Claim: Te Aroha is a rural town in the Waikato region of New Zealand (population of 3,906 in the 2013 census) where the Borough Council took over from the 1880 Town Board on May 2, 1898 and assimilated Herriesville to its council.
Evidence: Te Aroha (Māori: Te Aroha-a-uta) is a rural town in the Waikato region of New Zealand with a population of 3,906 people in the 2013 census, an increase of 138 people since 2006. Te Aroha Borough Council took over from the 1880 Town Board on 2 May 1898. Herriesville became part of Te Aroha Borough Council.