2007 New Zealand local elections in the Dunedin mayoral election. 2007 New Zealand local elections Triennial elections for all 73 cities and districts, twelve regional councils and all district health boards in New Zealand were held on 13 October 2007. Most councils were elected using the first-past-the-post voting method, but eight (of which Wellington City is the largest) were elected using single transferable vote. New mayors were elected in Auckland City, North Shore City, Manukau City, Christchurch, Rodney District, Whangarei, Far North District, Nelson, Taupo, Stratford, South Taranaki District and Buller District. Voter turnouts were generally lower than normal for local body elections in New
Regional parks of New Zealand Plenty Regional Council. The regional parks in the Wellington region are administered by the Greater Wellington Regional Council. The regional parks in the Canterbury region are administered by Canterbury Regional Council (Ecan). Regional parks of New Zealand Regional parks of New Zealand are administered by regional councils, the top tier of local government in New Zealand. There are 29 regional parks in the Auckland Region administered by Auckland Council. They were administered by the Auckland Regional Council until 2010, when it was replaced by Auckland Council. Note: One Regional Park is a stadium (Mt Smart), one is a botanic garden,