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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.
SmartGate (eGate in New Zealand) is an automated self-service border control system operated by the Australian Border Force (ABF) and New Zealand Customs Service (NZCS) and located at immigration checkpoints in departure and arrival halls in ten Australian international airports, and 4 New Zealand international airports (as eGate).
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
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 ...
(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 ...
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 .
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 ...
[1] [2] It includes the Macdonald Range in British Columbia and Montana west of the Flathead River and east of the Wigwam River, the Clark Range straddling the British Columbia-Alberta-Montana borders east of the Flathead River, the Galton Range in British Columbia and Montana on the west side of the Wigwam River, and the Lewis Range in Alberta ...