Number of McDonald's restaurants in New Zealand in 2026

Last updated on January 29, 2026
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How many McDonald's restaurants are there in New Zealand?

There are 175 McDonald's restaurants in New Zealand as of January 29, 2026. The state and territory with the most number of McDonald's locations in New Zealand is Auckland, with 66 restaurants, which is about 38% of all McDonald's restaurants in New Zealand.

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Locations
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States and Territories
129
Cities
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Top 10 States and Territories with the most McDonald's restaurants

Auckland

66 (38%)

A restaurant for every 21,455 people, in Auckland with about 38% of the total number of McDonald's restaurants


Waikato

21 (12%)

A restaurant for every 19,238 people, in Waikato with about 12% of the total number of McDonald's restaurants


Canterbury

20 (11%)

A restaurant for every 26,950 people, in Canterbury with about 11% of the total number of McDonald's restaurants


State / Territory Number of restaurants Population Population per restaurant
Auckland 66 (38%) 1.42M 21.45K
Waikato 21 (12%) 404.00K 19.24K
Canterbury 20 (11%) 539.00K 26.95K
Wellington 17 (10%) 471.00K 27.71K
Manawatu-Wanganui 11 (6%) 223.00K 20.27K
Otago 7 (4%) 202.00K 28.86K
Northland 6 (3%) 152.00K 25.33K
Hawke's Bay 4 (2%) 151.00K 37.75K
Southland 3 (2%) 93.00K 31.00K
Taranaki 3 (2%) 110.00K 36.67K

There are McDonald's restaurants in every states and territories in New Zealand

States and Territories without any McDonald's restaurants

These states and territories do not have any McDonald's restaurants

  • Bay of Plenty
  • Chatham Islands

There are no states and territories without McDonald's restaurants in New Zealand

Cities with the most number of McDonald's restaurants in New Zealand

City State / Territory Number of Locations
Auckland Auckland 6
Hamilton Waikato 4
Palmerston North Manawatu-Wanganui 3
Christchurch Canterbury 3
Manukau Auckland 3
Henderson Auckland 3
Porirua Wellington 3
Wellington Wellington 3
Westgate Auckland 3
Dunedin Otago 3

McDonald's vs competitors

Number of locations Number of States Number of cities
McDonald's   vs   Subway 237 (+62 locations than McDonald's) 15 (Same as McDonald's) 168 (+39 cities than McDonald's)
McDonald's   vs   Dominos 153 ( -22 locations than McDonald's) 15 (Same as McDonald's) 132 (+3 cities than McDonald's)
McDonald's   vs   Pizza Hut 146 ( -29 locations than McDonald's) 15 (Same as McDonald's) 68 ( -61 cities than McDonald's)
McDonald's   vs   KFC 122 ( -53 locations than McDonald's) 15 (Same as McDonald's) 56 ( -73 cities than McDonald's)
McDonald's   vs   Burger King 79 ( -96 locations than McDonald's) 14 ( -1 states than McDonald's) 70 ( -59 cities than McDonald's)

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Name Street City State / Territory Zip Code Phone Latitude Longitude Address Country Last Updated Date
Thames Goldfields Shopping Centre Thames Waikato 3500 07-867 9043 -37.138982 175.540081 Goldfields Shopping Centre, Thames, Waikato, 3500 New Zealand 2026-01-29
Paeroa 145 Normanby Rd Paeroa Waikato 3600 07-862 8407 -37.3821501 175.673191 145 Normanby Rd, Paeroa, 3600 New Zealand 2026-01-29
Rolleston State Highway 1 Rolleston Canterbury 7678 03-347 1620 -43.5826492 172.4062566 State Highway 1, Rolleston, Canterbury, 7678 New Zealand 2026-01-29
Havelock North 38-40 Havelock Road Havelock North Hawke's Bay 4130 06-877 0280 -39.666334 176.874754 38-40 Havelock Road, Havelock North, Hawke's Bay, 4130 New Zealand 2026-01-29
Clendon Park 443-459 Roscommon Road Clendon Park Manukau Auckland 2103 09-267 6320 -37.032658 174.869242 443-459 Roscommon Road Clendon Park, Manukau, 2103 New Zealand 2026-01-29
Lynfield 516-522 Hillsborough Road Mount Roskill Auckland 1041 09-950 4140 -36.9262277 174.722223 516-522 Hillsborough Road, Mount Roskill, Auckland, 1041 New Zealand 2026-01-29
Frankton 24-28 Greenwood Street Frankton Waikato 3204 07-847 2780 -37.79374 175.260935 24-28 Greenwood Street, Frankton, Waikato, 3204 New Zealand 2026-01-29
Crown Road Taupo 375 Crown Road Taupo Waikato 3379 07-985 5505 -38.704548 176.106354 375 Crown Road, Taupo, Waikato, 3379 New Zealand 2026-01-29
Taupiri 2189 Gordonton Road Taupiri Waikato 3791 07-949 7905 -37.621145 175.208769 2189 Gordonton Road, Taupiri, Waikato, 3791 New Zealand 2026-01-29
The Base Shopping Centre Maahanga Drive Te Rapa Waikato 3200 07-850 1471 -37.7490214 175.2330692 Maahanga Drive, Te Rapa, Waikato, 3200 New Zealand 2026-01-29

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