Town Districts
A town district was a municipality intermediate in nature between a county town and a borough. In 1952, a dependent town district could be established on the petition of two thirds of the resident householders of any settlement of at least fifty households in an area of not more than two square miles (5.18 km2). To become an independent town district, a town district must have had a population of greater than 500.
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| Council | Established | Disestablished | Area | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay | 1905 | 1916 | Amalgamated with Dunedin City | |
| Bulls | fl. 1952 | 2.74 km2 | ||
| Cambridge | 1882 | 1886 | Elevated to borough | |
| Carterton | 1875 | 1887 | Elevated to borough. | |
| Dannevirke | 1885 | 1892 | Elevated to borough. | |
| Edendale | fl. 1952 | fl. 1972 | 2.82 km2 | Dependent Town District within Southland County |
| Eltham | 1884 | 1901 | Elevated to borough | |
| Glen Eden | 1921 | fl. 1952 | 5.12 km2 | |
| Gordon | 1890 | Amalgamated with Gore borough | ||
| Havelock | fl. 1952 | 0.85 km2 | ||
| Henderson | 1922 | 1946 | Elevated to borough | |
| Helensville | 1883 | 1947 | Elevated to borough | |
| Hikurangi | 1908 | fl. 1986 | 3.88 km2 | Independent Town District within Whangarei County |
| Howick | 1922 | 1952 | Elevated to borough | |
| Hunterville | fl. 1952 | fl. 1972 | 3.20 km2 | Independent Town District within Rangitikei County |
| Huntly | 1908 | 1931 | Elevated to borough | |
| Johnsonville | fl. 1952 | 3.41 km2 | ||
| Kaikohe | 1927 | 1947 | Elevated to borough | |
| Kamo | fl. 1952 | 3.44 km2 | ||
| Kaponga | fl. 1952 | fl. 1972 | 2.26 km2 | Dependent Town District within Eltham County |
| Kawakawa | fl. 1952 | fl. 1972 | 1.13 km2 | Independent Town District within Bay of Islands County |
| Kawhia | fl. 1952 | 1.90 km2 | ||
| Kihikihi | fl. 1952 | fl. 1972 | 2.59 km2 | Dependent Town District within Waipa County |
| Kohukohu | fl. 1952 | 4.13 km2 | ||
| Leamington | 1905 | 1956 | 5.38 km2 | Merged with Cambridge borough. |
| Leeston | fl. 1952 | 1.58 km2 | ||
| Linwood | 1882 | 1893 | Elevated to borough | |
| Lumsden | fl. 1952 | 5.12 km2 | ||
| Manaia | 1882 | fl. 1986 | 2.06 km2 | Independent Town District within Waimate West County |
| Mangaweka | fl. 1952 | 3.86 km2 | ||
| Manunui | fl. 1952 | |||
| Martinborough | 1906 | 1928 | Elevated to borough | |
| Marton | 1869 | 1879 | Elevated to borough | |
| Matamata | 1917 | 1935 | Elevated to borough | |
| Mercer | fl. 1952 | 4.05 km2 | ||
| Moa | 1885 | 1902 | Elevated to borough and renamed Inglewood | |
| Morrinsville | 1908 | 1921 | Elevated to borough | |
| Mount Maunganui | 1927 | 1945 | Dependent on Tauranga County until 1937. Elevated to Borough 1945. | |
| Nightcaps | 1918 | 1967 | 1.15 km2 | |
| Normanby | fl. 1952 | 1.05 km2 | ||
| Ohaupo | fl. 1952 | fl. 1972 | 5.19 km2 | Dependent Town District within Waipa County |
| Ohura | fl. 1952 | fl. 1972 | 3.30 km2 | Independent Town District within Taumarunui County |
| Onerahi | fl. 1952 | |||
| Opotiki | 1882 | 1911 | Elevated to borough | |
| Otautau | fl. 1889 | 1978 | 3.86 km2 | Independent Town District within Wallace County |
| Otorohanga | fl. 1952 | 2.27 km2 | ||
| Outram | fl. 1952 | 3.59 km2 | ||
| Patutahi | fl. 1952 | fl. 1972 | Dependent Town District within Cook County | |
| Pleasant Point | fl. 1952 | 2.95 km2 | ||
| Rawene | fl. 1952 | 1.84 km2 | ||
| Russell | fl. 1952 | fl. 1972 | 4.31 km2 | Dependent Town District within Bay of Islands County |
| Southbridge | fl. 1952 | 2.15 km2 | ||
| Sumner | 1883 | 1891 | Elevated to borough | |
| Tahunanui | 1920 | |||
| Takaka | fl. 1952 | 2.37 km2 | ||
| Taradale | fl. 1952 | 5.94 km2 | ||
| Taupo | 1946 | fl. 1952 | 9.27 km2 | |
| Tawa Flat | 1951 | fl. 1952 | 2.91 km2 | |
| Te Karaka | fl. 1952 | 3.16 km2 | ||
| Te Kauwhata | fl. 1952 | 5.22 km2 | ||
| Te Puke | 1913 | 1935 | 5.34 km2 | Elevated to borough |
| Tinwald | fl. 1952 | 6.17 km2 | ||
| Tuakau | 1914 | fl. 1952 | 7.77 km2 | |
| Waiuku | 1914 | fl. 1952 | 5.18 km2 | |
| Warkworth | fl. 1952 | fl. 1972 | Independent Town District within Rodney County | |
| Waverley | 1877 | fl. 1986 | 1.96 km2 | Independent Town District within Patea County |
| Woolston | 1882 | 1893 | Elevated to borough | |
| Wyndham | 1882 | 1977 | 2.75 km2 | Independent Town District within Southland County |
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