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 "snippet": "This dataset is the definitive set of territorial authority boundaries for 2021 as defined by the Local Government Commission and/or the territorial authorities themselves but maintained by Statistics New Zealand (the custodian). A territorial authority is defined under the Local Government Act 2002 as a city or a district council.\n\nOnly the North Island area units are represented here.",
 "description": "<DIV STYLE=\"text-align:Left;\"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN STYLE=\"font-weight:bold;\">Updated on 07 March 2022<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN>There are 67 territorial authorities in New Zealand. This total reflects the amalgamation of the seven territorial authorities (Rodney District, North Shore City, Waitakere City, Auckland City, Manukau City, Papakura District, and Franklin District) into one Auckland Council in 2010.<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN>Territorial authorities are the second tier of local government in New Zealand, below regional councils. The 67 territorial authorities comprise 13 city councils including the Auckland council, 53 district councils, and the Chatham Islands Territory.<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN>Some territorial authority boundaries are coterminous with regional council boundaries but there are several exceptions. An example is Taupo District, which is split between four regions, although most of its area falls within the Waikato Region. When defining the boundaries of territorial authorities, the Local Government Commission bases considerable weight on the \u2018community of interest\u2019.<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN>Territorial authorities are defined at mesh-block and statistical area level.<\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>",
 "summary": "This dataset is the definitive set of territorial authority boundaries for 2021 as defined by the Local Government Commission and/or the territorial authorities themselves but maintained by Statistics New Zealand (the custodian). A territorial authority is defined under the Local Government Act 2002 as a city or a district council.\n\nOnly the North Island area units are represented here.",
 "title": "Stats NZ - Territorial Local Authority Boundary (2022)",
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  "Census",
  "TLA",
  "Territorial Local Authority",
  "District",
  "Boundary"
 ],
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 "accessInformation": "Statistics New Zealand",
 "licenseInfo": "<DIV STYLE=\"text-align:Left;\"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Do not supply this data to people or organisations outside the Bay of Plenty Regional Council. <\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN>This data is freely available on <\/SPAN><A href=\"https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz:443/search/\" STYLE=\"text-decoration:underline;\"><SPAN>https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/search/  <\/SPAN><\/A><SPAN>and  people should source the information from there themselves.<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN>Permitted uses<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN>Statistics New Zealand must be acknowledged as the source of the boundaries.<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN>Uses not permitted<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN>Users are not permitted to change the accuracy of the boundaries and supply them to another party.<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN>Liability<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN>While care has been taken to compile these boundary coordinates, Statistics New Zealand gives no warranty that the data supplied is free from error. Statistics New Zealand shall not be liable for any loss suffered through the use, directly or indirectly, of any information, product or service.<\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>",
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