Franklin District

Franklin
Franklin
Former territorial authority
	Coordinates: 37°14′S 175°00′E / 37.24°S 175.00°E
Country	New Zealand
Area
• Total	2,187.94 km2 (844.77 sq mi)
Extent	Papakura to Meremere;; Port Waikato to Miranda, Firth of Thames

Franklin District was a New Zealand territorial authority that lay between the Auckland metropolitan area and the Waikato Plains. As a formal territory, it was abolished on 31 October 2010 and divided between Auckland Council in the Auckland Region (39.82 percent by land area) to the north and Waikato and Hauraki districts in the Waikato region (60.18 percent) to the south and east. The Auckland portion is now part of the Franklin Ward, which also includes rural parts of the former Manukau City.

Before its abolition, it was administered from the town of Pukekohe. Out-going Franklin District Mayor Mark Ball had proposed that Franklin District become an independent unitary authority, fulfilling both the functions of a local and regional council. However, this was rejected by Minister Rodney Hide.^[2]

^ "Subnational Population Estimates: At 30 June 2019". Statistics New Zealand. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020. For urban areas, "Subnational population estimates (UA, AU), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996, 2001, 2006–18 (2017 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
^ "Franklin residents split between district councils". The New Zealand Herald. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2011.

[NZ_population_data-1] "Subnational Population Estimates: At 30 June 2019". Statistics New Zealand. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020. For urban areas, "Subnational population estimates (UA, AU), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996, 2001, 2006–18 (2017 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.

[NZ_Herald_10621023-2] "Franklin residents split between district councils". The New Zealand Herald. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2011.

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