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Of its territorial authorities, the Kaikōura District was transferred to the Canterbury Region, and Nelson City and Tasman and Marlborough districts became unitary authorities. 1995: The Chatham Islands County was dissolved and reconstituted by an Act of Parliament as the "Chatham Islands Territory", with powers similar to those of territorial ...
Nine local authorities determined to establish Māori wards ahead of the 2022 New Zealand local elections (Whangarei District Council, Kaipara District Council, Northland Regional Council, Tauranga City Council, Gisborne District Council, Ruapehu District Council, Taupō District Council, New Plymouth District Council, and South Taranaki ...
New Zealand is divided into sixteen regions for local government purposes. Eleven are administered by regional councils, and five are administered by unitary authorities , which are territorial authorities that also perform the functions of regional councils.
Pages in category "Districts of New Zealand" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
An electorate or electoral district (Māori: rohe pōti [1]) is a geographic constituency used for electing a member (MP) to the New Zealand Parliament. [2] The size of electorates is determined such that all electorates have approximately the same electoral population. Before 1996, all MPs were directly chosen for office by the voters of an ...
The land districts of New Zealand are the cadastral divisions of New Zealand, which are used on property titles. There are 12 districts, six in the North Island and six in the South Island. The land districts are distinct from the 16 local government regions. The current legislation for the land districts is the Land Transfer Act 1952. [1] [2] [3]
Marlborough District had a population of 49,431 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 2,091 people (4.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 6,015 people (13.9%) since the 2013 census. There were 24,594 males, 24,681 females and 156 people of other genders in 20,187 dwellings. [10] 2.6% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The ...
The first four Māori electorates were established for special elections in 1868, during the term of the fourth parliament.These four seats remained until the country's change to a mixed-member proportional system in 1996, when a large number of general electorate seats were changed as well.