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Kōrero: Local and regional government

Local Government Commission, 1977

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Local Government Commission, 1977

Members of the Local Government Commission study a map of the Wellington region showing local-authority boundaries. From 1974 the commission held increased powers to reform and merge local authorities, and especially to eliminate the traditional distinctions between urban and rural authorities.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: EP/1977/4542/13-F

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Mark Derby, Local and regional government – Managing urbanisation, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/35392/local-government-commission-1977 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Mark Derby, i tāngia i te 28 March 2012, updated 1 February 2015.