You are looking at a part of the Local Government Act 1974 called Membership. This part is called section 37ZRA. It was repealed, which means it is no longer part of the law, on 1 July 2003.

This change happened because of section 266 of the Local Government Act 2002, which you can find on the New Zealand legislation website. The Local Government Act 2002 is a law that was passed in 2002. It made some changes to the Local Government Act 1974.

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This page was last updated on 10 September 2025

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Topics:

Government and voting > Local councils

37ZR: Boundaries, or

"What the law says about local area boundaries"

37ZS: Interpretation, or

"Understanding what words mean in the Local Government Act 1974 law"

Part 2BInitiation of reorganisation proposals
Criteria

37ZRAMembership (Repealed)

Notes

Section 37ZRA: repealed, on 1 July 2003, by section 266 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).