Ward 2018

This dataset is the definitive set of ward boundaries for 2018 as defined by the territorial authorities and/or Local Government Commission, but maintained by Stats NZ (the custodian).Wards were originally set up within any territorial authority with a population of at least 20,000. Wards are defined under the Local Electoral Act 2001 and result from dividing a territorial authority for electoral purposes. The ward system was designed to allow for the recognition of communities within a territorial authority and to increase community involvement in the local government system.Territorial authorities can now choose whether they would like to maintain electoral wards. As a result, the number of wards has steadily decreased since they were first created in 1989. Ward boundaries are reviewed in the year before the three-yearly local government elections. The following table lists the total number of wards by year:YearWard totals1989409199238019953661998332200132820023202003320200432020052862006 v12862006 v2284200728420082752009275201027520112482012248201324820142272015227201622720172322018232Wards are numbered based on their corresponding territorial authority. Each ward has a unique five-digit number. The first three digits represent the territorial authority that the ward lies within. The following two digits are sequential, and represent the number of wards within a territorial authority. For example, Westland District (057) has three wards, which are coded 05701, 05702, and 05703. Several territorial authorities do not use wards. In the data, these territorial authorities use “99”at the end of the ward code, and the descriptor“Area Outside of Ward”. In 2018, the following territorial authorities do not use wards:TA codeTerritorial authority nameWard code024Rotorua District 02499026 Kawerau District02699029Wairoa District02999037Whanganui District03799040Palmerston North City04099045Upper Hutt City04599049Carterton District04999052Nelson City05299054Kaikoura District05499067Chatham Islands Territory06799071Dunedin City07199075Invercargill City 07599Ward boundaries are defined at meshblock level. Digital boundary data became freely available on 1 July 2007.本数据集为2018年官方标准选区（ward）边界数据集，由各地方领土主管机构（territorial authority）及/或地方政府委员会（Local Government Commission）划定，由新西兰统计局（Stats NZ）作为托管方负责维护。 选区最初设立于人口不少于2万的地方领土主管机构内。选区依据《2001年地方选举法》（Local Electoral Act 2001）划定，其设立目的是为地方领土主管机构划分选举分区。选区制度旨在认可地方领土主管机构内的社区群体，并提升社区对地方治理体系的参与度。 当前地方领土主管机构可自主选择是否保留选举分区。自1989年选区首次设立以来，其总数呈稳步下降趋势。选区边界每三年会在地方政府选举前一年进行一次审核调整。 以下按年份列出选区总数： | 年份 | 选区总数 | | ---- | -------- | | 1989 | 409 | | 1992 | 380 | | 1995 | 366 | | 1998 | 332 | | 2001 | 328 | | 2002 | 320 | | 2003 | 320 | | 2004 | 320 | | 2005 | 286 | | 2006 v1 | 286 | | 2006 v2 | 284 | | 2007 | 284 | | 2008 | 275 | | 2009 | 275 | | 2010 | 275 | | 2011 | 248 | | 2012 | 248 | | 2013 | 248 | | 2014 | 227 | | 2015 | 227 | | 2016 | 227 | | 2017 | 232 | | 2018 | 232 | 选区编号以其所属的地方领土主管机构为基准。每个选区均拥有唯一的五位数字编码：前三位代表该选区所属的地方领土主管机构，后两位为顺序编码，用于标识该地方领土主管机构下辖的选区序号。例如，韦斯特兰地区（Westland District，编码057）下辖3个选区，其编码分别为05701、05702及05703。 部分地方领土主管机构未设立选区。在本数据集中，此类机构的选区编码末尾将添加“99”，并标注为“非选区区域（Area Outside of Ward）”。2018年未设立选区的地方领土主管机构如下： | 领土主管机构代码（TA code） | 地方领土主管机构名称 | 选区编码 | | -------------------------- | ------------------ | -------- | | 024 | 罗托鲁阿地区（Rotorua District） | 02499 | | 026 | 卡沃劳地区（Kawerau District） | 02699 | | 029 | 怀罗阿地区（Wairoa District） | 02999 | | 037 | 旺格努伊地区（Whanganui District） | 03799 | | 040 | 北帕默斯顿市（Palmerston North City） | 04099 | | 045 | 上哈特市（Upper Hutt City） | 04599 | | 049 | 卡特顿地区（Carterton District） | 04999 | | 052 | 纳尔逊市（Nelson City） | 05299 | | 054 | 凯库拉地区（Kaikoura District） | 05499 | | 067 | 查塔姆群岛领地（Chatham Islands Territory） | 06799 | | 071 | 达尼丁市（Dunedin City） | 07199 | | 075 | 因弗卡吉尔市（Invercargill City） | 07599 | 选区边界以网格块（meshblock）级别进行划定。数字化边界数据于2007年7月1日起免费开放获取。