Global Map of Irrigation Areas NEW ZEALAND
Territorial authority Island Area equipped for irrigation (ha) Area actually irrigated (ha) Carterton District North Island 3 020 2 660 Central Hawke's Bay District North Island 5 789 3 490 Far North District North Island 3 268 2 293 Franklin District North Island 6 069 3 358 Gisborne District North Island 2 345 1 655 Hamilton City North Island 33 22 Hastings District North Island 18 031 12 003 Hauraki District North Island 517 401 Horowhenua District North Island 2 322 1 204 Kaipara District North Island 2 088 1 397 Kapiti Coast District North Island 697 453 Kawerau District North Island 0 0 Lower Hutt City North Island 54 40 Manawatu District North Island 3 140 2 220 Manukau City North Island 262 147 Masterton District North Island 2 088 1 206 Matamata-Piako District North Island 2 455 2 298 Napier City North Island 923 704 New Plymouth District North Island 501 427 Opotiki District North Island 783 608 Otorohanga District North Island 1 004 948 Palmerston North City North Island 425 269 Papakura District North Island 105 89 Rangitikei District North Island 2 698 1 926 Rodney District North Island 1 639 1 227 Rotorua District North Island 2 460 2 188 South Taranaki District North Island 2 789 2 593 South Waikato District North Island 2 527 2 493 South Wairarapa District North Island 7 041 5 115 Stratford District North Island 129 110 Tararua District North Island 2 161 1 308 Taupo District North Island 1 250 720 Tauranga District North Island 204 153 Thames-Coromandel District North Island 921 449 Waikato District North Island 1 450 1 246 Waipa District North Island 1 806 1 573 Wairoa District North Island 424 247 Waitakere City North Island 127 89 Waitomo District North Island 215 167 Wellington City North Island 13 10 Western Bay of Plenty District North Island 4 225 2 782 Whakatane District North Island 4 552 4 222 Whangarei District North Island 3 358 2 744 Other districts North Island 1 218 880 Ashburton District South Island 140 163 119 736 Buller District South Island 337 249 Central Otago District South Island 48 738 44 689 Chatham Islands Territory South Island 0 0 Christchurch City South Island 7 083 5 442 Dunedin City South Island 5 025 4 370 Gore District South Island 442 288 Hurunui District South Island 30 042 26 415 Invercargill City South Island 219 143 Kaikoura District South Island 3 653 2 701 Mackenzie District South Island 4 952 3 896 Marlborough District South Island 26 669 22 990 Nelson City South Island 342 297 Queenstown-Lakes District South Island 4 225 3 134 Selwyn District South Island 84 450 71 883 Southland District South Island 6 875 4 960 Tasman District South Island 10 712 7 883 Timaru District South Island 45 068 35 637 Waimakariri District South Island 29 472 23 113 Waimate District South Island 29 197 23 531 Waitaki District South Island 36 248 30 603 Other districts South Island 8 256 6 937 New Zealand total 619 294 509 031
http://www.fao.org/nr/water/aquastat/irrigationmap/nzl/index.stm Created: February 2012 Global Map of Irrigation Areas NEW ZEALAND
Area equipped for irrigation (ha) Regional council total with groundwater with surface water Auckland 6 256 3 387 2 869 Bay of Plenty 9 986 4 173 5 813 Canterbury 385 272 126 062 259 210 East Cape 2 345 771 1 574 Hawke's Bay 25 165 16 777 8 388 Nelson-Marlborough-Tasman 37 723 24 258 13 465 Northland 8 714 372 8 342 Otago 91 078 1 773 89 305 Southland 7 537 1 795 5 742 Taranaki 3 414 263 3 151 Waikato 16 578 2 152 14 426 Wanganui-Manawatu 11 730 5 520 6 210 Wellington 12 936 7 696 5 240 Westland 560 176 384 New Zealand total 619 294 195 175 424 119
http://www.fao.org/nr/water/aquastat/irrigationmap/nzl/index.stm Created: February 2012