The Banks Peninsula District is a former
territorial authority
Territorial authorities are the second tier of local government in New Zealand, below regional councils. There are 67 territorial authorities: 13 city councils, 53 district councils and the Chatham Islands Council. District councils serve a ...
in New Zealand.
Banks Peninsula District was formed through the
1989 local government reforms
The 1989 New Zealand local government reform was the most significant reform of local government in New Zealand in over a century. Some 850 local bodies were amalgamated into 86 local authorities, made up of regional and territorial levels.
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. It amalgamated with the
Christchurch City Council in March 2006.
It was governed by a
mayor and district councillors.
See also
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Districts of New Zealand
References
Politics of Canterbury, New Zealand
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