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  2. List of cities in New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    In 1989, the structure of local government in New Zealand was significantly reorganised. Almost all the new district councils and city councils were much larger in land area, and they covered both urban land and the surrounding rural land. Many locations that once had a "city council" are now governed by a "district council".

  3. Hamilton City Council (New Zealand) - Wikipedia

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    Hamilton City Council (Māori: Te kaunihera o Kirikiriroa) is the territorial authority for the New Zealand city of Hamilton. [ 1 ] The council is led by the mayor of Hamilton , who is currently Paula Southgate .

  4. Local government in New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Territorial authorities of New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    Mayors in New Zealand are directly elected—at-large, by all eligible voters within a territorial authority—in the local elections to a three-year term. [29] The Local Government Act 2002 defines the role of a mayor as having to provide leadership to the other elected members of the territorial authority, be a leader in the community and ...

  6. Wellington City Council - Wikipedia

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    Wellington City Council is a territorial authority in New Zealand, governing the city of Wellington, the country's capital city and third-largest city by population, behind Auckland and Christchurch. It consists of the central historic town and certain additional areas within the Wellington metropolitan area , extending as far north as Linden ...

  7. Category:City councils in New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "City councils in New Zealand" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. ... Hamilton City Council (New Zealand) Hutt City ...

  8. Mayors in New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    Mayors in New Zealand are the directly elected leaders of New Zealand's territorial authorities. They chair local council meetings and have limited executive powers , including the ability to appoint a deputy mayor, establish committees, and select chairpersons for said committees.

  9. Māori wards and constituencies - Wikipedia

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    The Opotiki District's Māori wards are not affected by the ruling since they held a poll during the 2022 New Zealand local elections that found majority support for wards. The Tauranga City Council, which had been under the management of commissioners since 2020, held elections in July 2024. Tauranga has the option of reversing its decision to ...