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Defining boundaries
The normal practice is for boundaries to be defined on plans, although sometimes boundaries may be described in written form in an Act of Parliament or Order in Council.
Links to the current definitions of local government boundaries can be found at the links below.
Boundaries are usually described by reference to
- property boundaries:
- roads:
- geographic features such as rivers and other waterways, and the tops of mountain ranges:
- lines between two or more identified points:
- in the case of seaward boundaries, a tidal level such as the mean high water mark or mean low water springs; or the 12 mile limit.
Changing boundaries
External boundaries
The Local Government Act 2002 contains four mechanisms through which the external boundaries of a local authority may be changed:
- Notices in the New Zealand Gazette signed by the Minister of Local Government (clause 5(1), Schedule 2).
- Clause 5(2), Schedule 2 which provides that land reclaimed from the sea automatically forms part of the adjoining district.
- Orders in Council implementing a reorganisation scheme issued under Schedule 3 of the Local Government Act 2002 (Schedule 3)
- Orders in Council implementing a determination of the Local Government Commission under section 26 of the Local Government Act 2002.
Occasionally boundaries may be altered or defined by an Act of Parliament (see Chatham Island Council Act 1994, section 5)
Internal boundaries
Ward, constituency, community and subdivision boundaries can be defined or changed by a representation review carried out under the Local Electoral Act 2001.
Communities may also be constituted under Schedule 6 of the Local Government Act 2002.
Representation Review Plans
When boundaries are defined as a result of a representation review a description or plan of those boundaries is required to be certified by the Surveyor General to ensure the description or plan makes the boundaries capable of identification.
To assist the preparation of plans the Surveyor-General has published a standard - Standard for Plans of Local Authority Electoral Areas LINZS5000.
Boundary descriptions
Current descriptions of local government areas can be found at the links below.
Regional councils
- Bay of Plenty Region
- Canterbury Region
- Hawkes Bay Region
- Manawatu-Wanganui Regio
- Northland Region
- Otago Region
- Southland Region
- Taranaki Region
- Waikato Region
- Wellington Region
- West Coast Region
Territorial authorities
- Ashburton District
- Auckland
- Buller District
- Carterton District
- Central Hawkes Bay District
- Central Otago District
- Chatham Islands Territory
- Christchurch City
- Clutha District
- Dunedin City
- Far North District
- Gisborne District
- Gore District
- Grey District
- Hamilton City
- Hastings District
- Hauraki District
- Horowhenua District
- Hurunui District
- Hutt City
- Invercargill City
- Kaikoura District
- Kaipara District
- Kapiti Coast District
- Kawerau District
- Mackenzie District
- Manawatu District
- Marlborough District
- Masterton District
- Matamata-Piako District
- Napier City
- Nelson City
- New Plymouth District
- Opotiki District
- Otorohanga District
- Palmerston North City
- Porirua City
- Queenstown-Lakes District
- Rangitikei District
- Rotorua District
- Ruapehu District
- Selwyn District
- South Taranaki District
- South Waikato District
- South Wairarapa District
- Southland District
- Stratford District
- Tararua District
- Tasman District
- Taupo District
- Tauranga City
- Thames-Coromandel District
- Timaru District
- Upper Hutt City
- Waikato District
- Waimakariri District
- Waimate District
- Waipa District
- Wairoa District
- Waitaki District
- Waitomo District
- Wanganui District
- Wellington City
- Western Bay of Plenty District
- Westland District
- Whakatane District
- Whangarei District
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