Auckland | Canterbury | Hawke's Bay | Marlborough | Nelson | Otago | Southland | Taranaki | Wellington | Westland Image File history File links Nzflag_nz. ... (For the current top-level subdivision of New Zealand, see Regions of New Zealand) Provinces in New Zealand were used from 1841 until the Abolition of the Provinces Act came into force on November 1, 1876. ... (For the current top-level subdivision of Auckland in New Zealand, see Auckland Region) The Auckland Province was a province of New Zealand from 1853 until the abolition of provincial government in 1876. ... (For the current top-level subdivision of Canterbury in New Zealand, see Canterbury, New Zealand) The Canterbury Province was a province of New Zealand from 1853 until the abolition of provincial government in 1876. ... The Hawkes Bay Province was a province of New Zealand that was separated from the Wellington Province following a meeting in Napier in February 1858, until the abolition of provincial government in 1876. ... (For the current top-level subdivision of Nelson in New Zealand, see Nelson, New Zealand) The Nelson Province was a province of New Zealand from 1853 until the abolition of provincial government in 1876. ... (For the current top-level subdivision of Otago in New Zealand, see Otago) The Otago Province was a province of New Zealand until the abolition of provincial government in 1876. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...