List of former territorial authorities in New Zealand

Columns: Council | Established | Disestablished | Area | Notes
Alexandra | 1867 | 1989 | 1.92 km ( 470 acres ) ( 1986 ) | Merged into Central Otago District | Arrowtown | 10 May 1877 | 1989 | 170 acres ( 0.69 km ) ( 1877 ) 1.92 km ( 470 acres ) ( 1986 ) | Merged into Queenstown-Lakes District | Ashburton | 9 September 1878 | 1989 | 12.27 km ( 4.74 sq mi ) ( 1986 ) | Merged into Ashburton District | Auckland | 1851 | 1871 | Declared a city | Avenal | 1876 | 1909 | Amalgamated with Invercargill Borough | Avondale | 1922 | 1927 | Amalgamated with Auckland City | Balclutha | 1870 | 1989 | 568 acres ( 2.30 km ) ( 1877 ) 5.26 km ( 1,300 acres ) ( 1986 ) | Merged into Clutha District | Birkenhead | 1888 | 1978 | Proclaimed a city on 15 March 1978 | Blenheim | 1869 | 1989 | 17.68 km ( 6.83 sq mi ) ( 1986 ) | Merged into Marlborough District | Bluff | 1917 | 1989 | 8.67 km | Merged into Invercargill city . See Campbelltown below

Example questions:
Which harbor is the setting of the former territorial authority of New Zealand established in 1888 and disestablished in 1978 ? | What is the meaning of the Maori name of the former territorial authority of New Zealand established in 1869 and disestablished in 1989 ? | What was the former name of the former territorial authority of New Zealand established in 1917 and disestablished in 1989 ? | What was the source of the Maori namesake of the former territorial authority of New Zealand established in 1922 and disestablished in 1927 ? | Which island held the former territorial authority of New Zealand established in 1870 and disestablished in 1989 ?

Answers:
Waitemata Harbour | flax stream | Campbelltown | Entelea arborescens | South Island