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Politics of New Zealand Monarchy Governor-General Parliament Cabinet Prime Minister Deputy Prime Minister Ministers Speaker of the House Leader of the Opposition Politicians Political parties Political topics Supreme Court State sector Regional authorities Elections Regions is the formal term for the top tier of local government in New Zealand. There are twelve regions, each governed by an elected regional council. Five territorial authorities (the second tier of local government) also perform the functions of a regional council and thus are known as unitary authorities. Most region boundaries follow territorial authority boundaries but there are exceptions. The southern boundary of the Auckland Region, for example, cuts through the middle of the Franklin District. Regional authorities are primarily responsible for environmental management, including water, contaminant discharge and coastal management, river and lake management including flood and drainage control, regional land management; regional transport (including public transport), biosecurity or pest management; while territorial authorities are responsible for: local-level land use management (urban and rural planning); network utility services such as water, sewerage, stormwater and solid waste management; local roads; libraries; parks and reserves; and community development. Property rates (land taxes) are used to fund both regional and territorial government activities. There is often a high degree of co-operation between regional and territorial councils as they have complementary roles. Regions of regional councils and unitary authorities, roughly in north to south order (brand names are in parentheses): Northland Auckland Waikato (Environment Waikato) Bay of Plenty (Environment BOP) Gisborne (unitary authority) Hawke's Bay Taranaki Manawatu-Wanganui (Horizons Regional Council; horizons.mw) Wellington (Greater Wellington Regional Council; Greater Wellington -- The Regional Council) Tasman (unitary authority) Marlborough (unitary authority) Nelson (unitary authority) West Coast Canterbury (Environment Canterbury) Chatham Islands (special territory) Otago Southland (Environment Southland) ISO 3166-2-codes for each can be found in ISO 3166-2:NZ. See also Provinces of New Zealand Territorial Authorities of New Zealand List of towns in New Zealand External links Map (http://www.world-gazetteer.com/s/s_nz.htm) Populations and areas (http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=1106257152&men=gadm&lng=en&gln=xx&dat=32&srt=pnan&col=aohdq&geo=-165) Territorial Authorities of New Zealand Cities: North Shore | Waitakere | Auckland | Manukau | Hamilton | Tauranga | Napier | Palmerston North | Porirua | Upper Hutt | Lower Hutt | Wellington | Nelson* | Christchurch | Dunedin | Invercargill Districts: North Island: | Far North | Whangarei | Kaipara | Rodney | Papakura | Franklin | Thames-Coromandel | Hauraki | Waikato | Matamata-Piako | Waipa | South Waikato | Otorohanga | Rotorua | Waitomo | Taupo | Western Bay of Plenty | Whakatane | Kawerau| Opotiki | Gisborne* | Wairoa | Hastings | Central Hawke's Bay | New Plymouth | Stratford | South Taranaki | Ruapehu | Wanganui | Rangitikei | Manawatu | Tararua | Horowhenua | Kapiti Coast | Masterton | Carterton | South Wairarapa South Island: Tasman* | Marlborough* | Buller | Grey | Westland | Kaikoura | Hurunui | Waimakariri | Banks Peninsula | Selwyn| Ashburton | Timaru | Mackenzie | Waimate | Waitaki | Queenstown-Lakes | Central Otago | Clutha | Gore | Southland Territory: Chatham Islands *unitary authorities Categories: Locations in New Zealand | Territorial Authorities of New Zealand | Lists of subnational entities

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