Appendix 2: Sub-sectors and the growth councils
Sub-sectors
Local Government New Zealand defines four types of sub-sector:24
- metropolitan;
- provincial;
- rural; and
- regional (comprising of regional councils and unitary authorities).
We followed these definitions but considered Auckland Council as its own sub-sector separate to the other metropolitan councils because of its size. 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 below.
| Auckland sub-sector | ||
| Auckland Council | ||
| Metropolitan sub-sector | ||
| Christchurch City Council | Dunedin City Council | Hamilton City Council |
| Hutt City Council | Queenstown-Lakes District Council | Palmerston North City Council |
| Porirua City Council | Tauranga City Council | Upper Hutt City Council |
| Wellington City Council | Whangarei District Council | |
| Provincial sub-sector | ||
| Ashburton District Council | Central Otago District Council | Far North District Council |
| Gisborne District Council | Hastings District Council | Horowhenua District Council |
| Invercargill City Council | Kaipara District 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 | Rotorua Lakes Council | Selwyn District Council |
| South Taranaki District Council | South Waikato 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 | Whakatāne District Council | |
| Rural sub-sector | ||
| Buller District Council | Carterton District Council | Central Hawke's Bay District Council |
| Chatham Islands Council | Clutha District Council | Gore District Council |
| Grey District Council | Hauraki District Council | Hurunui District Council |
| Kaikōura District Council | Kawerau District Council | Mackenzie District Council |
| Ōpōtiki District Council | Ōtorohanga District Council | Rangitikei District Council |
| Ruapehu 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 that the National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity indicated had high growth.25 We did not include regional councils because none had high growth throughout their entire region. Councils that meet the definition for high growth when we prepared this report were:
- Auckland Council;
- Christchurch City Council;
- Hamilton City Council;
- New Plymouth District Council;
- Queenstown-Lakes District Council;
- Selwyn District Council;
- Tauranga City Council;
- Waikato District Council;
- Waimakariri District Council;
- Waipa District Council;
- Western Bay of Plenty District Council; and
- Whangarei District Council.
24: For more on the sector groups, see www.lgnz.co.nz.
25: For more on the National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity, see www.hud.govt.nz.