User:Crouch, Swale/New Zealand districts

Districts of New Zealand that don't have a separate article here, in some cases an article on the council exists.

Missing

 * Carterton District
 * Christchurch City (district), Christchurch City Council exists
 * Dunedin City, Dunedin City Council exists
 * Hamilton City, New Zealand, Hamilton City Council (New Zealand) exists
 * Lower Hutt City, missing on Commons
 * Invercargill City
 * Kawerau District, Kawerau District Council exists
 * Masterton District
 * Napier City, Napier City Council exists
 * Nelson City, New Zealand, Nelson City Council exists, area the same as the region
 * Palmerston North City
 * Porirua City
 * Tauranga City (district), Tauranga City Council exists
 * Upper Hutt City
 * Wellington City, Wellington City Council exists

Table
Possible criteria:
 * 1) Urban area closely matches boundaries (or is larger), little or no rural hinterland
 * 2) Lack of other distinct settlements
 * 3) Urban area etc is roughly the same, or larger
 * 4) Long-established boundaries (pre 1989)
 * 5) District is not clearly larger than settlement (for example Newcastle upon Tyne would often be though of as including places like Gateshead)

Recently created
2020 or later.
 * Rotorua Lakes District
 * Ashburton District
 * Ōpōtiki District
 * Wairoa District
 * Hastings District, New Zealand
 * Stratford District, New Zealand, could be moved to base name as English one includes "on-Avon"
 * Kaikōura District