New Zealand has 28 major regions on both the North Island and South Island, including major cities, natural parks, along with various attractions and other places to visit.

New Zealand is divided into twelve regional councils, four "unitary authorities" (combining the functions of a regional council and a territorial authority), and one special territorial authority.On the secondary level, New Zealand is divided into fifteen cities, 58 districts, and the Chatham Islands, collectively referred to as territorial authorities. There are some territorial authorities that overlap two regions.