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South Island district and city council boundaries

South Island district and city council boundaries

The district and city council boundaries for the South Island are shown on this map.

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Mark Derby, Local and regional government – Local authorities after 2000, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/map/2739/south-island-district-and-city-council-boundaries (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Mark Derby, published 3 March 2009, updated 1 February 2015.

Comments

Hamish Rennie
28 February 2017
Your map of the South Island district councils is inaccurate. Banks Penninsula combined with Christchurch over a decade ago.