Territorial Authority 2018

This dataset is the definitive set of territorial authority boundaries for 2018 as defined by the Local Government Commission and/or the territorial authorities themselves but maintained by Stats NZ (the custodian). A territorial authority is defined under the Local Government Act 2002 as a city or a district council. There are 67 territorial authorities in New Zealand. This total reflects the amalgamation of the seven territorial authorities (Rodney District, North Shore City, Waitakere City, Auckland City, Manukau City, Papakura District, and Franklin District) into one Auckland Council in 2010.Territorial authorities are the second tier of local government in New Zealand, below regional councils. The 67 territorial authorities comprise 13 city councils including the Auckland council, 53 district councils, and the Chatham Islands Territory. Some territorial authority boundaries are coterminous with regional council boundaries but there are several exceptions. An example is Taupo District, which is split between four regions, although most of its area falls within the Waikato Region. When defining the boundaries of territorial authorities, the Local Government Commission bases considerable weight on the ‘community of interest’. Territorial authorities are defined at meshblock, statistical area 1 (SA1) and statistical area 2 (SA2) levels.The 2018 digital pattern includes the following territorial authorities: Territorial authority codeTerritorial authority name001Far North District002Whangarei District003Kaipara District011Thames-Coromandel District012Hauraki District013Waikato District015Matamata-Piako District016Hamilton City017Waipa District018Otorohanga District019South Waikato District020Waitomo District021Taupo District022Western Bay of Plenty District023Tauranga City024Rotorua District025Whakatane District026Kawerau District027Opotiki District028Gisborne District029Wairoa District030Hastings District031Napier City032Central Hawke's Bay District033New Plymouth District034Stratford District035South Taranaki District036Ruapehu District037Whanganui District038Rangitikei District039Manawatu District040Palmerston North City041Tararua District042Horowhenua District043Kapiti Coast District044Porirua City045Upper Hutt City046Lower Hutt City047Wellington City048Masterton District049Carterton District050South Wairarapa District051Tasman District052Nelson City053Marlborough District054Kaikoura District055Buller District056Grey District057Westland District058Hurunui District059Waimakariri District060Christchurch City062Selwyn District063Ashburton District064Timaru District065Mackenzie District066Waimate District067Chatham Islands Territory068Waitaki District069Central Otago District070Queenstown-Lakes District071Dunedin City072Clutha District073Southland District074Gore District075Invercargill City076Auckland099Area Outside Territorial AuthorityThe following table describes significant changes to the territorial authority boundaries and functions:YearChanges1989New Zealand’s local government structural arrangements were significantly reformed by the Local Government Commission in 1989. Prior to reformation there were 205 territorial local authorities: 28 cities, 78 boroughs, 67 counties, 31 districts, and 1 town district, as well as a multitude of ad-hoc authorities such as pest control boards, drainage boards, catchment boards, and domain and reserve boards.These were replaced by 74 territorial local authorities, 15 of which were cities and 58 districts. The exception was Chatham Islands County which retained its county status.1990Invercargill was proclaimed a city.1992Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council was abolished by a Local Government Amendment Act. Kaikoura District was transferred to the Canterbury Region. Nelson City, and Tasman and Marlborough districts became unitary authorities. 1995The Chatham Islands County was dissolved and reconstituted by a specific Act of Parliament as the "Chatham Islands Territory", with powers similar to those of territorial authorities and some functions similar to those of a regional council. This included the addition of territorial sea, a coastal buffer extending to twelve nautical miles from the coastline.1995Tasman District boundary extended to align with the Tasman Region boundary at the 12-mile limit.1998Not Applicable category changed to Area Outside Territorial Authority2004Tauranga District changed to Tauranga City.2006Banks Peninsula District merged into Christchurch City as a result of a Local Government Commission decision following a 2005 referendum. 2010Auckland Council established under the Local Government (Tamaki Makaurau Reorganisation) Act 2009. Rodney District, North Shore City, Waitakere City, Auckland City, Manukau City, Papakura District, and Franklin District territorial councils, and the Auckland Regional Council, were abolished to become a unitary authority known as the Auckland Council. The area now consists of one city council (with statutory provision for three Maori councillors), 13 wards, and 21 local boards.2015Wanganui District Council name changed to Whanganui District Council effective 1 December 2015.Digital boundary data became freely available on 1 July 2007.本数据集是由新西兰统计局（Stats NZ，托管方）维护的、由地方政府委员会及/或各领地当局于2018年划定的权威领地当局边界数据集。根据《2002年地方政府法》，领地当局指市议会或区议会。新西兰全境共有67个领地当局，这一总数反映了2010年将罗德尼区、北港市、怀塔克雷市、奥克兰市、马努考市、帕帕库拉区、富兰克林区共7个领地当局合并为奥克兰议会的调整结果。 领地当局是新西兰地方政府的第二层级，低于区域议会。67个领地当局包含13个市议会（含奥克兰议会）、53个区议会以及查塔姆群岛领地。部分领地当局的边界与区域议会边界完全重合，但也存在若干例外：例如陶波区被拆分至四个区域，但其大部分区域隶属于怀卡托大区。在划定领地当局边界时，地方政府委员会会重点考量“利益共同体”原则。领地当局的边界划定以网格块（meshblock）、统计区域1（SA1）及统计区域2（SA2）为单位。 2018年数字边界数据集包含如下领地当局： 001 远北区 002 旺阿雷区 003 凯帕拉区 011 泰晤士-科罗曼德尔区 012 豪拉基区 013 怀卡托区 015 马塔马塔-皮阿科区 016 哈密尔顿市 017 怀帕区 018 奥托罗杭格区 019 南怀卡托区 020 怀托莫区 021 陶波区 022 丰盛湾西区 023 陶朗加市 024 罗托鲁瓦区 025 瓦卡塔尼区 026 卡韦劳区 027 奥波蒂基区 028 吉斯本区 029 怀罗阿区 030 黑斯廷斯区 031 内皮尔市 032 中霍克斯湾区 033 新普利茅斯区 034 斯特拉特福区 035 南塔拉纳基区 036 鲁阿佩胡区 037 怀卡努伊区 038 朗伊蒂基区 039 马努瓦图区 040 北帕默斯顿市 041 塔拉鲁阿区 042 霍罗温努伊区 043 卡皮蒂海岸区 044 波里鲁阿市 045 上哈特市 046 下哈特市 047 惠灵顿市 048 马斯特顿区 049 卡特顿区 050 南怀拉拉帕区 051 塔斯曼区 052 纳尔逊市 053 马尔伯勒区 054 凯库拉区 055 布尔勒区 056 格雷区 057 韦斯特兰区 058 胡鲁努伊区 059 怀马卡里里区 060 克赖斯特彻奇市 062 塞尔温区 063 阿什伯顿区 064 蒂马鲁区 065 麦肯齐区 066 怀马蒂区 067 查塔姆群岛领地 068 怀塔基区 069 中奥塔戈区 070 皇后镇-湖区 071 达尼丁市 072 克卢萨区 073 南地大区 074 戈尔区 075 因弗卡吉尔市 076 奥克兰 099 领地当局外区域 下表详述了领地当局边界及职能的重大调整： 1989年：新西兰地方政府架构于1989年由地方政府委员会进行重大改革。改革前，新西兰共有205个地方领地当局：包括28个市、78个镇、67个郡、31个区以及1个镇辖区，此外还有大量临时特设当局，如虫害防控委员会、排水委员会、流域管理委员会以及园区与保护区委员会。此次改革将上述机构整合为74个地方领地当局，其中15个为市议会、58个为区议会。唯一的例外是查塔姆群岛郡，其保留了原郡级地位。 1990年：因弗卡吉尔被正式设为市。 1992年：《1992年地方政府修正法》废除了纳尔逊-马尔伯勒区域议会。凯库拉区划转至坎特伯雷大区。纳尔逊市、塔斯曼区及马尔伯勒区成为单一管理当局。 1995年：查塔姆群岛郡被撤销，并通过专项议会法案重新设立为“查塔姆群岛领地”，其职权与领地当局类似，并兼具部分区域议会职能。此次调整还纳入了距海岸线12海里的领海及沿岸缓冲带。 1995年：塔斯曼区的边界被扩展至与塔斯曼大区12海里界限对齐。 1998年：“不适用”类别被更改为“领地当局外区域”。 2004年：陶朗加区更名为陶朗加市。 2006年：根据2005年全民公投后地方政府委员会的决议，班克斯半岛区并入克赖斯特彻奇市。 2010年：依据《2009年地方政府（塔玛基·马考劳重组）法》设立奥克兰议会。原罗德尼区、北港市、怀塔克雷市、奥克兰市、马努考市、帕帕库拉区、富兰克林区领地议会以及奥克兰区域议会被撤销，合并为单一管理当局奥克兰议会。新奥克兰议会下设1个市议会（法定配备3名毛利族议员）、13个选区及21个地方委员会。 2015年：旺阿努伊区议会于2015年12月1日正式更名为怀卡努伊区议会。 数字边界数据自2007年7月1日起免费对外开放。