Otamatea County

Otamatea County
County of New Zealand
1887–1989
CapitalPaparoa
Area
 • Coordinates36°5′54″S 174°14′22″E / 36.09833°S 174.23944°E / -36.09833; 174.23944
History 
• Established
1887
• Disestablished
1989
Today part ofKaipara District

Otamatea County was one of the counties of New Zealand in the North Island, from 1887 until 1989. It was created by the Counties Act 1886, which came into effect on 1 January 1887, from parts of the existing Hobson, Rodney and Whangarei Counties.[1] The county seat was at Paparoa. In the 1989 local government reforms, Otamatea County merged with Dargaville Borough, Hobson County and parts of Rodney County and Whangarei County to create Kaipara District.[2]

  1. ^ "Counties Act 1886". Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Management implementation of memorandum understanding between Kaipara District Council and Te Uri O Hau, Ngati Whatua". Kaipara District Council. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008.