Appendix 2: Sub-sectors and the high-growth councils

Matters arising from our audits of the 2018-28 long-term plans.

Sub-sectors

Local Government New Zealand defines four types of sub-sector:74

  • Metropolitan (populations exceeding 90,000).
  • Provincial (populations between 20,000 and 90,000).
  • Rural (populations below 20,000).
  • Regional (regional councils and unitary authorities).

We followed these definitions but, because of its size, considered Auckland Council as its own sub-sector separate to the other metropolitan councils.

For the purposes of our analysis, we have grouped the unitary authorities in their respective provincial or rural sub-sectors.

The councils that make up each sub-sector are listed in the table below.

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The five sub-sectors

Auckland sub-sector
Auckland Council
Metropolitan sub-sector
Christchurch City Council Dunedin City Council Hamilton City Council
Hutt City Council Palmerston North City Council Porirua City Council
Tauranga City Council Upper Hutt City Council Wellington City Council
Provincial sub-sector
Ashburton District Council Far North District Council Gisborne District Council
Hastings District Council Horowhenua District Council Invercargill City Council
Kāpiti Coast District Council Manawatu District Council Marlborough District Council
Masterton District Council Matamata-Piako District Council Napier City Council
Nelson City Council New Plymouth District Council Queenstown-Lakes District Council75
Rotorua Lakes Council Selwyn District Council South Taranaki District Council
Southland District Council Tasman District Council Taupō District Council
Thames-Coromandel District Council Timaru District Council Waikato District Council
Waimakariri District Council Waipa District Council Waitaki District Council
Western Bay of Plenty District Council Whanganui District Council Whangarei District Council
Whakatāne District Council
Rural sub-sector
Buller District Council Carterton District Council Central Hawke's Bay District Council
Central Otago District Council Chatham Islands Council Clutha District Council
Gore District Council Grey District Council Hauraki District Council
Hurunui District Council Kaikōura District Council Kaipara District Council
Kawerau District Council Mackenzie District Council Ōpōtiki District Council
Otorohanga District Council Rangitīkei District Council Ruapehu District Council
South Waikato District Council South Wairarapa District Council Stratford District Council
Tararua District Council Waimate District Council Wairoa District Council
Waitomo District Council Westland District Council
Regional sub-sector
Bay of Plenty Regional Council Environment Canterbury Environment Southland
Greater Wellington Regional Council Hawke's Bay Regional Council Horizons Regional Council
Northland Regional Council Otago Regional Council Taranaki Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council West Coast Regional Council

High-growth councils

We defined high-growth councils as those 11 councils that the National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity 2016 indicated had high population growth.76

We did not include regional councils because none had high growth throughout their entire region.

Councils that met the definition for "high growth" when the 2018-28 LTPs were prepared were:

  • Auckland Council;
  • Christchurch City Council;
  • Hamilton City Council;
  • New Plymouth District Council;
  • Queenstown-Lakes District Council;
  • Selwyn District Council;
  • Tauranga City Council;
  • Waimakariri District Council;
  • Waipa District Council;
  • Western Bay of Plenty District Council; and
  • Whangarei District Council.

74: See http://www.lgnz.co.nz/about-lgnz/membership-representation/sector-groups/.

75: Local Government New Zealand lists Queenstown-Lakes District Council as a member of both the metropolitan and provincial sub-sectors. For the purpose of our analysis, we have included this council in the provincial sub-sector.

76: See http://www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/towns-and-cities/national-policy-statement-urban-development-capacity-2016.