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Available in 41 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-41" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">41 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85_%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7" title="أقاليم نيوزيلندا – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="أقاليم نيوزيلندا" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rechions_de_Nueva_Zelanda" title="Rechions de Nueva Zelanda – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Rechions de Nueva Zelanda" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wawengkon_ring_Selandia_Anyar" title="Wawengkon ring Selandia Anyar – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Wawengkon ring Selandia Anyar" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D1%8D%D0%B3%D1%96%D1%91%D0%BD%D1%8B_%D0%9D%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B9_%D0%97%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%8B%D1%96" title="Рэгіёны Новай Зеландыі – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Рэгіёны Новай Зеландыі" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regiona_vo_Neiseeland" title="Regiona vo Neiseeland – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Regiona vo Neiseeland" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regions_de_Nova_Zelanda" title="Regions de Nova Zelanda – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Regions de Nova Zelanda" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regiony_na_Nov%C3%A9m_Z%C3%A9landu" title="Regiony na Novém Zélandu – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Regiony na Novém Zélandu" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhanbarthau_Seland_Newydd" title="Rhanbarthau Seland Newydd – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Rhanbarthau Seland Newydd" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ary mw-list-item"><a href="https://ary.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7" title="جيهات نيوزيلاندا – Moroccan Arabic" lang="ary" hreflang="ary" data-title="جيهات نيوزيلاندا" data-language-autonym="الدارجة" data-language-local-name="Moroccan Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>الدارجة</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regionen_Neuseelands" title="Regionen Neuseelands – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Regionen Neuseelands" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regionoj_de_Nov-Zelando" title="Regionoj de Nov-Zelando – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Regionoj de Nov-Zelando" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B7%D9%82%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B2%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF" title="منطقه‌های نیوزیلند – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="منطقه‌های نیوزیلند" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9gions_de_la_Nouvelle-Z%C3%A9lande" title="Régions de la Nouvelle-Zélande – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Régions de la Nouvelle-Zélande" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%89%B4%EC%A7%88%EB%9E%9C%EB%93%9C%EC%9D%98_%EC%A7%80%EB%B0%A9" title="뉴질랜드의 지방 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="뉴질랜드의 지방" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%86%D5%B8%D6%80_%D4%B6%D5%A5%D5%AC%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A4%D5%AB%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB_%D5%BE%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%B9%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%A2%D5%A1%D5%AA%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B4" title="Նոր Զելանդիայի վարչական բաժանում – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Նոր Զելանդիայի վարչական բաժանում" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0" title="न्यूज़ीलैण्ड के क्षेत्र – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="न्यूज़ीलैण्ड के क्षेत्र" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novozelandske_regije" title="Novozelandske regije – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Novozelandske regije" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Region_di_Selandia_Baru" title="Region di Selandia Baru – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Region di Selandia Baru" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regioni_della_Nuova_Zelanda" title="Regioni della Nuova Zelanda – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Regioni della Nuova Zelanda" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%97%D7%91%D7%9C%D7%99_%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%95_%D7%96%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%A0%D7%93" title="חבלי ניו זילנד – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="חבלי ניו זילנד" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%90%E1%83%AE%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98_%E1%83%96%E1%83%94%E1%83%9A%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%93%E1%83%98%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%A0%E1%83%94%E1%83%92%E1%83%98%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%98" title="ახალი ზელანდიის რეგიონები – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ახალი ზელანდიის რეგიონები" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naujosios_Zelandijos_regionai" title="Naujosios Zelandijos regionai – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Naujosios Zelandijos regionai" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8_%D0%B2%D0%BE_%D0%9D%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%97%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4" title="Региони во Нов Зеланд – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Региони во Нов Зеланд" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mi mw-list-item"><a href="https://mi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohe_o_Aotearoa" title="Rohe o Aotearoa – Māori" lang="mi" hreflang="mi" data-title="Rohe o Aotearoa" data-language-autonym="Māori" data-language-local-name="Māori" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Māori</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilayah_New_Zealand" title="Wilayah New Zealand – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Wilayah New Zealand" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regio%27s_van_Nieuw-Zeeland" title="Regio's van Nieuw-Zeeland – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Regio's van Nieuw-Zeeland" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%81%AE%E5%9C%B0%E6%96%B9%E8%A1%8C%E6%94%BF%E5%8C%BA%E7%94%BB" title="ニュージーランドの地方行政区画 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ニュージーランドの地方行政区画" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Region_(New_Zealand)" title="Region (New Zealand) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Region (New Zealand)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regionar_p%C3%A5_New_Zealand" title="Regionar på New Zealand – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Regionar på New Zealand" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podzia%C5%82_administracyjny_Nowej_Zelandii" title="Podział administracyjny Nowej Zelandii – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Podział administracyjny Nowej Zelandii" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regi%C3%B5es_da_Nova_Zel%C3%A2ndia" title="Regiões da Nova Zelândia – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Regiões da Nova Zelândia" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regions_of_New_Zealand" title="Regions of New Zealand – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Regions of New Zealand" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%BE%DB%95%D8%B1%DB%8E%D9%85%DB%95%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C_%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B2%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF" title="ھەرێمەکانی نیوزیلاند – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="ھەرێمەکانی نیوزیلاند" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li 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class="sidebar-title"><div class="adr"><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_New_Zealand" title="Politics of New Zealand">Politics of New Zealand</a></div></th></tr><tr><th><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_New_Zealand.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Coat_of_arms_of_New_Zealand.svg/125px-Coat_of_arms_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="121" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Coat_of_arms_of_New_Zealand.svg/188px-Coat_of_arms_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Coat_of_arms_of_New_Zealand.svg/250px-Coat_of_arms_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="725" data-file-height="699" /></a></span></th></tr><tr><th style="border-bottom: #aaa 1px solid"></th></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;padding-bottom:0.5em;"> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_New_Zealand" title="Constitution of New Zealand">Constitution</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/The_Crown" title="The Crown">The Crown</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_New_Zealand" title="Monarchy of New Zealand">Monarch</a> <dl><dd>King <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles III</a></span></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_New_Zealand" title="Governor-General of New Zealand">Governor-General</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_governors-general_of_New_Zealand" title="List of governors-general of New Zealand">list</a>) <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Cindy_Kiro" title="Cindy Kiro">Cindy Kiro</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Realm_of_New_Zealand" title="Realm of New Zealand">Realm of New Zealand</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Government" title="New Zealand Government">Executive Government</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_Zealand_governments" title="List of New Zealand governments">List of governments</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sixth_National_Government_of_New_Zealand" title="Sixth National Government of New Zealand">current</a>) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_New_Zealand" title="Cabinet of New Zealand">Cabinet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government" title="Ministers in the New Zealand Government">Ministers</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_New_Zealand" title="Prime Minister of New Zealand">Prime Minister</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_New_Zealand" title="List of prime ministers of New Zealand">list</a>) <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Luxon" title="Christopher Luxon">Christopher Luxon</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Executive_Council_of_New_Zealand" title="Executive Council of New Zealand">Executive Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_sector_organisations_in_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Public sector organisations in New Zealand">State services departments</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Parliament" title="New Zealand Parliament">Legislature</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/54th_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="54th New Zealand Parliament">54th New Zealand Parliament</a></div> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/King-in-Parliament" title="King-in-Parliament">King-in-Parliament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_House_of_Representatives" title="New Zealand House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_New_Zealand_House_of_Representatives" title="Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives">Speaker</a>: <a href="/wiki/Gerry_Brownlee" title="Gerry Brownlee">Gerry Brownlee</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Official_Opposition_(New_Zealand)" title="Official Opposition (New Zealand)">Official Opposition</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_New_Zealand" title="Elections in New Zealand">Elections</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_New_Zealand" title="List of political parties in New Zealand">Political parties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_electorates" title="New Zealand electorates">Electorates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electoral_system_of_New_Zealand" title="Electoral system of New Zealand">Electoral system</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Electoral_reform_in_New_Zealand" title="Electoral reform in New Zealand">Electoral reform</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electoral_Commission_(New_Zealand)" title="Electoral Commission (New Zealand)">Electoral Commission</a></li> <li>Recent elections: <dl><dd><div class="hlist"><ul><li>General: <a href="/wiki/2014_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2014 New Zealand general election">2014</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2017_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2017 New Zealand general election">2017</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2020_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2020 New Zealand general election">2020</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2023_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2023 New Zealand general election">2023</a></li></ul></div></dd> <dd><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Local: <a href="/wiki/2013_New_Zealand_local_elections" title="2013 New Zealand local elections">2013</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2016_New_Zealand_local_elections" title="2016 New Zealand local elections">2016</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2019_New_Zealand_local_elections" title="2019 New Zealand local elections">2019</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2022_New_Zealand_local_elections" title="2022 New Zealand local elections">2022</a></li></ul></div></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Referendums_in_New_Zealand" title="Referendums in New Zealand">Referendums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_funding_in_New_Zealand" title="Political funding in New Zealand">Political funding and election expenses</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_New_Zealand" title="Judiciary of New Zealand">Judiciary</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_New_Zealand" title="Supreme Court of New Zealand">Supreme Court</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_New_Zealand" title="Chief Justice of New Zealand">Chief Justice</a>: <a href="/wiki/Helen_Winkelmann" title="Helen Winkelmann">Helen Winkelmann</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Court_of_Appeal_of_New_Zealand" title="Court of Appeal of New Zealand">Court of Appeal</a> <dl><dd>President: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Cooper_(judge)" title="Mark Cooper (judge)">Mark Cooper</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Court_of_New_Zealand" title="High Court of New Zealand">High Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/District_Court_of_New_Zealand" title="District Court of New Zealand">District Court</a></li> <li>Other courts: <dl><dd><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Employment_Court_of_New_Zealand" title="Employment Court of New Zealand">Employment</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Environment_Court_of_New_Zealand" title="Environment Court of New Zealand">Environment</a></li></ul></div> <div class="hlist"><ul><li>Courts Martial Appeal</li></ul></div> <div class="hlist" style="white-space:nowrap;"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ori_Land_Court" title="Māori Land Court">Māori Land</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Waitangi_Tribunal" title="Waitangi Tribunal">Waitangi Tribunal</a></li></ul></div></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_New_Zealand" title="Law of New 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Eleven are administered by regional councils, and five are administered by <a href="/wiki/Unitary_authority#New_Zealand" title="Unitary authority">unitary authorities</a>, which are <a href="/wiki/Territorial_authorities_of_New_Zealand" title="Territorial authorities of New Zealand">territorial authorities</a> that also perform the functions of regional councils.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Chatham_Islands#Local_government" title="Chatham Islands">Chatham Islands Council</a> is not a region but is similar to a unitary authority, authorised under its own legislation.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_regions">Current regions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regions_of_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Current regions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="History_and_statutory_basis">History and statutory basis</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regions_of_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History and statutory basis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <b>regional councils</b> are listed in Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the <a href="/wiki/Local_Government_Act_2002_(New_Zealand)" class="mw-redirect" title="Local Government Act 2002 (New Zealand)">Local Government Act 2002</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> along with reference to the <i><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Gazette" title="New Zealand Gazette">Gazette</a></i> notices that established them in 1989.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Act requires regional councils to promote <a href="/wiki/Sustainable_development" title="Sustainable development">sustainable development</a> – the social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being of their communities.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The current regions and most of their councils came into being through a <a href="/wiki/1989_New_Zealand_local_government_reforms" title="1989 New Zealand local government reforms">local government reform in 1989</a> that took place under the <a href="/wiki/Local_Government_Act_1974_(New_Zealand)" title="Local Government Act 1974 (New Zealand)">Local Government Act 1974</a>. The regional councils replaced the more than 700 ad hoc bodies that had been formed in the preceding century – roads boards, catchment boards, drainage boards, pest control boards, harbour boards, domain and reserve boards.<sup id="cite_ref-bush_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bush-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition they took over some roles that had previously been performed by county councils. </p><p>The boundaries of the regions are based largely on <a href="/wiki/Drainage_basin" title="Drainage basin">drainage basins</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-OECD_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OECD-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This anticipated the responsibilities of the <a href="/wiki/Resource_Management_Act_1991" title="Resource Management Act 1991">Resource Management Act 1991</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NZHA98_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NZHA98-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most regional boundaries conform with territorial authority boundaries but there are a number of exceptions. An example is <a href="/wiki/Taupo_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Taupo District">Taupo District</a>, split between four regions, although most of its area is in the <a href="/wiki/Waikato" title="Waikato">Waikato</a> region.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is often a high degree of co-operation between regional and territorial councils as they have complementary roles. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Resource_management_functions">Resource management functions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regions_of_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Resource management functions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Regional councils have these specific functions under the <a href="/wiki/Resource_Management_Act_1991" title="Resource Management Act 1991">Resource Management Act 1991</a>: </p> <ul><li>Planning for the integrated management of natural and physical resources<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Planning for regionally significant land uses<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soil_conservation" title="Soil conservation">Soil conservation</a>, water quality and quantity, water ecosystems, natural hazards, hazardous substances <sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Controlling the coastal marine area<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Controlling via <a href="/wiki/Resource_consent" title="Resource consent">resource consents</a> the taking, use, damming or diverting of water <sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Controlling via resource consents the discharge of contaminants<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Establishing of rules in a regional plan to allocate water<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Controlling via resource consents the beds of waterbodies<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_functions">Other functions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regions_of_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Other functions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Regional councils have responsibility for functions under other statutes;<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>flood and river control under the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941,</li> <li>reserves vested in regional councils under the <a href="/wiki/Reserves_Act_1977" title="Reserves Act 1977">Reserves Act 1977</a>,</li> <li>civil defence under the Civil Defence Act 1990,</li> <li>regional pest management under the <a href="/wiki/Biosecurity_Act_1993" title="Biosecurity Act 1993">Biosecurity Act 1993</a>,</li> <li>harbour and water navigation under the <a href="/wiki/Maritime_Transport_Act_1994" title="Maritime Transport Act 1994">Maritime Transport Act 1994</a>,</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hazardous_waste" title="Hazardous waste">hazardous waste</a> under the HSNO Act 1996,</li> <li>public transport planning under the Land Transport Act 1998, and</li> <li>supervision of the safety of dams under the Building Act 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="List_of_regions">List of regions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regions_of_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: List of regions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: left;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2" bgcolor="#efefef" width="3%"> </th> <th rowspan="2" align="left" bgcolor="#f2f2f4">Name<br /><small>(name in <a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ori_language" title="Māori language">Māori</a> if different)</small> </th> <th rowspan="2" align="left" bgcolor="#f2f2f4">Regional council </th> <th rowspan="2" align="left" bgcolor="#f2f2f4">Seats </th> <th rowspan="2" align="left" bgcolor="#f2f2f4">Council seat </th> <th rowspan="2" align="left" bgcolor="#f2f2f4">Island </th> <th colspan="2" align="right" bgcolor="#f2f2f4">Land area<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th rowspan="2" align="right" bgcolor="#f2f2f4">Population<sup id="cite_ref-NZ_population_data_2018_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NZ_population_data_2018-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2" align="right">Density </th> <th rowspan="2" align="right" bgcolor="#f2f2f4"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-2:NZ" title="ISO 3166-2:NZ">ISO 3166-2 Code</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th align="right">km<sup>2</sup> </th> <th align="right">sq mi </th> <th align="right">per km<sup>2</sup> </th> <th align="right">per sq mi </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Northland_Region" title="Northland Region">Northland</a></b><br /><span title="Māori-language text"><i lang="mi">Te Tai Tokerau</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northland_Regional_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Northland Regional Council">Northland Regional Council</a> </td> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Whang%C4%81rei" title="Whangārei">Whangārei</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Island" title="North Island">North</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7010125040000000000">12,504 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7010125040000000000">4,828 </td> <td align="right">204,800 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995163800000000000">16.38 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995163800000000000">42.4 </td> <td align="right"><code>NZ-NTL</code> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Auckland_Region" title="Auckland Region">Auckland</a></b><sup>(1)</sup><br /><span title="Māori-language text"><i lang="mi">Tāmaki-makau-rau</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Auckland_Council" title="Auckland Council">Auckland Council</a> </td> <td>21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Auckland" title="Auckland">Auckland</a> </td> <td>North </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7009494100000000000">4,941 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7009494100000000000">1,908 </td> <td align="right">1,798,300 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6996363950000000000">363.95 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6996363950000000000">942.6 </td> <td align="right"><code>NZ-AUK</code> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">3 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Waikato" title="Waikato">Waikato</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Waikato_Regional_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Waikato Regional Council">Waikato Regional Council</a> </td> <td>14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hamilton,_New_Zealand" title="Hamilton, New Zealand">Hamilton</a> </td> <td>North </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7010239000000000000">23,900 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7010239000000000000">9,200 </td> <td align="right">536,200 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995224400000000000">22.44 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995224400000000000">58.1 </td> <td align="right"><code>NZ-WKO</code> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">4 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Plenty_Region" title="Bay of Plenty Region">Bay of Plenty</a></b><br /><span title="Māori-language text"><i lang="mi">Te Moana-a-Toi</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Plenty_Regional_Council" title="Bay of Plenty Regional Council">Bay of Plenty Regional Council</a> </td> <td>14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Whakat%C4%81ne" title="Whakatāne">Whakatāne</a> </td> <td>North </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7010120720000000000">12,072 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7010120720000000000">4,661 </td> <td align="right">355,200 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995294200000000000">29.42 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995294200000000000">76.2 </td> <td align="right"><code>NZ-BOP</code> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">5 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Gisborne_District" title="Gisborne District">Gisborne</a></b><sup>(1)(2)</sup><br /><span title="Māori-language text"><i lang="mi">Te Tairāwhiti</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gisborne_District_Council" title="Gisborne District Council">Gisborne District Council</a> </td> <td>14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gisborne,_New_Zealand" title="Gisborne, New Zealand">Gisborne</a> </td> <td>North </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7009838500000000000">8,385 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7009838500000000000">3,237 </td> <td align="right">53,300 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6994636000000000000">6.36 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6994636000000000000">16.5 </td> <td align="right"><code>NZ-GIS</code> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">6 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawke%27s_Bay" title="Hawke's Bay">Hawke's Bay</a></b><br /><span title="Māori-language text"><i lang="mi">Te Matau-a-Māui</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawke%27s_Bay_Regional_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Hawke's Bay Regional Council">Hawke's Bay Regional Council</a> </td> <td>11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Napier,_New_Zealand" title="Napier, New Zealand">Napier</a> </td> <td>North </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7010141380000000000">14,138 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7010141380000000000">5,459 </td> <td align="right">185,400 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995131099999999999">13.11 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995131099999999999">34.0 </td> <td align="right"><code>NZ-HKB</code> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">7 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Taranaki" title="Taranaki">Taranaki</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Taranaki_Regional_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Taranaki Regional Council">Taranaki Regional Council</a> </td> <td>11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stratford,_New_Zealand" title="Stratford, New Zealand">Stratford</a> </td> <td>North </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7009725400000000000">7,254 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7009725400000000000">2,801 </td> <td align="right">130,800 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995180300000000000">18.03 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995180300000000000">46.7 </td> <td align="right"><code>NZ-TKI</code> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">8 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Manawat%C5%AB-Whanganui" title="Manawatū-Whanganui">Manawatū-Whanganui</a> </b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Horizons_Regional_Council" title="Horizons Regional Council">Horizons Regional Council</a> </td> <td>12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Palmerston_North" title="Palmerston North">Palmerston North</a> </td> <td>North </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7010222210000000000">22,221 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7010222210000000000">8,580 </td> <td align="right">263,300 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995118499999999999">11.85 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995118499999999999">30.7 </td> <td align="right"><code>NZ-MWT</code> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">9 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Wellington_Region" title="Wellington Region">Wellington</a></b><br /><span title="Māori-language text"><i lang="mi">Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greater_Wellington_Regional_Council" title="Greater Wellington Regional Council">Greater Wellington Regional Council</a> </td> <td>13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wellington" title="Wellington">Wellington</a> </td> <td>North </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7009804900000000000">8,049 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7009804900000000000">3,108 </td> <td align="right">550,600 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995684099999999999">68.41 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995684099999999999">177.2 </td> <td align="right"><code>NZ-WGN</code> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">10 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Tasman_District" title="Tasman District">Tasman</a></b><sup>(1)</sup><br /><span title="Māori-language text"><i lang="mi">Te Tai-o-Aorere</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tasman_District_Council" title="Tasman District Council">Tasman District Council</a> </td> <td>13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Richmond, New Zealand">Richmond</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Island" title="South Island">South</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7009961600000000000">9,616 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7009961600000000000">3,713 </td> <td align="right">60,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6994624000000000000">6.24 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6994624000000000000">16.2 </td> <td align="right"><code>NZ-TAS</code> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">11 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Nelson,_New_Zealand" title="Nelson, New Zealand">Nelson</a></b><sup>(1)</sup><br /><span title="Māori-language text"><i lang="mi">Whakatū</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nelson_City_Council" title="Nelson City Council">Nelson City Council</a> </td> <td>13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nelson,_New_Zealand" title="Nelson, New Zealand">Nelson</a> </td> <td>South </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7008422000000000000">422 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7008422000000000000">163 </td> <td align="right">55,200 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6996130810000000000">130.81 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6996130810000000000">338.8 </td> <td align="right"><code>NZ-NSN</code> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">12 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Marlborough_District" title="Marlborough District">Marlborough</a></b><sup>(1)</sup><br /><span title="Māori-language text"><i lang="mi">Te Tauihu-o-te-waka</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marlborough_District_Council" title="Marlborough District Council">Marlborough District Council</a> </td> <td>14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Blenheim,_New_Zealand" title="Blenheim, New Zealand">Blenheim</a> </td> <td>South </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7010104580000000000">10,458 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7010104580000000000">4,038 </td> <td align="right">52,300 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6994498000000000000">4.98 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6994498000000000000">12.9 </td> <td align="right"><code>NZ-MBH</code> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">13 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Region" title="West Coast Region">West Coast</a></b><br /><span title="Māori-language text"><i lang="mi">Te Tai Poutini</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Region" title="West Coast Region">West Coast Regional Council</a> </td> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greymouth" title="Greymouth">Greymouth</a> </td> <td>South </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7010232450000000000">23,245 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7010232450000000000">8,975 </td> <td align="right">34,800 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6994150000000000000">1.50 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6994150000000000000">3.9 </td> <td align="right"><code>NZ-WTC</code> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">14 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_Region" title="Canterbury Region">Canterbury</a></b><br /><span title="Māori-language text"><i lang="mi">Waitaha</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Environment_Canterbury" title="Environment Canterbury">Environment Canterbury</a> </td> <td>14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christchurch" title="Christchurch">Christchurch</a> </td> <td>South </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7010445040000000000">44,504 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7010445040000000000">17,183 </td> <td align="right">694,400 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995156000000000000">15.60 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995156000000000000">40.4 </td> <td align="right"><code>NZ-CAN</code> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">15 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Otago" title="Otago">Otago</a></b><br /><span title="Māori-language text"><i lang="mi">Ōtākou</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Otago_Regional_Council" title="Otago Regional Council">Otago Regional Council</a> </td> <td>12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dunedin" title="Dunedin">Dunedin</a> </td> <td>South </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7010311860000000000">31,186 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7010311860000000000">12,041 </td> <td align="right">257,200 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6994824999999999999">8.25 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6994824999999999999">21.4 </td> <td align="right"><code>NZ-OTA</code> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">16 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Southland_Region" title="Southland Region">Southland</a></b><br /><span title="Māori-language text"><i lang="mi">Murihiku</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southland_Regional_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Southland Regional Council">Southland Regional Council</a> </td> <td>12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Invercargill" title="Invercargill">Invercargill</a> </td> <td>South </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7010311960000000000">31,196 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7010311960000000000">12,045 </td> <td align="right">106,100 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6994339999999999999">3.40 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6994339999999999999">8.8 </td> <td align="right"><code>NZ-STL</code> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>Notes: </p><p>(1) These regions have <i><a href="/wiki/Unitary_authority#New_Zealand" title="Unitary authority">unitary authorities</a></i>. </p><p>(2) The Gisborne Region is still widely but unofficially known by its former name East Cape or as the East Coast.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Areas_outside_regional_boundaries">Areas outside regional boundaries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regions_of_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Areas outside regional boundaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Aotearoa_Regional_Map.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Aotearoa_Regional_Map.png/564px-Aotearoa_Regional_Map.png" decoding="async" width="564" height="564" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Aotearoa_Regional_Map.png/846px-Aotearoa_Regional_Map.png 1.5x, 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The <a href="/wiki/Chatham_Islands" title="Chatham Islands">Chatham Islands</a> is not in a region, although its council has some of the powers of a regional council under the <a href="/wiki/Resource_Management_Act_1991" title="Resource Management Act 1991">Resource Management Act 1991</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Kermadec_Islands" title="Kermadec Islands">Kermadecs</a> and the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Subantarctic_Islands" title="New Zealand Subantarctic Islands">subantarctic islands</a> are inhabited only by a small number of <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Conservation_(New_Zealand)" title="Department of Conservation (New Zealand)">Department of Conservation</a> staff and there is no regional council for these islands.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Governance">Governance</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regions_of_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Governance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Regional councils are popularly elected every three years in accordance with the Local Electoral Act 2001,<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> except for the Canterbury regional council, which is a mixture of elected councillors and government appointed commissioners.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Councils may use a <a href="/wiki/First-past-the-post_voting" title="First-past-the-post voting">first-past-the-post</a> or <a href="/wiki/Single_transferable_vote" title="Single transferable vote">single transferable vote</a> system. The chairperson is selected by the elected council members.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Finances">Finances</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regions_of_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Finances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Regional councils are funded through <a href="/wiki/Rates_(tax)" title="Rates (tax)">property rates</a>, <a href="/wiki/Subsidy" title="Subsidy">subsidies</a> from central government, income from trading, and user charges for certain public services. Councils set their own levels of rates,<sup id="cite_ref-LGRA_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LGRA-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> though the mechanism for collecting it usually involves channelling through the territorial authority collection system. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Predecessors_of_current_structure">Predecessors of current structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regions_of_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Predecessors of current structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Auckland">Auckland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regions_of_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Auckland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Auckland Regional Council (now the <a href="/wiki/Auckland_Council" title="Auckland Council">Auckland Council</a>) was preceded by the <a href="/wiki/Auckland_Regional_Council#Auckland_Regional_Authority,_1963–1989" title="Auckland Regional Council">Auckland Regional Authority</a> (ARA), which existed from 1963 to 1989.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Wellington">Wellington</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regions_of_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Wellington"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Wellington Regional Council was first formed in 1980 from a merger of the Wellington Regional Planning Authority and the Wellington Regional Water Board.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_councils">United councils</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regions_of_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: United councils"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1978, legislation was passed enabling the formation of regions with <i>united councils</i>. Twenty regions were designated, excluding the Auckland and Wellington areas. For most of the country this was the first regional level of government since the abolition of <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_New_Zealand" title="Provinces of New Zealand">provinces</a> in 1876. Councillors were not elected directly – they were appointed from the various territorial local authorities (TLAs) within the region. </p><p>The only responsibilities mandated by the legislation were coordination of <a href="/wiki/Civil_defense" title="Civil defense">civil defence</a> and development of a regional plan, although the constituent TLAs could agree on additional responsibilities at the point of formation of each united council. For example, in a number of cases the united council took responsibility for the allocation of revenue from regional petrol taxes. </p><p>The united councils were based in the facilities of the largest TLA in the region and largely dependent on the TLAs for resources. They were allowed to levy rates but in most cases had minimal operating budgets (below $100,000 per annum). The notable exception was Canterbury, where the united council had a number of responsibilities. Only one united council undertook any direct operational activity – a forestry project in Wanganui.<sup id="cite_ref-bush_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bush-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>List of united councils </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Region </th> <th>United council formed </th> <th>Levy rates (1982/83) </th></tr> <tr> <td>Northland</td> <td>January 1980</td> <td>$118,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Thames Valley</td> <td>July 1980</td> <td>$46,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Waikato</td> <td>October 1980</td> <td>$36,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bay of Plenty</td> <td>August 1979</td> <td>$17,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tongariro</td> <td>November 1979</td> <td>$50,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>East Cape</td> <td>August 1979</td> <td>$16,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Hawke's Bay</td> <td>December 1983</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td>Taranaki</td> <td>February 1979</td> <td>$60,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Wanganui</td> <td>May 1979</td> <td>$81,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Wairarapa</td> <td>November 1978</td> <td>$33,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Manawatu</td> <td>May 1981</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Horowhenua</td> <td>June 1980</td> <td>$47,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nelson Bays</td> <td>November 1978</td> <td>$84,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Marlborough</td> <td>December 1978</td> <td>$30,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Canterbury</td> <td>May 1979</td> <td>$605,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>West Coast</td> <td>November 1978</td> <td>$32,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Aorangi</td> <td>1983</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td>Coastal / North Otago</td> <td>April 1983</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td>Clutha / Central Otago</td> <td>November 1980</td> <td>$33,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Southland</td> <td>May 1979</td> <td>$88,000 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><small>Source: <i>Summary of the Functions and Activities of United Councils</i>. 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"> </td> <td rowspan="4"> </td> <td rowspan="1" style="background:#e2e2ff;"><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_the_Cook_Islands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Cook_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" 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href="/wiki/Territorial_authorities_of_New_Zealand" title="Territorial authorities of New Zealand">Territorial authorities</a> </th> <td style="background:#f4f4ff;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_New_Zealand" title="List of cities in New Zealand">11 cities</a> and <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_New_Zealand" title="Districts of New Zealand">50 districts</a> </td> <td style="background:#eef;"><a href="/wiki/Auckland_Region" title="Auckland Region">1 metropolitan area</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nelson,_New_Zealand" title="Nelson, New Zealand">1 city</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Unitary_authority#New_Zealand" title="Unitary authority">3 districts</a> </td></tr> <tr style="line-height:12px;font-size:90%;"> <th style="background:#fcfcff;">Notes </th> <td style="background:#fcfcff;">Seven districts lie in more than one region </td> <td style="background:#fcfcff;">These combine the regional and the territorial authority levels in one </td> <td style="background:#fcfcff;">Special territorial authority </td> 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