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New Zealand is divided into sixteen regions for local government purposes. Eleven are administered by regional councils, and five are administered by unitary ...
Map of provinces after 1852. New provinces were formed by the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852.This Act established a quasi-federal system of government and divided the country into the six provinces of Auckland, New Plymouth, Wellington, Nelson, Canterbury, and Otago.
Categories of New Zealand by region (12 C) Members of New Zealand regional councils (11 C, 5 P) A. Auckland Region (21 C, 11 P) B. Bay of Plenty Region (10 C, 17 P) C.
The model of local government introduced after New Zealand became a British colony in 1840 had nothing in common with the tribal system practised by Māori. [2] The New Zealand Constitution Act 1852, a British Act of Parliament, established six provinces in New Zealand—Auckland, New Plymouth (later to be renamed Taranaki), Wellington, Nelson, Canterbury, and Otago—based on the six original ...
New Zealand proper consists of the following island groups: [26] the North Island, South Island, Stewart Island, and the neighbouring coastal islands such as the Solander Islands, all contained within the 16 regions of New Zealand; the Chatham Islands to the east, contained within the Chatham Islands Territory;
New Zealand is a predominantly urban country, with 84.3% of the population living in urban areas, and 51.0% of the population living in the seven cities with populations exceeding 100,000. [311] Auckland, with over 1.4 million residents, is by far the largest city. [311] New Zealand cities generally rank highly on international livability measures.
Territorial authorities (Māori: mana ā-rohe) are a tier of local government in New Zealand, alongside regional councils, which administer the districts and cities of New Zealand. There are 67 territorial authorities: 13 city councils , 53 district councils and the Chatham Islands Council . [ 1 ]
The region encompasses the Auckland metropolitan area, smaller towns, rural areas, and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf. Containing 34 percent of the nation's residents, [2] it has by far the largest population and economy of any region of New Zealand, but the second-smallest land area.