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| Location |  New Zealand |
| Number | 16 |
| Populations | 32,900 (West Coast) – 1,739,300 (Auckland) |
| Areas | 450 km2 (172 sq mi) (Nelson) – 45,350 km2 (17,508 sq mi) (Canterbury) |
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New Zealand is divided into sixteen regions for local government purposes. Eleven are administered by regional councils (the top tier of local government), and five are administered by unitary authorities, which are territorial authorities (otherwise the second tier of local government) that also perform the functions of regional councils.[1][2] The Chatham Islands Council is not a region but is similar to a unitary authority, authorised under its own legislation.[3]
- ^ "2013 Census definitions and forms: U". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ "About local government in New Zealand". Local Government Commission. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ Chatham Islands Council Act 1995 Archived 12 July 2012 at archive.today, Parliament of New Zealand, 1995, Statute No 041, Commenced: 1 November 1995, retrieved 4 February 2008.