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========================================================================<\/SPAN><\/P> Ward 2023 (generalised)<\/SPAN><\/P> ------------------------------------------------------------------------<\/SPAN><\/P> https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/111190-ward-2023-generalised/<\/SPAN><\/P> ========================================================================<\/SPAN><\/P> From: Stats NZ<\/SPAN><\/P> <\/P> Description:<\/SPAN><\/P> This dataset is the definitive version of the annually released ward boundaries<\/SPAN><\/P> as at 1 January 2023 as defined by the territorial authorities and Local<\/SPAN><\/P> Government Commission and maintained by Stats NZ. This version contains 224<\/SPAN><\/P> wards, excluding \u2018area outside ward\u2019.<\/SPAN><\/P> <\/SPAN><\/P> \u200b<\/SPAN><\/P> <\/SPAN><\/P> Wards are defined under the Local Electoral Act 2001 and result from dividing a<\/SPAN><\/P> territorial authority for electoral purposes. Wards were originally set up<\/SPAN><\/P> within any territorial authority with a population of at least 20,000. The ward<\/SPAN><\/P> system was designed to allow for the recognition of communities within a<\/SPAN><\/P> territorial authority and to increase community involvement in the local<\/SPAN><\/P> government system.<\/SPAN><\/P> <\/SPAN><\/P> \u200b<\/SPAN><\/P> <\/SPAN><\/P> Territorial authorities can now choose whether they would like to maintain<\/SPAN><\/P> electoral wards. As a result, the number of wards has steadily decreased since<\/SPAN><\/P> they were first created in 1989. Ward boundaries are reviewed in the year before<\/SPAN><\/P> the three-yearly local government elections. <\/SPAN><\/P> <\/SPAN><\/P> \u200b<\/SPAN><\/P> <\/SPAN><\/P> Wards are defined at meshblock level, and do not coincide with the statistical<\/SPAN><\/P> area 1 (SA1) geography or the statistical area 2 (SA2) geographies. <\/SPAN><\/P> <\/SPAN><\/P> \u200b<\/SPAN><\/P> <\/SPAN><\/P> **Numbering **<\/SPAN><\/P> <\/SPAN><\/P> Wards are numbered based on their corresponding territorial authority. Each ward<\/SPAN><\/P> has a unique five-digit number. The first three digits represent the territorial<\/SPAN><\/P> authority that the ward lies within. The following two digits are sequential and<\/SPAN><\/P> represent the number of wards within a territorial authority. For example,<\/SPAN><\/P> Westland District (057) has three wards, which are coded 05701, 05702, and<\/SPAN><\/P> 05703. <\/SPAN><\/P> <\/SPAN><\/P> \u200b<\/SPAN><\/P> <\/SPAN><\/P> Some territorial authorities do not use wards. In the classification, these<\/SPAN><\/P> territorial authorities use \u201899\u2019 for the last two digits of the ward code, and<\/SPAN><\/P> the descriptor \u201cArea Outside Ward\u201d. <\/SPAN><\/P> <\/SPAN><\/P> \u200b<\/SPAN><\/P> <\/SPAN><\/P> **Generalised version**<\/SPAN><\/P> <\/SPAN><\/P> This generalised version has been simplified for rapid drawing and is designed<\/SPAN><\/P> for thematic or web mapping purposes.<\/SPAN><\/P> <\/SPAN><\/P> \u200b<\/SPAN><\/P> <\/SPAN><\/P> **Macrons**<\/SPAN><\/P> <\/SPAN><\/P> Names are provided with and without tohutō/macrons. The column name for those<\/SPAN><\/P> without macrons is suffixed \u2018ascii\u2019.<\/SPAN><\/P> <\/SPAN><\/P> \u200b<\/SPAN><\/P> <\/SPAN><\/P> **Digital data**<\/SPAN><\/P> <\/SPAN><\/P> Digital boundary data became freely available on 1 July 2007.<\/SPAN><\/P> <\/SPAN><\/P> \u200b<\/SPAN><\/P> <\/SPAN><\/P> To download geographic classifications in table formats such as CSV please use<\/SPAN><\/P> [Ariā ](https://aria.stats.govt.nz/aria/)<\/SPAN><\/P> <\/P> Region: New Zealand<\/SPAN><\/P> <\/P> Category: 2023<\/SPAN><\/P> <\/P> CRS: NZGD2000 / New Zealand Transverse Mercator 2000<\/SPAN><\/P> <\/P> ------------------------------------------------------------------------<\/SPAN><\/P> Processing steps applied by Stats NZ Geographic Data Service<\/SPAN><\/P> ------------------------------------------------------------------------<\/SPAN><\/P> <\/P> - imported to Stats NZ Geographic Data Service in Geodatabase format on 30 Nov 2022<\/SPAN><\/P> - 1 invalid geometries fixed at import time <\/SPAN><\/P> (see https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/111190-ward-2023-generalised/history/)<\/SPAN><\/P> - converted by Stats NZ Geographic Data Service to Shapefile on 02 Nov 2023 (reference #3319467)<\/SPAN><\/P> <\/P> ------------------------------------------------------------------------<\/SPAN><\/P> LICENSE: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International<\/SPAN><\/P> Link: https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/license/attribution-4-0-international/<\/SPAN><\/P> ------------------------------------------------------------------------<\/SPAN><\/P> <\/P> Attribution 4.0 International<\/SPAN><\/P> <\/SPAN><\/P> =======================================================================<\/SPAN><\/P> <\/SPAN><\/P> Creative Commons Corporation (\"Creative Commons\") is not a law firm and<\/SPAN><\/P> does not provide legal services or legal advice. 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