Editing Unitary authority (section)

==New Zealand==
In [[local government in New Zealand|New Zealand]], a unitary authority is a [[territorial authorities of New Zealand|territorial authority]] (district, city or metropolitan area) that also performs the functions of a [[regions of New Zealand|regional council]] (first-level division). There are five unitary authorities, they are (with the year they were constituted): [[Gisborne District Council]] (1989), [[Tasman District Council]] (1992), [[Nelson City Council]] (1992), [[Marlborough District Council]] (1992), and [[Auckland Council]] (2010).<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.stats.govt.nz/Census/2013-census/info-about-2013-census-data/2013-census-definitions-forms/definitions/u.aspx |title=2013 Census definitions and forms: U |publisher=Statistics New Zealand |access-date=30 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.localcouncils.govt.nz/lgip.nsf/wpgurl/Resources-Glossary-Index |title=Glossary |work= localcouncils.govt.nz |publisher= Department of Internal Affairs |access-date=30 April 2014}}</ref>

The [[Chatham Islands]], located east of the [[South Island]], have a [[Chatham Islands Council|council with its own special legislation]], constituted (1995) with powers similar to those of a regional authority.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chatham Islands Council Act 1995 No 41 (as at 01 July 2013), Public Act Contents – New Zealand Legislation|url=http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1995/0041/latest/DLM367666.html|publisher=Parliamentary Counsel Office|access-date=5 February 2017|language=en-NZ}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Minutes of the Statutory Meeting of the Chatham Islands Council |publisher=[[Chatham Islands]] Council |url=http://www.cic.govt.nz/pdfs/councilMeetings/cic-council-statutory-minutes-281010.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110205012614/http://www.cic.govt.nz/pdfs/councilMeetings/cic-council-statutory-minutes-281010.pdf |archive-date=5 February 2011 |date=October 2010 |access-date=5 February 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>