Local Government Act 1974

Special orders

Schedule 7:

You could also call this:

"Areas in New Zealand where taxes are collected"

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The Local Government Act 1974 has a schedule called Schedule 7. This schedule is about tax areas in New Zealand. You can find 21 tax areas listed, such as Northland, Auckland, and Wellington. Each tax area has component districts. For example, the Northland tax area includes the Far North District and Whangarei District. The schedule is empowered by sections 181 and 183 of the Local Government Act 1974, which you can read by following the links to ss 181 and 183.

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This page was last updated on 10 September 2025

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Topics:

Government and voting > Local councilsHousing and property > Land use

Schedule 6: Scales of local authorities fuel tax, or

"Local authorities' fuel tax rates"

Schedule 8: Notice of imposition or alteration of local authorities fuel tax, or

"Notice about a new or changed fuel tax that local councils will charge"

7 Empowered by ss 181, 183

The following table is medium in size and has 3 columns. Columns 1 and 2 are grouped under the heading Tax area. Column 3 is headed Component districts (“(D)” indicates the distribution authority).
Tax area		Component districts ((D) indicates the distribution authority)
1	Northland	Far North District Whangarei District (D) Kaipara District
2	Auckland	Auckland (D)
3	Waikato–Coromandel	Waikato District Hamilton City (D) Thames-Coromandel District Hauraki District Matamata-Piako District South Waikato District Waipa District
4	Bay of Plenty	Western Bay of Plenty District Tauranga District Rotorua District (D) Whakatane District Kawerau District Opotiki District Taupo District
5	King Country	Otorohanga District (D) Waitomo District Ruapehu District
6	Taranaki	New Plymouth District (D) Stratford District South Taranaki District
7	Wanganui	Wanganui District (D) Rangitikei District
8	Manawatu	Palmerston North City (D) Manawatu District Horowhenua District
9	East Coast	Gisborne District (D) Wairoa District
10	Hawke's Bay	Napier City (D) Hastings District Central Hawke's Bay District Tararua District
11	Wairarapa	Masterton District (D) Carterton District South Wairarapa District
12	Wellington–Hutt Valley	Kapiti Coast District Porirua City Wellington City (D) Lower Hutt City Upper Hutt City
13	Nelson	Nelson City (D) Tasman District
14	Marlborough	Marlborough District (D) Kaikoura District
15	West Coast	Buller District Grey District (D) Westland District
16	North Canterbury	Hurunui District Waimakariri District (D)
17	Christchurch	Christchurch City (D) Selwyn District
18	South Canterbury	Ashburton District Timaru District (D) MacKenzie District Waimate District
19	Coastal Otago	Waitaki District Dunedin City (D) Clutha District
20	Central Otago	Central Otago District (D) Queenstown-Lakes District
21	Southland	Southland District Invercargill City (D) Gore District.

Notes

Schedule 7 item 2: amended, on 12 December 2012, by section 4(1) of the Local Government Act 1974 Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 106).
Schedule 7 item 2: amended, on 1 November 2010, by section 113(1) of the Local Government (Auckland Transitional Provisions) Act 2010 (2010 No 37).
Schedule 7 item 17: amended, on 12 December 2012, by section 4(2) of the Local Government Act 1974 Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 106).