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The areas shown represent the districts included in the Wellington Regional Growth Framework. This includes the Greater Wellington Region and Horowhenua District.There are now a total of 67 territorial authorities in New Zealand. This updated total reflects the amalgamation of the seven territorial authorities (Rodney District, North Shore City, Waitakere City, AucklandCity, Manukau City, Papakura District and Franklin District) into one new Auckland Council in 2010.Territorial authorities are the second tier of local government in New Zealand, below regional councils. The 67 territorial authorities comprise: 12 city councils, 53 district councils, the Auckland Council and the Chatham Islands Territory. Six territorial authorities (Auckland Council, Nelson City Council, Gisborne , Tasman , and Marlborough District Councils) also perform the functions of a regional council and thus are known as unitary authorities. Chatham Islands Territory undertakes only some of the functions of a regional council, and is therefore not a unitary authority. Territorial authority districts are not subdivisions of regions, and some of them fall within more than one region. Taupo District has the distinction of straddling the boundaries of four diffe access and administer local roading and reserves, sewerage, building consents, the land use and subdivision aspects of resource management, and other local matters.rent regions. Territorial authorities are based on communities of interest and road |