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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]
Napier City Council (Māori: Te Kaunihera o Ahuriri) is the territorial authority of Napier, a city in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's North Island. The council covers the urban and suburban areas of the city, including Central Napier , Bay View , Onekawa , Ahuriri , Taradale , and Meeanee , amongst others.
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 ...
Map of territorial authorities after the 2010 Auckland Council amalgamation. Cities are in uppercase, others are districts. Regions are indicated with colours. The 1989 New Zealand local government reform was the most significant reform of local government in New Zealand in over a century.
State-Owned Enterprises Act 1986 at the www.legislation.govt.nz site (as consolidated and amended) Bilingual titles of public and private sector organisations at the Māori Language Commission Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori site
Kaipara District is located in the rolling hills around the northern shores of the Kaipara Harbour, a large natural harbour open to the Tasman Sea.Kaipara District Council shares management of the harbour with various other organisations, most notably Northland Regional Council (in the north) and Auckland Council to the south.
The seat of the district council is Invercargill, which, however, is not part of Southland District, but a territorial authority in its own right. Two of New Zealand's largest national parks are within the boundaries of Southland District: Fiordland National Park , and Rakiura National Park (which covers most of Stewart Island/Rakiura ).
Timaru District is a local government district on New Zealand's South Island, administered by the Timaru District Council.It is part of the larger Canterbury Region.Timaru district was formed in 1989 from the amalgamation of Timaru City, Geraldine borough, Temuka borough and Strathallan County.