Editing Regions of New Zealand (section)

=== Areas outside regional boundaries ===
[[File:NZ Regional Councils and Territorial Authorities 2017.svg|thumb|right|550x550px|alt=A map of New Zealand showing regional and district boundaries|Regions (indicated by colour) displayed over territorial authorities]]
Some outlying islands are not included within regional boundaries. The [[Chatham Islands]] is not in a region, although [[Chatham Islands Council|its council]] has some of the powers of a regional council under the [[Resource Management Act 1991]]. The [[Kermadec Islands|Kermadecs]] and the [[New Zealand Subantarctic Islands|subantarctic islands]] are inhabited only by a small number of [[Department of Conservation (New Zealand)|Department of Conservation]] staff and there is no regional council for these islands.<ref>{{cite web|title=NZ Outlying Islands Regional Information & Travel Information|url=http://www.tourism.net.nz/new-zealand/about-new-zealand/regions/nz-outlying-islands/regional-information.html|website=www.tourism.net.nz|publisher=New Zealand Tourism Guide|access-date=23 August 2017|language=en}}</ref>