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The council was established in 1989 through the merger of Lawrence Borough Council (established in 1866), [2] Balclutha Borough Council (established in 1870), [3] Clutha County Council (established in 1876), [4] Tapanui Borough Council (established in 1876), [4] and Kaitangata Borough Council (established in 1882).
Clutha District is a local government district of southern New Zealand, with its headquarters in the Otago town of Balclutha. Clutha District has a land area of 6,334.47 km 2 (2,445.75 sq mi) and an estimated population of 19,300 as of June 2024. Clutha District occupies the majority of the geographical area known as South Otago.
The town sits close to the coast on one of the branches of the Clutha River's delta. The small island of Inch Clutha lies immediately to the southwest of the town. Close to the town to the north lies the small Lake Tuakitoto, which drains into the Clutha via a small stream which runs to the west of Kaitangata.
Territorial authorities (Māori: mana ā-rohe) are a tier of local government in New Zealand, alongside regional councils.There are 67 territorial authorities: 13 city councils, 53 district councils and the Chatham Islands Council. [1]
Clutha County was one of the counties of New Zealand in the South Island. Its first meeting was on 4 January 1877 at the Balclutha courthouse. [ 1 ] The offices on the corner of Clyde and Elizabeth Streets in Balclutha were rebuilt in 1934 [ 2 ] and demolished in 2009.
Bryan Alexander Cadogan (born 1959 or 1960) is a New Zealand politician who has served as the mayor of Clutha since 2010. A retailer and former sheep shearer, he was first elected as a Clutha District Councillor in 1998. His younger brother, Tim Cadogan, was the mayor of Central Otago between 2016 and 2024.
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Owaka is a small town in the Clutha District of South Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is the largest community in the rugged, forested Catlins area, close to the border with Southland , some 35 km (22 mi) south of Balclutha on the Southern Scenic Route .