canberra ( ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...

, Australia * Çanakkale, Turkey * Chania, Greece * Harrogate, England, United Kingdom * Sakai, Japan *

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

, Australia * Xiamen, China Whakatāne *

Kamagaya is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 109,941 living in 50,485 households and a population density of 5200 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Kamagaya is located in the ...

, Japan Whanganui * Nagaizumi, Japan * Toowoomba, Australia Whangarei * Haikou, China

References

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