Provincial Councils of New Zealand
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The Provincial Councils of New Zealand were 19th-century regional governing bodies that administered local affairs in the country’s provinces before being abolished in the 1870s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Provincial Councils of New Zealand canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical institution
ⓘ
system of regional government ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | Abolition of Provinces Act 1875 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | provinces of New Zealand ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritorialEntity |
North Island of New Zealand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Island of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition | elected members ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| dissolutionProcess | phased transfer of powers to central government ⓘ |
| electorate | provincial voters ⓘ |
| endCause | abolition of provincial government in New Zealand ⓘ |
| endTime | 1876 ⓘ |
| governingBodyRole | subordinate to New Zealand General Assembly ⓘ |
| governs | provincial districts of New Zealand ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Auckland Provincial Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canterbury Provincial Council NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawke's Bay Provincial Council NERFINISHED ⓘ Marlborough Provincial Council NERFINISHED ⓘ Nelson Provincial Council NERFINISHED ⓘ New Plymouth Provincial Council NERFINISHED ⓘ Otago Provincial Council NERFINISHED ⓘ Southland Provincial Council NERFINISHED ⓘ Taranaki Provincial Council NERFINISHED ⓘ Wellington Provincial Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentTitle | Superintendent ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | colonial era of New Zealand ⓘ |
| influencedBy | British colonial administrative practices ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyType | unicameral council ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | New Zealand Mean Time (for most provinces) ⓘ |
| mainFunction | administration of local affairs ⓘ |
| numberOfSubdivisions | 10 ⓘ |
| partOf | provincial government of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| power |
education administration
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land administration ⓘ local legislation ⓘ public works administration ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
central government of New Zealand
ⓘ
system of counties and boroughs in New Zealand ⓘ |
| role | regional governing bodies ⓘ |
| significance |
decentralization of government in early New Zealand
ⓘ
development of regional infrastructure in New Zealand ⓘ shaping early political identities in New Zealand provinces ⓘ |
| significantEvent | first provincial elections in 1853 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1853 ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage | 19th century ⓘ |
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