Districts of New Zealand
Districts (English: Territorial Authority) form the second level of administrative divisions of New Zealand.
The first level consists of the 16 regions ( 17 to the Council of the Chatham Islands).
In total there are 74 Territorial Authorities in New Zealand: 16 city districts (English: City Councils ), 57 "normal" districts (English: District Councils ) and an island - district (English: Iceland Council).
Five of these districts ( Nelson City Council, Gisborne, Tasman and Marlborough District Councils and the Chatham Islands Council ) embody addition to their regional administration also a region that, these are the so-called unitary authorities.
The districts are not subject to the administration of the regions. Thus there are seven districts, which are located in two regions, as well as a (Taupo District ), which is distributed at all four regions.
Territorial Authorities
North Island
- Northland Far North District
- Kaipara District
- Whangarei District
- Auckland Region Rodney District
- Auckland City Council
- North Shore City Council
- Waitakere City Council
- Manukau City Council
- Papakura District
- Franklin District ( partial)
- Waikato region Thames - Coromandel District
- Franklin District ( partial)
- Hauraki District
- Waikato District
- Matamata - Piako District
- Hamilton City Council
- Waipa District
- South Waikato District
- Otorohanga District
- Rotorua District ( part)
- Waitomo District
- Taupo District ( part)
- Bay of Plenty region Western Bay of Plenty District -
- Tauranga City Council
- Opotiki District
- Whakatane District
- Rotorua District ( part)
- Kawerau District
- Taupo District ( part)
- Region and district Gisborne ( unitary authority )
- Hawke's Bay region Wairoa District
- Taupo District ( part)
- Hastings District
- Napier City Council
- Central Hawke's Bay District
- Rangitikei District ( partial)
- Taranaki region New Plymouth District
- Stratford District ( partial)
- South Taranaki District
- Manawatu-Wanganui Region (including Horizons Regional Council ) Taupo District ( part)
- Waitomo District ( part)
- Ruapehu District
- Stratford District ( partial)
- Rangitikei District ( partial)
- Wanganui District
- Manawatu
- Palmerston North City Council
- Tararua District ( partial)
- Horowhenua District
- Wellington region (including Greater Wellington ) Tararua District ( partial)
- Masterton District
- Kapiti Coast District
- Carterton District
- South Wairarapa District
- Upper Hutt City Council
- Porirua City Council
- Hutt City Council
- Wellington City Council
South Island
- Region and district Tasman ( unitary authority )
- Region and City Council Nelson ( Unitary Authority)
- Region and District Marlborough ( Unitary Authority)
- West Coast Region Buller District
- Grey District
- Westland District
- Canterbury region Kaikoura District
- Hurunui District
- Selwyn District
- Waimakariri District
- Christchurch City Council
- Ashburton District
- Mackenzie District
- Timaru
- Waitaki District ( partial)
- Waimate District
- Otago Region Queenstown- Lakes District
- Central Otago
- Waitaki District ( partial)
- Dunedin City Council
- Clutha District
- Region Southland Southland District ( this District includes Stewart Iceland )
- Gore District
- Invercargill City Council
Chatham Islands
- Chatham Islands Council ( Unitary Authority)
Other areas
The remaining territories, such as White Iceland, Iceland or Motiti Mayor Iceland, report directly to the "Minister of Local Government ".
Tokelau and the Cook Islands Manage relatively autonomous.
History
In 1989, emerged in the course of administrative reform until many of today's existing 74 districts. Since then, some changes occurred: