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Provinces in New Zealand were used from 1841 until the Abolition Of The Provinces Act came into force on November 1 , 1876 . Following abolition, the provinces became known as provincial districts. Their only visible function today is their use to determine, with the exception of the Chatham Islands , Northland , and South Canterbury , the geographical boundaries for anniversary day public holidays. 1841 TO 1853
1853 TO 1876 The provinces were formed by an Act of the British Parliament called the 'Act to Grant a Representative Constitution to the Colony of New Zealand' on 30 June 1852. This act established the first six provinces of Auckland , New Plymouth , Wellington , Nelson , Canterbury and Otago . Each province had its own legislature known as a Provincial Council that elected its own Speaker and Superintendent . Elections were open to males 21 years or older who owned freehold property worth £50 a year. Elections were to be held every four years. Amendments in 1856 provided for the appointment of a Deputy Superintendent. The act also created a national General Assembly consisting of the Legislative Council appointed by the Governor and the directly-elected House Of Representatives . These provinces came into effect on 17 January 1853 and the regulations defining the boundaries of the provinces were gazetted on 28 February.
MODERN USES OF THE OLD NAMES It is important to note that the provincial districts have ''different'' boundaries from the present day Regions , for example, the Manawatu-Wanganui region is in the Wellington provincial district. They are also not to be confused with the use of the term in Rugby 's National Provincial Championship (NPC). Some of the names persist in other contexts as well, eg health administration districts. Some of the names of former provinces and current regions have a tendency to be preceded by "the", as, for example, in this extract from a recent Court of Appeal judgment: "At trial, there was evidence of a sticker ostensibly from the Manawatu on the courier bag." SOURCES/EXTERNAL LINKS
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