List of former territorial authorities in New Zealand

This is a list of former territorial authorities in New Zealand. "Territorial authority" is the generic term used for local government entities in New Zealand. Local government has gone through three principal phases with different structures: the provincial era, from 1853 to 1876; the counties and boroughs system from 1876 until 1989; and the current system of regions, cities and districts.

This article attempts to list all territorial authorities which have been disestablished.

Provincial era (until 1876)
Main article: Provinces of New Zealand

The original three provinces were established in 1841 by Royal Charter. The New Zealand Constitution Act 1846 reduced the number of provinces to two. The New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 re-divided New Zealand into six provinces, and four additional provinces emerged during the remainder of the Provincial Era. This era came to end with the Abolition of Provinces Act 1876.[1]

Province Established Disestablished Notes
Auckland 1853 1876
Canterbury 1853 1876
Hawke's Bay 1858 1876 Formerly part of Wellington Province
Marlborough 1859 1876 Formerly part of Nelson Province
Nelson 1853 1876
New Leinster 1841 1846 New Zealand Constitution Act 1846
New Munster 1841 1853 New Zealand Constitution Act 1852
New Plymouth 1853 1876 Renamed "Taranaki" in 1859
New Ulster 1841 1853 New Zealand Constitution Act 1852
Otago 1853 1876
Southland 1861 1870 Originally part of, and later reunited with, Otago Province
Wellington 1853 1876
Westland 1873 1876 Independent (Westland County) from 1868, and before that part of Canterbury Province

Post-provincial era (1876–1989)

After New Zealand abolished its provinces in 1876, a system of counties similar to other countries' systems was instituted, lasting with little change (except mergers and other localised boundary adjustments) until 1989 when they were reorganised into district councils within a system of larger regions.

The Local Government Act 1974 began the process of bringing urban, mixed, and rural councils into the same legislative framework. Substantial reorganisations under that Act resulted in a shake-up in 1989, which abolished all the counties except for the Chatham Islands County, which survived under that name for a further 6 years but then became a "Territory" under the "Chatham Islands Council".

Borough councils

New Zealand formerly used the term borough to designate self-governing towns of more than 1,000 people, although 19th century census records show many boroughs with populations as low as 200.[2]

CouncilEstablishedDisestablishedAreaNotes
Akaroa
Alexandra1867 [3]19891.92 km2 (470 acres) (1986)Merged into Central Otago District
Arrowtown10 May 1877 [4]1989170 acres (0.69 km2) (1877)
1.92 km2 (470 acres) (1986)		Merged into Queenstown-Lakes District
Ashburton9 September 1878[5][6] 198912.27 km2 (4.74 sq mi) (1986)Merged into Ashburton District
Auckland1851[7]1871Declared a city.
Avenal1876 [8]1909Amalgamated with Invercargill Borough
Avondale1922 [9]1927Amalgamated with Auckland City
Balclutha1870 [10]1989568 acres (2.30 km2) (1877)
5.26 km2 (1,300 acres) (1986)		Merged into Clutha District
Birkenhead18881978 [11]Proclaimed a city on 15 March 1978
Blenheim1869 [12]198917.68 km2 (6.83 sq mi) (1986)Merged into Marlborough District
Bluff1917 [13]19898.67 km2Merged into Invercargill city. See Campbelltown below.
Brunner1887 [14]1971[lower-alpha 1]23 km2 (5,700 acres) (1969)Amalgamated with Grey County
Cambridge1886 [16]19899.65 km2Merged into Waipa District
Caversham1877 [17]19044.34 km2Amalgamated with Dunedin city
Campbelltown1878 [13]19178.67 km2Formally renamed Bluff (see above)
Carterton1887 [18]198939.81 km2Grew into Carterton District
Cromwell1866 [19]198933.3 km2Merged into Central Otago District
Dannevirke1892 [20]19875.62 km2In 1987 merged with Dannevirke County to form Dannevirke District, which merged into Tararua District in 1989[21]
Dargaville1908 [22]198911.33 km2Merged into Kaipara District
Devonport1886 [23]19895.79 km2Merged into North Shore City
Dunedin South1908Amalgamated with Dunedin city [17]
Eastbourne1905198912.95 km2Merged into Lower Hutt City
East Coast Bays19541975 [11]Proclaimed a city on 1 April 1975
East Invercargill1876 [8]1909Amalgamated with Invercargill Borough
Eketahuna1907fl. 1972 [24]Merged into Eketahuna County[25]
Ellerslie1938 [9]19893.01 km2Merged into Auckland City
Eltham1901 [26]19896.47 km2Merged into South Taranaki District
Featherston1917 [27]19893.07 km2Merged into South Wairarapa District
Feilding1881 [28]19898.52 km2Merged into Manawatū District
Foxton1883 [29]19893.07 km2Merged into Horowhenua District
Geraldine1904 [30]19893.22 km2Merged into Timaru District
Gladstone1876 [8]1909Amalgamated with Invercargill Borough
Glen Edenfl. 1972 [24]19894.95 km2Merged into Waitakere City
Gore1885 [31]19899.43 km2Merged into Gore District
Green Island1875 [17]19897.28 km2Merged into Dunedin City
Grey Lynn1899 [9]1914Amalgamated with Auckland City
Greymouth1868 [32]198910.48 km2Merged into Grey District
Greytown1878 [33]19894.45 km2Merged into South Wairarapa District
Hampden1879 [34]1967 [35]Amalgamated with Waitaki County
Havelock North[36]19895.63 km2Merged into Hastings District
Hawerafl. 1972 [24]
Helensville1947 [37]19895.32 km2Merged into Rodney District
Henderson1946 [38]198966.7 km2Merged into Waitakere City
Hokitika1868 [39]198935.7 km2Merged into Westland District
Howick1952 [40]19896.21 km2Merged into Manukau City
Huntly1931 [41]19899.3 km2Merged into Waikato District
Inglewood1902 [42]19862.83 km2Merged into Inglewood District 1986 Merged into New Plymouth District 1989
Invercargill1871 [8]1930Elevated to City
Kaiapoi1868 [43]19894.66 km2Merged into Waimakariri District
Kaikohe1947 [44]19895.44 km2Merged into Far North District
Kaitaia1922 [45]19896.95 km2Merged into Far North District
Kaitangata1882 [46]19893.64 km2Merged into Clutha District
Kāpiti1974 [23]1989160.64 km2Merged into Kāpiti Coast District
Kawerau1954 [47]198921.74 km2Changed to Kawerau District
Kumara1877[48]1969[lower-alpha 2]3.41 km2 (842 acres) (1969)Merged into Hokitika Borough
Lawrence1866 [50]19892.95 km2Merged into Clutha District
Levin1906 [51]198912.95 km2Merged into Horowhenua District
Linwood22 February 1893[52]1903Amalgamated with Christchurch city [52]
Lyttelton28 May 1868[53]198910.36 km2Merged into Banks Peninsula District
Maori Hill1876 [17]1915[54]14.97 km2Amalgamated with Dunedin City
Manurewa1937 [55]1965Merged into Manukau City
Martinborough1928 [56]19894.33 km2Merged into South Wairarapa District
Marton1879 [57]19895.72 km2Merged into Rangitikei District
Masterton1877 [58]198917.96 km2Merged into Masterton District
Matamata1935 [59]19895.33 km2Merged into Matamata-Piako District
Mataura1895 [60]19895.15 km2Merged into Gore District
Milton1866 [61]19893.88 km2Merged into Clutha District
Mornington1877 [17]1915[54]2.65 km2Amalgamated with Dunedin City
Morrinsville1921 [62]19894.76 km2Merged into Matamata-Piako District
Mosgiel1884[54]19897.87 km2Merged into Dunedin City
Motueka1900 [63]198947.9 km2Merged into Tasman District
Mount Albert1911 [9]1978Became Mount Albert City
Mount Eden1906 [64]19895.98 km2Merged into Auckland City
Mount Maunganui1945 [65]198919.11 km2Merged into Tauranga City
Mount Roskill1947 [9]198918.62 km2Merged into Auckland City
Mount Wellington1952 [9]198616.72 km2Merged with Otahuhu borough to become Tamaki City
Murupara1962 [66]198930.0 km2Merged into Whakatane District
Naseby1872 [23]19890.73 km2Merged into Central Otago District
New Brighton1897 [52]1941Amalgamated with Christchurch city [67]
New Lynn1910 [23]19895.63 km2Merged into Waitakere City
Newmarket1885 [9]19890.79 km2Amalgamated with Auckland City
Newton18851899Renamed Grey Lynn Borough.[9]
Ngaruawahia1920 [23]19895.18 km2Merged into Waikato District
Northcote1908 [23]19895.40 km2Merged into North Shore City
North East Valley1877 [17]1910[54]16.11 km2Amalgamated with Dunedin City
North Invercargill1876 [8]1909Amalgamated with Invercargill Borough
Oamaru1866 [68]19897.43 km2Merged into Waitaki District
Ohakune1911 [69]19898.41 km2Merged into Ruapehu District
Onehunga1877 [9]19897.60 km2Merged into Auckland City
One Tree Hill1930 [9]19899.83 km2Merged into Auckland City
Opotiki1911 [66]1973Amalgamated with Opotiki County
Otahuhu1912 [9]19865.74 km2Merged with Mount Wellington borough to become Tamaki City
Otaki1921 [23]198943.20 km2Merged into Kāpiti Coast District
Paeroa1915 [23]19895.75 km2Merged into Hauraki District
Pahiatua1892 [23]19892.91 km2Merged into Tararua District
Palmerston1872 [70]1966
Papakura1 April 1938[11]1975[11]Constituted a city on 1 January 1975
Papatoetoe19465 October 1965[71]Elevated to city
Parnell1877 [9]1913Amalgamated with Auckland City
Patea1881 [23]19895.75 km2Merged into South Taranaki District
Petone1888 [23]198910.28 km2Merged into Lower Hutt City
Picton1876 [23]19894.24 km2Merged into Marlborough District
Port Chalmers1866 [23]19894.01 km2Merged into Dunedin City
Pukekohe1905 [23]198914.05 km2Merged into Franklin District
Putaruru1926 [23]19893.94 km2Merged into South Waikato District
Queenstown1866 [23]19864.21 km2Merged with Lake County to form Queenstown-Lakes District
Raetihi1921 [23]19893.88 km2Merged into Ruapehu District
Rangiora1871 [23]19863.56 km2Amalgamated with Rangiora County to form Rangiora District.[72]
Riccarton1913[23]19892.83 km2Merged into Christchurch City
Richmond1891[23]198910.52 km2Merged into Tasman District
Riverton1871[73][74]1983 [75]
Roslyn1877[17]1912[54]8.09 km2Amalgamated with Dunedin City
Ross1878[76]1972Amalgamated with Westland County
Roxburgh1874 [23]19892.08 km2Merged into Central Otago District
Runanga1912 [23]19894.80 km2Merged into Grey District
St Albans24 November 1881[52]1903Amalgamated with Christchurch city
Saint Kilda1875 [17]19892.47 km2Merged into Dunedin City
South Dunedin1875 [17]1905[54]1.67 km2Amalgamated with Dunedin City
South Invercargill1877 [8]1956Amalgamated with Invercargill City
Spreydon1 April 1911[52][77]1921[78]Amalgamated with Christchurch City.
Stratford1898 [23]19898.16 km2Merged into Stratford District
Sumner1891 [52]1 April 1945[52]Amalgamated with Christchurch city [52]
Sydenham20 September 1877[79]1903 [78]Amalgamated with Christchurch City.
Taihape1906 [23]19897.78 km2Merged into Rangitikei District
Takapuna1913 [80]1961Elevated to city
Tapanui1876 [23]19891.21 km2Merged into Clutha District
Taumarunui1910 [23]198915.7 km2Merged into Ruapehu District
Taupōfl. 1972 [24]198933.85 km2Merged into Taupō District
Tauranga1882 [66]1963 [24] km2Elevated to city
Tawafl. 1972 [24]19896.94 km2Merged into Wellington City
Te Aroha1898 [23]198931.8 km2Merged into Matamata-Piako District
Te Awamutu1915 [23]19897.13 km2Merged into Waipa District
Te Kuitifl. 1972 [24]
Temuka1899 [23]19894.05 km2Merged into Timaru District
Te Puke1935 [66]19895.34 km2Merged into Western Bay of Plenty District
Thamesfl. 1972 [24]
Tokoroa1975 [23]198913.25 km2Merged into South Waikato District
Tuakaufl. 1972 [24]19894.42 km2Merged into Franklin District
Upper Hutt1 February 19282 May 1966City of Upper Hutt proclaimed[81]
Waihi1902 [23]19895.4 km2Merged into Hauraki District
Waikouaiti1866[54]1966[54]Known as West Hawksbury until 1909[54]
Waimate1879 [23]19893.12 km2Merged into Waimate District
Waipawafl. 1972 [24]Merged into Central Hawke's Bay District[82]
Waipukuraufl. 1972 [24]Merged into Central Hawke's Bay District[82]
Wairoa1909 [23]19896.59 km2Merged into Wairoa District
Waitara1904 [23]19896.32 km2Merged into New Plymouth District
Waiuku19895.93 km2Merged into Franklin District
West Harbour1877 [17]1963[54]Western part amalgamated with Dunedin City, eastern part amalgamated with Waikouaiti County
Westport1873 [23]19893.44 km2Merged into Buller District
Whakatane1917 [66]1976 km2Amalgamated with Whakatane County to form Whakatane District
Winton1877 [23]19892.36 km2Amalgamated with three other local authorities in 1989 to form Southland District.[83]
Woodville1887 [23]19894.25 km2Merged into Tararua District
Woolston27 July 1893[52]1921 [78]Amalgamated with Christchurch City.

Cities

Prior to 1989, any borough with a population exceeding 20,000 could proclaim itself a city. As part of the restructuring, many provincial cities were combined with surrounding rural counties to form districts. For example, Hastings became a district, although its population is greater than nearby city Napier, which did not acquire any rural areas. The term city is still used informally for all large towns. Rotorua was a city from 1962 until 1979, when it amalgamated with Rotorua County to become Rotorua District.[84][85] New Zealand's first city was Christchurch, proclaimed by royal charter in 1856.[86]

CouncilEstablishedDisestablishedAreaNotes
Birkenhead1978198912.66 square kilometres (4.89 sq mi)Merged into North Shore City
East Coast Bays1975198915.59 square kilometres (6.02 sq mi)Merged into North Shore City
Gisborne198926.28 square kilometres (10.15 sq mi)Merged into Gisborne District
Hastings198919.46 square kilometres (7.51 sq mi)Merged into Hastings District
Mount Albert City197819899.83 square kilometres (3.80 sq mi)Merged into Auckland City
New Plymouth1989Merged into New Plymouth District
Papakura1975198913.95 square kilometres (5.39 sq mi)Merged into Papakura District
Papatoetoe196519899.03 square kilometres (3.49 sq mi)Merged into Manukau City
Rotorua19621979Merged into Rotorua District
Takapuna19611989114 square kilometres (44 sq mi)Merged into North Shore City
Tamaki1986 [9]1989Merged into Auckland City
Timaru198922.84 square kilometres (8.82 sq mi)Merged into Timaru District
Waitemata City19741989378.29 square kilometres (146.06 sq mi)Merged into Waitakere City
Wanganui198933.93 square kilometres (13.10 sq mi)Merged into Wanganui District
Whangarei1989292.79 square kilometres (113.05 sq mi)Merged into Whangarei District

Counties
For history, see Counties of New Zealand.

When the provinces were abolished in 1876, 63 counties were established to govern rural areas. There were subdivisions and amalgamations over the next 113 years, with as many as 129 counties existing at once. Note that the designation of an area as a county often predated the formation of a county council. In the interim there was often a roads board as the only form of local administration. Fiord and Sounds counties never formed county councils, due to insufficient population to govern.

CountyEstablishedDisestablishedArea[87]HeadquartersNotes
Akaroa18761989440.48 km2DuvauchelleMerged into Banks Peninsula District
Akitio18991976PongaroaMerged into Dannevirke County
Amuri1876198911,000 km2CulverdenMerged into Hurunui District
Ashburton187619896174 km2Ashburton
Ashley18761977Rangiora until 1968[88] then BalcairnAmalgamated with Waipara County to form Hurunui County.[89]
Awakino1922Amalgamated with Waitomo to form Otorohanga County[90]
Awaterefl. 1952 [88]1976 Merged into Marlborough County
Bay of Islands187619892132.5 km2Kawakawa
Bruce187619891347.4 km2MiltonMerged into Clutha District
Buller1876198915,000 km2Westport
Castlepoint19001958Tīnui
Chatham Islands19011989963 km2Waitangi[91]
Cheviot18761989847.28 km2CheviotMerged into Hurunui District
Clifton188519891175.9 km2WaitaraMerged into New Plymouth District.[92]
Clutha187619892683.2 km2BalcluthaMerged into Clutha District
Collingwood18761956Amalgamated with Takaka County to form Golden Bay County.[93]
Cook187619892729.4 km2GisborneMerged into Gisborne District
Coromandel18761975 [23]Amalgamated with Thames to form Thames-Coromandel District
Dannevirke1907 [23]19892217.8 km2DannevirkeMerged into Tararua District
East Taupo1876
Eden18761940Amalgamated with Auckland City
Egmont1902 [94]1989621.86 km2ŌpunakeMerged into South Taranaki District
Eketahuna1899 [23]19898.29 km2EketahunaMerged into Tararua District
Ellesmere1910 [95]19891200.4 km2LeestonMerged into Selwyn District
Eltham1906 [23]19891388.8 km2ElthamMerged into South Taranaki District
Eyre1912 [96]1989457.8 km2Kaiapoi in 1952,[88] later EyretonMerged into Waimakariri District
Featherston1902 [23]19892471.9 km2Martinborough
Fiord18761981 km2Amalgamated with Wallace County in 1981, at which time it was "the only one of 105 counties where the Counties Act (1956) is not wholly in force"[97]
Franklin1912 [23]19891471.7 km2PukekoheMerged into Franklin District
Geraldine1876 km2Amalgamated with Levels County to form Strathallan County
Golden Bay1956 [93]19892661 km2Takaka
Great Barrier Island1913 [23]19892.85 km2
Grey187619894091 km2Greymouth
Halswell1910 [95]1968HalswellAmalgamated with Paparua County[52]
Hauraki Plains1920 [23]1989601.1 km2Ngatea
Hawera km2
Hawke's Bay187619894828 km2Napier
Heathcote1910 [95]198931.09 km2Merged into Christchurch City
Hobson187619891929.5 km2Aratapu until 1909, then Dargaville[98][99]Merged into Kaipara District[100]
Hokianga187619891588 km2Rawene
Horowhenua1884 [23]19891422 km2LevinAmalgamated with other entities to form Horowhenua District
Hurunui197719893640 km2AmberleyMerged into Hurunui District[89]
Hutt18761989[101]6690 km2Initially Wellington, later WainuiomataBetween 1908 and 1962 the Makara riding was a separate county. On 1 April 1973, parts were transferred to Porirua, Upper Hutt and Wellington cities. In 1988, the Horokiri riding was amalgamated with Porirua City, Wainuiomata riding with Lower Hutt City and Heretaunga-Pinehaven Community with Upper Hutt City, while the balance went to form part of the Kāpiti Coast District.
Inangahua187619892440.8 km2Reefton
Inglewood1920 [23]1986535.22 km2InglewoodMerged into Inglewood District 1986 Merged into New Plymouth District 1989
Kaikoura187619892347.5 km2Kaikoura
Kairanga1901 [23]1988[102]466.2 km2Palmerston NorthAmalgamated with Manawatu County to form Manawatū District[102]
Kaitieke19101956RaurimuAmalgamated with Taumarunui County[103]
Kawhia19051956[104]KawhiaMerged with Otorohanga District Council
Kiwitea1893 [23]1989930.2 km2KimboltonMerged into Manawatū District
Kowai19121968BalcairnAmalgamated with Ashley County[89]
Lake1876198610000 km2QueenstownMerged with Queenstown Borough to form Queenstown-Lakes District
Levels18941974 km2Amalgamated with Geraldine County to form Strathallan County
MacKenzie1883 [23]19897386.6 km2Fairlie
Makara1908[101]1961Formed from the Makara Riding of Hutt County. Remnant amalgamated with Hutt County when Porirua Borough established.
Malvern1912 [23]19894973 km2DarfieldMerged into Selwyn District
Manawatu18761988[102]686.6 km2SansonAmalgamated with Kairanga County to form Manawatū District[102]
Mangonui187619892487 km2Kaitaia
Maniototo187619893471 km2RanfurlyBecame part of Central Otago District
Manukau1876 km2
Marlborough1876198910478 km2BlenheimMerged with Blenheim Borough and Picton Borough Marlborough District
Masterton1900 [23]19892410 km2MastertonMerged with Masterton Borough to form Masterton District
Matakaoafl. 1952 [88]Te Araroa
Matamatafl. 1952 [88]Tirau
Mauriceville1899 km2
Mount Herbert1902 [23]1989171.01 km2LytteltonMerged into Banks Peninsula District
Murchison1 April 1909[105]1989MurchisonMerged into Tasman District
Ohinemuri1885 [23]1989624.45 km2Paeroa
Ohura19081956OhuraAmalgamated with Taumarunui County[103]
Opotiki1899 [23]19893474.65 km2Opotiki
Oroua1903 [23]1989492.3 km2FeildingMerged into Manawatū District
Otamatea1887 [23]19891090.85 km2PaparoaMerged into Kaipara District[100]
Otorohanga192219891976 km2ŌtorohangaFormed from parts of Waitomo County and West Taupo County in 1922. Assimilated part of Kawhia County 1956
Oxford1912 [23]1989823.96 km2Oxford
Pahiatua1888 [23]1989736.3 km2Pahiatua
Paparua1912 [23]1989448.18 km2Divided between Christchurch City and Selwyn District
Patangata18851974 km2Merged into Waipukurau County
Patea187619891531 km2PateaMerged into South Taranaki District
Peninsula1877[54]1968[54] km2More or less inactive until reconstituted in 1926. Amalgamated with Dunedin City in 1967.[54]
Piako187619891171 km2Te ArohaMerged into Matamata-Piako District
Pohangina1894 [23]1989671 km2AshhurstMerged into Manawatū District and Palmerston North City
Raglan187619892412.3 km2NgāruawāhiaMerged into Waikato District
Rangiora19121986RangioraAmalgamated with Rangiora borough to form Rangiora District.[72]
Rangitikei187619894490 km2Marton
Rodney1876198923.34 km2OrewaPart merged into Kaipara District[100]
Rotorua19792615 km2RotoruaBecame Rotorua District[85]
Selwyn18761910Subdivided into ten smaller counties.[106]
Silverpeaks1977[54]19893289 km2DunedinFormed in 1977 by the merger of Taieri County and Waikouaiti County.[54]
Sounds1876Merged into Marlborough District 1989. A Sounds County Council was never established
Southland187619899590 km2InvercargillAmalgamated with three other local authorities in 1989 to form Southland District.[83]
Springs1910 [106]1989LincolnMerged into Selwyn District
Stewart Island187619891750 km2Halfmoon BayAmalgamated with three other local authorities in 1989 to form Southland District.[83]
Stratford189019892163.56 km2Stratford
Strathallan197419892571.8 km2Timaru
Taieri1877[54]1977[54]OutramAmalgamated with Waikouaiti County to form Silverpeaks County.[54]
Takaka1956TakakaAmalgamated with Collingwood County to form Golden Bay County.[93]
Taranaki18761989588.17 km2New Plymouth
Taumarunui1921 [23]19894895 km2TaumarunuiTook in Kaitieke County and Ohura County in 1952
Taupo1954 [23]19897282 km2Taupō
Tauranga187619891829.3 km2Tauranga
Tawera
Thames18761975 [23]ThamesAmalgamated with Coromandel County to form Thames/Coromandel District
Tuapeka187619893586 km2Lawrence
Uawa1918 [107]1964 [108]Tolaga BaySeparated from Cook County 10 December 1918.[107] Amalgamated with Cook County 1 April 1964.[108]
Vincent187619897553 km2ClydeBecame part of Central Otago District
Waiapu1890 [23]19892817.9 km2Te Puia Springs
Waiheke1970 [23]1989155.32 km2Ostend
Waihemo1882 [70]1989872.83 km2PalmerstonMerged into Waitaki District
Waikato187619891651  km2HamiltonMerged into Waikato District
Waikohu1908 [23]19892646.96 km2Te Karaka
Waikouaiti1877[54]1977[54] km2Amalgamated with Taieri County to form Silverpeaks County.[54]
Waimairi1982Redesignated Waimairi District[52]
Waimarino1902 [23]19882249 km2RaetihiAmalgamated with Raetihi Borough and Ohakune Borough to form Waimarino District[109]
Waimate187619893585 km2Waimate
Waimate West1908 [23]1989215.05 km2Manaia
Waimea187619897547 km2Richmond
Waipa187619891101 km2Te Awamutu
Waipara1909[110]1977WaikariAmalgamated with Ashley County to form Hurunui County.[89]
Waipawa18761977Waipawa[88]Amalgamated with Waipawa Borough to form Waipawa District
Waipukurau1977Waipukurau[88]Amalgamated with Waipukurau Borough to form Waipukurau District
Wairarapa East1876
Wairarapa South1877 [23]19891140 km2CartertonMerged with Carterton Borough to form Carterton District
Wairarapa West1876
Wairewa1910 [106]1989440.5 km2Little River
Wairoa187619894096.5 km2Wairoa
Waitaki187619896192.7 km2OamaruCreated in 1876 but first Council did not meet until 1877[35]
Waitemata1876
Waitomo
Waitotara1884 [23]19891205.5 km2Wanganui
Wallace1876198917520 km2Riverton to 1898, thereafter Otautau[75]Amalgamated with three other local authorities in 1989 to form Southland District.[83]
Wanganui187619891191 km2Wanganui
Weber19021956 km2Dannevirke[88]Merged into Dannevirke County
Wellington ? ? km2 ?See Hutt County or Makara County for counties near Wellington.
West Taupo1876 1,610 km2West Taupo County Council was never set up. The area remained under road and town boards and government departments, until split between Taumarunui County Council, Kaitieke County Council and Taumarunui Town Board by the Waikato and King-country Counties Act 1921-1922.[111] In 1921 the West Taupo area had 1,438 people living in 621 sq mi (1,610 km2).[112]
Westland1876198911000 km2Hokitika
Whakatane1876 km2Whakatane[88]
Whangamomona km2
Whangarei187619892681.8 km2KamoPart merged into Kaipara District[100]
Whangaroa1876 [23]1989621.6 km2KaeoMerged into Far North District
Woodville19011987404.2 km2WoodvilleAmalgamated with Woodville Borough to form Woodville District

Districts

From the 1970s onwards some local authorities created by a voluntary amalgamation of two or more component local authorities were termed Districts. These Districts were of a mixed rural/urban character but are not to be confused with the Districts created by the local government reorganisation of 1989.[23]

CouncilEstablishedDisestablishedAreaNotes
Hawera1978 [23]fl. 1986
Otorohanga1979 [23]1989[113]Previously called Otorohanga County[114]
Queenstown-Lakesfl. 1986 [115]
Rangiora1978 [23]fl. 1986
Rotorua1979 [23]fl. 1986
Thames-Coromandel1975 [23]fl. 1986
Waimairi1982 [23]fl. 1986
Waimarino19881989Amalgamation of Raetihi Borough, Ohakune Borough and Waimarino County[109]
Waipawa1978 [23]1989Amalgamated with Waipukurau District to form Central Hawke's Bay District[116]
Waipukurau1977 [23]1989Amalgamated with Waipawa District to form Central Hawke's Bay District[116]
Waitomo1976 [23]fl. 1986
Whakatane1976 [23]fl. 1986

Town districts

A town district, as created under the Town Boards Act of 1882 [54] was a municipality intermediate in nature between a county town and a borough. In 1952, a dependent town district could be established on the petition of two thirds of the resident householders of any settlement of at least fifty households in an area of not more than two square miles (5.18 km2). To become an independent town district, a town district must have had a population of greater than 500.[88]

CouncilEstablishedDisestablishedAreaNotes
Bay1905 [17][54]1916[54]Amalgamated with Dunedin City
Bullsfl. 1952 [88]2.74 km2
Cambridge1882 [16]1886Elevated to borough
Carterton18751887Elevated to borough.[18]
Dannevirke18851892Elevated to borough.[20]
Edendalefl. 1952 [88]fl. 1972 [24]2.82 km2Dependent Town District within Southland County
Eltham18841901Elevated to borough [26]
Glen Eden1921 [23]fl. 1952 [88]5.12 km2
Gordon1890 [31]Amalgamated with Gore borough
Grey1886[54]1907[54]Amalgamated with Taieri County[54]
Havelockfl. 1952 [88]0.85 km2
Henderson19221946Elevated to borough [38]
Helensville18831947Elevated to borough [37]
Hikurangi1908fl. 1986 [23]3.88 km2Independent Town District within Whangarei County [24]
Howick19221952Elevated to borough [40]
Huntervillefl. 1952 [88]fl. 1972 [24]3.20 km2Independent Town District within Rangitikei County
Huntly19081931Elevated to borough [41]
Johnsonvillefl. 1952 [88]3.41 km2
Kaikohe19271947Elevated to borough [44]
Kamofl. 1952 [88]3.44 km2
Kapongafl. 1952 [88]fl. 1972 [24]2.26 km2Dependent Town District within Eltham County
Kawakawafl. 1952 [88]fl. 1972 [24]1.13 km2Independent Town District within Bay of Islands County
Kawhiafl. 1952 [88]1.90 km2
Kihikihifl. 1952 [88]fl. 1972 [24]2.59 km2Dependent Town District within Waipa County
Kohukohufl. 1952 [88]4.13 km2
Leamington190519565.38 km2 [88]Merged with Cambridge borough.[16]
Leestonfl. 1952 [88]1.58 km2
Linwood28 October 1882[52]1893Elevated to borough [52]
Lumsdenfl. 1952 [88]5.12 km2
Manaia1882fl. 1986 [23]2.06 km2Independent Town District within Waimate West County
Mangawekafl. 1952 [88]3.86 km2
Manunuifl. 1952 [88]
Martinborough19061928Elevated to borough [56]
Marton18691879Elevated to borough [57]
Matamata19171935Elevated to borough [59]
Mercerfl. 1952 [88]4.05 km2
Moa18851902Elevated to borough and renamed Inglewood [42]
Morrinsville19081921Elevated to borough [62]
Mosgiel1882[54]1884[54]Elevated to Borough[54]
Mount Maunganui19271945Dependent on Tauranga County until 1937. Elevated to Borough 1945.[65]
Nightcaps1918 [75]19671.15 km2
Normanbyfl. 1952 [88]1.05 km2
Ohaupofl. 1952 [88]fl. 1972 [24]5.19 km2Dependent Town District within Waipa County
Ohurafl. 1952 [88]fl. 1972 [24]3.30 km2Independent Town District within Taumarunui County
Onerahifl. 1952 [88]
Opotiki18821911Elevated to borough [66]
Ormondville 1885 1944 Merged into Dannevirke County[117]
Otautaufl. 1889 [75]19783.86 km2Independent Town District within Wallace County [24]
Otorohangafl. 1952 [88]2.27 km2
Outram1882[54]1961[54]3.59 km2Amalgamated with Taieri County
Papatoetoe28 March 1919 [118]1946Elevated to borough
Patutahifl. 1952 [88]fl. 1972 [24]Dependent Town District within Cook County
Pleasant Pointfl. 1952 [88]2.95 km2
Raglan 1906 1938 Raglan Town Board started in 1878[119] and merged with local highways boards into Raglan County Council in 1889.[120] It was re-inaugurated as Raglan Town Board in 1906[121] and continued until 1938, when the Board again merged into the County Council.[122]
Rawenefl. 1952 [88]1.84 km2
Russellfl. 1952 [88]fl. 1972 [24]4.31 km2Dependent Town District within Bay of Islands County
Southbridgefl. 1952 [88]2.15 km2
Sumner18831891Elevated to borough [123]
Tahunanui1920 [124]
Takakafl. 1952 [88]2.37 km2
Taradalefl. 1952 [88]5.94 km2
Taupō1946 [23]fl. 1952 [88]9.27 km2
Tawa Flat1951 [23]fl. 1952 [88]2.91 km2
Te Karakafl. 1952 [88]3.16 km2
Te Kauwhatafl. 1952 [88]5.22 km2
Te Puke191319355.34 km2Elevated to borough [66]
Tinwaldfl. 1952 [88]6.17 km2
Tuakau1914 [23]fl. 1952 [88]7.77 km2
Waiuku1914 [23]fl. 1952 [88]5.18 km2
Warkworthfl. 1952 [88]fl. 1972 [24]Independent Town District within Rodney County
Waverley1877fl. 1986 [23]1.96 km2Independent Town District within Patea County
Woolston13 September 1882[52]1893Elevated to borough [52]
Wyndham1882 [88]1977 [97]2.75 km2Independent Town District within Southland County

1989 reform of local government
Further information: 1989 New Zealand local government reforms

By 1986, the number of territorial authorities and single-purpose authorities had grown to more than 850. In 1989 there was a major reform of local government in New Zealand. The numerous borough and county councils were amalgamated into larger districts, while the number of cities was reduced.[125]

The lists above should include all local authorities that existed prior to 1989.

Post-1989 local government reform

Regions

13 regional councils were established through the passing of the Local Government Act 1987. Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council was disestablished in 1992, when its functions went to the unitary authorities Nelson, Tasman, and Marlborough.[126]

Auckland Regional Council was subsumed into the Auckland Council on 1 November 2010.[127]

City councils

Many of the city councils resulting from the 1989 reforms continue in operation. Seven territorial authorities (Auckland City Council, Manukau City Council, Waitakere City Council, North Shore City Council, Papakura District Council, Rodney District Council and Franklin District Council) were amalgamated into the Auckland Council in 2010.

District councils

Most of the districts resulting from the 1989 reforms continue in operation. Banks Peninsula District is an exception; it was merged into Christchurch City Council in 2006.

Footnotes
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  2. Kumara Borough is last listed in the 1969 Yearbook[49]

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  14. Coal, Class and Communities
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  28. Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966: Feilding
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  66. Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand: Bay of Plenty
  67. East Christchurch
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