This is a list of territorial authorities 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).
Ashburton, England, United Kingdom
Minamiuonuma, Japan
Pulaski, United States
Puyang, China
Brisbane, Australia
Busan, South Korea Fukuoka, Japan Guangzhou, China Kakogawa, Japan Los Angeles, United States
Taichung, Taiwan Utsunomiya, Japan Adelaide, Australia Christchurch, England, United Kingdom Kurashiki, Japan Seattle, United States Songpa (Seoul), South Korea Wuhan, China
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Otaru, Japan Portsmouth, United States Shanghai, China
Mahina, French Polynesia Nonoichi, Japan Palm Desert, United States Rizhao, China Tamworth, Australia Chengdu, China Sacramento, United States Saitama, Japan Wuxi, China Guilin, China Changchun, China Hatsukaichi, Japan Lianyungang, China Tomakomai, Japan
Victoria, Canada Aspen, United States Beppu, Japan Klamath Falls, United States Lake Macquarie, Australia Wuzhong (Suzhou), China Harbin, China Hitachi, Japan San Bernardino, United States Yantai, China Mesa, United States Enshi City, China
Zonnebeke, Belgium Bihoro, Japan
Le Quesnoy, France Kamagaya, Japan Haikou, China
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