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[edit] Project scope

This project is the place to organise work and formulate policies about articles on the following topics:

  1. New Zealand local government areas past and present
  2. New Zealand populated places (towns, cities, urban areas)
  3. Possibly other places such as natural features

[edit] Geostatistical tables for urban places and territorial authorities

Invercargill
Urban Area Population 48,200
Extent Makarewa to Woodend;
west to Otatara
Territorial
Authority		 Name Invercargill City
Population 51,800
Land area 491km²
Extent Makarewa to Bluff;


Oreti Beach to


Kennington
Regional
Council		 Part of Southland

Geostatistical tables look like the example on the right. These tables are appropriate where the article concerns an urban area, a suburban area, or a territorial authoritiy.

The primary purpose of the table is to tie a population figure to a clearly defined geographical area. This is particularly important for the larger centres where the urban area shares the same name as the territorial authority.

For example, Auckland City (council area) comprises a relatively small part of the Auckland Urban Area and includes the separate urban area of Waiheke, and a number of islands in the Hauraki Gulf, where the population is classified as rural.

The table uses the name of the populated place as its heading, and is divided into three sections, as below:

[edit] Urban Area

This is the Statistics New Zealand defined urban area that broadly covers the populated place. In most cases the urban area will have the same name as the place itself, so there is no "name" subsection.

Satellite cities are classified by Statistics New Zealand as "urban zones", suburbs are classified as "area units". In these cases the appropriate section heading should be used.

If the article is about a territorial authority that is not named after its central town, then the urban area section should be left out.

The following subsections are relevant to an urban area:

  • Name - if the urban area does not have the same name as the article
  • Population - the most recently available population figure for the urban area
  • Extent - a brief description of the area covered by the urban area; ideally this should highlight similarities and differences with the territorial authority covered by the same article

[edit] Territorial Authority

This refers to the city or district council with the same name as the article.

If the territorial authority is a unitary authority, use "Unitary Authority" as the section heading, and leave out the Regional Council section.

If the article is about a place where the territorial authority does not have the same name, then there will be a separate article about the territorial authority. In this case the only subsection should be "Part of", with a link to the territorial authority article.

Otherwise, the following subsections are relevant:

  • Name - full name including "City", "District" or "Territory" (for the Chatham Islands)
  • Land area - if known
  • Extent - a brief description of the area covered by the territorial authority; ideally this should highlight similarities and differences with the urban area covered by the same article
  • See also - if the article concerns an urban area that spans multiple territorial authorities, list the other authorities here

[edit] Regional Council

This is the regional council responsible for the populated place. There is one subsection, "Part of", with a link to the regional article(s). All regions, except unitary authorities, should have their own articles even if they share the name of a city or district (like Auckland or Wellington).

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[edit] See also

[edit] Wikipedia:New Zealand Collaboration of the Fortnight

 The current New Zealand Collaboration of the Fortnight is None at present.
Every fortnight a different New Zealand-related topic, stub or non-existent article is picked.
Please read the nomination text and improve the article any way you can.


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