Unitary authority
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A unitary authority is a type of local authority in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Unitary authorities are responsible for all local government functions within their areas, or perform additional
Bournemouth: Unitary Authority tree. The tree on the left, on the concourse of the Bournemouth Town Hall, was planted on 1 April 1997 to mark the occasion of Bournemouth council becoming a unitary authority on that day. This was part of the local government reorganisation of the late 1990s, when certain more urban districts were essentially separated from the relevant county council, with no services for Bournemouth residents now being carried out by
Regions of New Zealand
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The regions of New Zealand are the administrative jurisdictions of the country's regional councils and unitary authorities; the country is divided into sixteen such areas. The councils derive their po
Unitary authority
…authority. In New Zealand, a unitary authority is a territorial authority (district, city or metropolitan area) that also performs the functions of a regional council. As of 2026, there are five unitary authorities. They are (with the year they were constituted): Gisborne District Council (1989), Tasman District…
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Deon Swiggs in Council Chamber