# Heathcote County

Heathcote County was one of the former counties of New Zealand. It covered the southern parts of Christchurch.

## History

Heathcote County was preceded by the Heathcote Road Board, which had its first meeting on 27 January 1864. An 1863 ordinance from the Canterbury Provincial Council established three road boards along the Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River: East, Central, and South Heathcote. The Roads Ordinance was amended in 1864, and East Heathcote became the Heathcote Road Board, Central Heathcote became the Spreydon Road Board, and South Heathcote became the Halswell Road Board.
Heathcote became a county in 1911. The county was abolished through the 1989 local government reforms.

## Chairmen
### Road Board

The Road Board had 19 chairmen between 1864 and 1911.
| | Name | Term |
| 1 | William Montgomery | 1864–1865 |
| 2 | James Temple Fisher | 1865–1869 |
| 3 | Walter Kennaway | 1869–1870 |
| | James Temple Fisher (2nd period) | 1870–1876 |
| 4 | R. Clephane | 1876–1877 |
| 5 | Samuel Manning | 1877 |
| 6 | W. Attwood | 1878 |
| | R. Clephane (2nd period) | 1879–1880 |
| 7 | William Hawker | 1880–1881 |
| 8 | Frederic Jones | 1881–1882 |
| 9 | E. J. T. Ford | 1882–1883 |
| 10 | George Dryden | 1883–1885 |
| 11 | H. B. Kirk | 1885–1886 |
| | George Dryden (2nd period) | 1886–1887 |
| 12 | Arthur Ollivier | 1887–1891 |
| 13 | E. Curry | 1891–1892 |
| | H. B. Kirk (2nd period) | 1892–1893 |
| 14 | A. Wiffen | 1893–1894 |
| | E. Curry (2nd period) | 1894 |
| 15 | Gilbert McHaffie | 1894–1896 |
| 16 | Robert Malcolm | 1896–1897 |
| | Gilbert McHaffie (2nd period) | 1897–1899 |
| 17 | John Martin | 1899–1901 |
| | Gilbert McHaffie (3rd period) | 1901–1902 |
| | Robert Malcolm (2nd period) | 1903–1905 |
| 18 | George Scott | 1905–1906 |
| 19 | Frederic Corson | 1906–1907 |
| | George Scott (2nd period) | 1905–1906 |

### County Council

The County Council had 16 chairmen between 1911 and 1989. The last chairman of the Road Board became the first chairman of the County Council.
| | Name | Term |
| 1 | George Scott | 1911–1916 |
| 2 | Charles Flavell | 1916–1919 |
| 3 | George K. Burton | 1919–1921 |
| 4 | Walter Scarff | 1921–1923 |
| | Charles Flavell (2nd period) | 1923–1929 |
| 5 | G. L. Danks | 1929–1932 |
| | Charles Flavell (3rd period) | 1932–1935 |
| | Walter Scarff (2nd period) | 1935–1936 |
| 6 | A. G. Williams | 1936–1939 |
| | Charles Flavell (4th period) | 1939–1941 |
| | A. G. Williams (2nd period) | 1941–1943 |
| 7 | Frederick William Freeman | 1944–1959 |
| 8 | R. A. Young | 1959–1962 |
| 9 | J. C. Holliss | 1962–1964 |
| 10 | Doug Le Comte | 1964–1968 |
| 11 | J. S. Scott | 1968–1971 |
| 12 | Ted Tyndall | 1971–1974 |
| 13 | Jim Somers | 1974–1976 |
| | Ted Tyndall (2nd period) | 1976–1977 |
| 14 | J. M. McKenzie | 1977–1980 |
| 15 | W. M. Hindmarsh | 1980–1983 |
| 16 | Oscar Alpers | 1983–1989 |
Table footnotes:
* ↑ The source has a gap for 1932–1935, but the reference shows that Flavell was chairman in September 1934. It is assumed that Flavell's third period covers the missing years.
* ↑ The source has a gap for 1939–1941, but the reference shows that Flavell was chairman in August 1939. It is assumed that Flavell's fourth period covers the missing years.