Territorial authorities of New Zealand
Encyclopedia : T : TE : TER : Territorial authorities of New Zealand
Territorial authorities is the formal term for the second tier of local government in New Zealand, below regional councils. There are 74 territorial authorities: 16 city councils, 58 district councils and the Chatham Islands Council. Five territorial authorities (Nelson City Council, Gisborne, Tasman and Marlborough District Councils and the Chatham Islands Council) also perform the functions of a regional council and thus are known as unitary authorities. Territorial authority districts are not subdivisions of regions, and some of them fall within more than one region. Franklin District Council, for example, falls within both the Auckland and Waikato regions. Regional Council areas are based on [catchment] areas, whereas territorial authorities are based on an area with sufficient ratepayers and community representation. Regional councils are responsible for the administration of environmental and transport matters and 74 territorial authorities that administer roading, sewerage, building consents, and other local matters.
Territorial Authorities
- Northland Regional Council
- * Far North District Council
- * Whangarei District Council
- * Kaipara District Council
- Auckland Regional Council
- * Rodney District Council
- * Auckland City Council
- * North Shore City Council
- * Waitakere City Council
- * Manukau City Council
- * Papakura District Council
- * Franklin District Council (part)
- Waikato Regional Council (Environment Waikato)
- * Thames-Coromandel District Council
- * Franklin District Council (part)
- * Hauraki District Council
- * Waikato District Council
- * Matamata-Piako District Council
- * Hamilton City Council
- * Waipa District Council
- * South Waikato District Council
- * Otorohanga District Council
- * Rotorua District Council (part)
- * Waitomo District Council
- * Taupo District Council (part)
- Bay of Plenty Regional Council (Environment BOP)
- * Western Bay of Plenty District Council
- * Tauranga City Council
- * Opotiki District Council
- * Whakatane District Council
- * Rotorua District Council (part)
- * Kawerau District Council
- Gisborne District Council (unitary authority)
- Hawke's Bay Regional Council
- * Wairoa District Council
- * Taupo District Council (part)
- * Hastings District Council
- * Napier City Council
- * Central Hawke's Bay District Council
- * Rangitikei District Council (part)
- Taranaki Regional Council
- * New Plymouth District Council
- * Stratford District Council (part)
- * South Taranaki District Council
- Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council (Horizons Regional Council; horizons.mw)
- * Ruapehu District Council
- * Stratford District Council (part)
- * Rangitikei District Council (part)
- * Wanganui District Council
- * Manawatu District Council
- * Palmerston North City Council
- * Tararua District Council
- * Horowhenua District Council
- Wellington Regional Council (Greater Wellington Regional Council; Greater Wellington -- The Regional Council)
- * Masterton District Council
- * Kapiti Coast District Council
- * Carterton District Council
- * South Wairarapa District Council
- * Upper Hutt City Council
- * Porirua City Council
- * Hutt City Council *
- * Wellington City Council
- Tasman District Council (unitary authority)
- Nelson City Council (unitary authority)
- Marlborough District Council (unitary authority)
- West Coast Regional Council
- * Buller District Council
- * Grey District Council
- * Westland District Council
- Canterbury Regional Council (Environment Canterbury)
- * Kaikoura District Council
- * Hurunui District Council
- * Selwyn District Council
- * Waimakariri District Council
- * Christchurch City Council
- * Ashburton District Council
- * Mackenzie District Council
- * Timaru District Council
- * Waitaki District Council (part)
- * Waimate District Council
- Otago Regional Council
- * Queenstown Lakes District Council
- * Central Otago District Council
- * Waitaki District Council (part)
- * Dunedin City Council
- * Clutha District Council
- Southland Regional Council (Environment Southland)
- * Southland District Council
- * Gore District Council
- * Invercargill City Council
- Southland Regional Council (Environment Southland)
- * Southland District Council
- Chatham Islands Council (district) [*]
[*] With the exception of Hutt City Council and Chatham Islands Council, each territorial authority is named after the area it covers, with the words "City Council" or "District Council" added. The Hutt City Council covers Lower Hutt (Lower Hutt City (Name of City Council) Act 1991); the Chatham Islands Council covers a district known as Chatham Islands Territory, and has no encompassing region (Chatham Islands Council Act 1995).Offshore islands
There are eight islands where the Minister of Local Government is the territorial authority, three of which have a 'significant population and/or permanent buildings and structures.'
Changes since 1989
Since the 1989 reorganisations conducted by the Local Government Commission, there have been few major reorganisations or status changes in local government. Incomplete list:
- 1991: Invercargill re-proclaimed a city.
- 1992: (by a Local Government Amendment Act) Abolition of Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council - Kaikoura was transferred to the Canterbury region, and Nelson city and Tasman and Marlborough districts became unitary authorities.
- 1995: Chatham Islands County dissolved and reconstituted as a district council with regional council functions by a special Act of Parliament.
- 2004: Tauranga became a city again on 1 March.
Reports on completed reorganisation proposals since 1999 are available on the Local Government Commission's site (link below).
- 2006: Banks Peninsula District merged into Christchurch City as a result of 2005 referendum
External links and sources
- [Local Councils website] (maintained by the Department of Internal Affairs)
- [Local Government Services at the Department of Internal Affairs site] (includes the Local Government Directory at the bottom of the page)
- * [Administration of Offshore Islands]
- [Local Government Commission site]
- [Local Government Online Limited site] (portal site owned by the Society of Local Government Managers and the Association of Local Government Information Management)
- [Local Government New Zealand] region and district boundaries - North Island
- [Local Government New Zealand] region and district boundaries - South Island
- [Statistics New Zealand clickable map for local body and area unit detail over all NZ]
- Tasman District Council (unitary authority)
- Nelson City Council (unitary authority)
- Marlborough District Council (unitary authority)
- West Coast Regional Council
- * Buller District Council
- * Grey District Council
- * Westland District Council
- Canterbury Regional Council (Environment Canterbury)
- * Kaikoura District Council
- * Hurunui District Council
- * Selwyn District Council
- * Waimakariri District Council
- * Christchurch City Council
- * Ashburton District Council
- * Mackenzie District Council
- * Timaru District Council
- * Waitaki District Council (part)
- * Waimate District Council
- Otago Regional Council
- * Queenstown Lakes District Council
- * Central Otago District Council
- * Waitaki District Council (part)
- * Dunedin City Council
- * Clutha District Council
- Southland Regional Council (Environment Southland)
- * Southland District Council
- * Gore District Council
- * Invercargill City Council
- Southland Regional Council (Environment Southland)
- * Southland District Council
- Chatham Islands Council (district) [*]
[*] With the exception of Hutt City Council and Chatham Islands Council, each territorial authority is named after the area it covers, with the words "City Council" or "District Council" added. The Hutt City Council covers Lower Hutt (Lower Hutt City (Name of City Council) Act 1991); the Chatham Islands Council covers a district known as Chatham Islands Territory, and has no encompassing region (Chatham Islands Council Act 1995).Offshore islands
There are eight islands where the Minister of Local Government is the territorial authority, three of which have a 'significant population and/or permanent buildings and structures.'
Changes since 1989
Since the 1989 reorganisations conducted by the Local Government Commission, there have been few major reorganisations or status changes in local government. Incomplete list:
- 1991: Invercargill re-proclaimed a city.
- 1992: (by a Local Government Amendment Act) Abolition of Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council - Kaikoura was transferred to the Canterbury region, and Nelson city and Tasman and Marlborough districts became unitary authorities.
- 1995: Chatham Islands County dissolved and reconstituted as a district council with regional council functions by a special Act of Parliament.
- 2004: Tauranga became a city again on 1 March.
Reports on completed reorganisation proposals since 1999 are available on the Local Government Commission's site (link below).
- 2006: Banks Peninsula District merged into Christchurch City as a result of 2005 referendum
External links and sources
- [Local Councils website] (maintained by the Department of Internal Affairs)
- [Local Government Services at the Department of Internal Affairs site] (includes the Local Government Directory at the bottom of the page)
- * [Administration of Offshore Islands]
- [Local Government Commission site]
- [Local Government Online Limited site] (portal site owned by the Society of Local Government Managers and the Association of Local Government Information Management)
- [Local Government New Zealand] region and district boundaries - North Island
- [Local Government New Zealand] region and district boundaries - South Island
- [Statistics New Zealand clickable map for local body and area unit detail over all NZ]
- Chatham Islands Council (district) [*]
Offshore islands
There are eight islands where the Minister of Local Government is the territorial authority, three of which have a 'significant population and/or permanent buildings and structures.'Changes since 1989
Since the 1989 reorganisations conducted by the Local Government Commission, there have been few major reorganisations or status changes in local government. Incomplete list:- 1991: Invercargill re-proclaimed a city.
- 1992: (by a Local Government Amendment Act) Abolition of Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council - Kaikoura was transferred to the Canterbury region, and Nelson city and Tasman and Marlborough districts became unitary authorities.
- 1995: Chatham Islands County dissolved and reconstituted as a district council with regional council functions by a special Act of Parliament.
- 2004: Tauranga became a city again on 1 March.
- 2006: Banks Peninsula District merged into Christchurch City as a result of 2005 referendum
External links and sources
- [Local Councils website] (maintained by the Department of Internal Affairs)
- [Local Government Services at the Department of Internal Affairs site] (includes the Local Government Directory at the bottom of the page)
- * [Administration of Offshore Islands]
- [Local Government Commission site]
- [Local Government Online Limited site] (portal site owned by the Society of Local Government Managers and the Association of Local Government Information Management)
- [Local Government New Zealand] region and district boundaries - North Island
- [Local Government New Zealand] region and district boundaries - South Island
- [Statistics New Zealand clickable map for local body and area unit detail over all NZ]
From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.