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Story: Hauraki–Coromandel region

Local government, 1876–2010

  • Before 1975

  • After 1989

Through most of the 20th century, the Hauraki–Coromandel comprised four counties and three boroughs. Thames–Coromandel district, combining Coromandel county, Thames county and Thames borough, was formed in 1975. Hauraki district, taking in Hauraki Plains county, most of Ōhinemuri county and the boroughs (towns) of Paeroa and Waihī, was formed in 1989. In 2010 it took over the coastal strip on the west side of the Firth of Thames from Franklin district.

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Paul Monin, Hauraki–Coromandel region – Government and politics, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/30484/local-government-1876-2010 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Paul Monin, published 13 December 2010, updated 1 April 2016.