Appendix 2: Sub-sectors and the high-growth councils
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.
2.1
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.