New Zealand 2006 Population Statistics

Every one knows that New Zealand is a pretty special place.  A population of 4.23 million people spread across a country the size of the the UK.  Auckland whilst not the capital, is the largest city with a population of 1.26 which makes for a really nice cartogram.

2006 Population Count

You can clearly see the distortion of the North Island caused by Auckland, it's pretty impressive, but equally the distortion of the South Island demonstrates how sparsely it is populated.  Incidentally the bulge on the east cost of the South Island is Christchurch.