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Horowhenua District
Horowhenua District is a Districts of New Zealand, territorial authority district on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand, administered by Horowhenua District Council. Located north of Wellington and Kāpiti Coast District, Kāpiti, it stretches from slightly north of the town of Ōtaki, New Zealand, Ōtaki in the south to just south of Himatangi in the north, and from the coast to the top of the Tararua Range. It is in the Manawatū-Whanganui Regions of New Zealand, local government region. The name ''Horowhenua'' is Māori language, Māori for landslide. Levin, New Zealand, Levin is the main town and the seat of the district council. Other towns include Foxton, New Zealand, Foxton, Shannon, New Zealand, Shannon and Tokomaru, Horowhenua, Tokomaru. The population of the district is History Horowhenua County was established in 1885 from the southern part of Manawatū District#Manawatu County Council, Manawatu County. It stretched from the Manawatū River, Opiki and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of New Zealand
Territorial authorities ( Māori: ''mana ā-rohe'') are a tier of local government in New Zealand, alongside regional councils. There are 67 territorial authorities: 13 city councils, 53 district councils and the Chatham Islands Council. District councils serve a combination of rural and urban communities, while city councils administer the larger urban areas.City councils serve a population of more than 50,000 in a predominantly urban area. Auckland, Gisborne, Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough each have a unitary authority, which performs the functions of both a territorial authority and a regional council. The Chatham Islands Council is a '' sui generis'' territorial authority that is similar to a unitary authority. Territorial authority districts are not subdivisions of regions, and some of them fall within more than one region. Regional council areas are based on water catchment areas, whereas territorial authorities are based on community of interest and road access ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
