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For many decades until the local government reforms of 1989, a borough with more than 20,000 people could be proclaimed a city.The boundaries of councils tended to follow the edge of the built-up area, so little distinction was made between the urban area and the local government area.
Regional councils are popularly elected every three years in accordance with the Local Electoral Act 2001, [25] except for the Canterbury regional council, which is a mixture of elected councillors and government appointed commissioners. [26] Councils may use a first-past-the-post or single transferable vote system. The chairperson is selected ...
The purpose of the Border Executive Board is to deliver an integrated and effective border system. [1] As of 2024, its role is to: position New Zealand to have a safer and smarter border, address gaps or future risks from people, goods or craft arriving at the border, and
Border control in China is the responsibility of a variety of entities in each of the country's four distinct immigration areas. In the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau, agencies tracing their lineage to British and Portuguese colonial authorities, respectively, perform border control functions based on the policies and practices in force before those territories' return ...
Southland District Council (Māori: Te Rohe Pōtae o Murihiku) is the territorial authority for the Southland District of New Zealand. [1] The council is led by the mayor of Southland, who is currently Rob Scott. There are also 12 ward councillors. [1]
(Reuters) -The Western Canadian province of Alberta will spend C$29 million ($20.46 million) to create a new sheriff-led patrol unit to police its 298-kilometer (185-mile) border with the U.S ...
New Zealand Citizenship Office (Te Raraunga) New Zealand Gazette Office (Te Kahiti o Aotearoa) New Zealand Lottery Grants Board (Te Puna Tahua) New Zealand Passports Office (Nga Uruwhenua) Office for the Community & Voluntary Sector; Translation Service, The (Te Pūtahi Whakawhiti Reo)
An Immigration NZ spokesperson clarified that the map had been published as part of its online fact sheets on the humanitarian situation in Palestine and New Zealand's refugee program. The Israel Institute's Director Ashley Church demanded that the Immigration Minister apologize to the Jewish community and confirm this did not represent New ...