Story: Local and regional government

Regional authorities, 2019

Regional authorities, 2019

Regional authorities, with responsibility for environmental and regional transport issues, are the largest units of local and regional government in New Zealand. This map shows the boundaries of the 16 regional authorities in 2019, including Auckland, Gisborne, Nelson, Marlborough and Tasman, which are unitary authorities – they function as both regional and territorial authorities.

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Mark Derby, 'Local and regional government - Local government in the 2000s', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/map/35286/regional-authorities-2019 (accessed 29 April 2024)

Story by Mark Derby, published 20 Jun 2012, updated 1 Feb 2015