Takaka County

Takaka County was one of the counties of New Zealand in the South Island.

Takaka County
County of New Zealand
1904–1956
CapitalTakaka
History 
• Established
1904
• Disestablished
1956
Today part ofTasman District

During the period 1853 to 1876, the area that would become Takaka County was administered as part of Nelson Province. With the Abolition of Provinces Act 1876, the areas bordering Golden Bay (an arm of the Tasman Sea) were placed under the administration of newly formed Collingwood County, effective 1 January 1877.

In 1903, the Government of New Zealand voted to reduce the size of Collingwood County to just its western Aorere region, with the remaining eastern region being constituted as Takaka County, effective April 1904.[1] The county council's administrative headquarters was located in Takaka.

Takaka County existed until 1956, when it re-amalgamated with Collingwood County to form Golden Bay County.[2] Golden Bay County existed until the 1989 local government reforms, when it was amalgamated into the new Tasman District.[3]

References
  1. "Collingwood County Bill 1903 (143–1) (Local)". Government of New Zealand. 1903. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  2. "Collingwood County Council". National Register of Archives and Manuscripts. Archives New Zealand. 4 August 2006. Archived from the original on 16 October 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  3. Walrond, Carl (3 August 2015). "Nelson region – Government". Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 5 November 2018.


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