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The Counties Bill of 1876 created 63 counties out of the provinces. In 1989 the counties were replaced by enlarged district councils . The boundaries of the former provinces served as administrative areas for education boards set up under the Education Act of 1877 and for the offices of several Government departments, including the Department ...
English: Map of New Zealand with regional council areas shown in grey with white borders. Regional Councils are a good proxy for the old provinces. Regional Councils are a good proxy for the old provinces.
Nelson City Council: 13 Nelson: South 422 163 55,200 130.81 338.8 NZ-NSN: 12 Marlborough [a] ... Local Government New Zealand; Provinces of New Zealand; References
3,049 counties (including 41 independent cities) [cf] Local government in the United States varies widely by state; some entities cross county and other boundaries. The US Census in 2012 counted 19,522 municipalities, 16,364 townships , 37,203 special districts, and 12,884 independent school districts which have active governments. [ 45 ]
A system of counties of New Zealand was instituted after the country dissolved its provinces in 1876, and these counties were similar to other countries' systems, lasting with little change (except mergers and other localised boundary adjustments) until 1989, when they were reorganised into district and city councils within a system of larger regions.
Former provincial capitals of New Zealand (11 P) E. ... Provinces of New Zealand; 0–9. 1853 New Zealand provincial elections; A. Auckland Province; C. Canterbury ...
The monarch of New Zealand, personally represented by the governor-general of New Zealand, is the head of state throughout the Realm of New Zealand.The New Zealand monarchy is unitary throughout all jurisdictions in the realm with the headship of state being a part of all equally. [6]
The cartography of New Zealand is the history of surveying and creation of maps of New Zealand. Surveying in New Zealand began with the arrival of Abel Tasman in the mid 17th century. [ 1 ] Cartography and surveying have developed in incremental steps since that time till the integration of New Zealand into a global system based on GPS and the ...