Group

Local authority

1999/2000

2001/2002

2003/2004

2005/2006

Territorial authorities group 1

Carterton District Council

82

49

66

74

Gore District Council

98

83

79

48

Kaikoura District Council

58

104

103

97

Kawerau District Council

11

8

11

17

Mackenzie District Council

74

43

113

98

Opotiki District Council

58

40

49

62

Rangitikei District Council

91

96

66

89

South Waikato District Council

78

97

90

107

Stratford District Council

32

36

52

92

Tararua District Council

55

59

64

92

Waimate District Council

48

47

56

51

Wairoa District Council

41

38

44

41

Waitomo District Council

55

51

66

87

Territorial authorities group 2

Ashburton District Council

141

177

216

231

Buller District Council

57

86

88

150

Central Hawke's Bay District Council

93

124

150

177

Clutha District Council

72

75

108

121

Grey District Council

86

61

105

144

Hauraki District Council

173

126

134

212

Horowhenua District Council

222

186

239

298

Hurunui District Council

200

143

256

220

Invercargill City Council

306

232

244

233

Kaipara District Council

174

190

251

226

Masterton District Council

120

140

196

176

Matamata-Piako District Council

193

214

184

225

Otorohanga District Council

69

54

87

115

Ruapehu District Council

92

69

121

133

South Taranaki District Council

131

164

195

268

South Wairarapa District Council

192

170

191

136

Southland District Council

176

246

253

233

Timaru District Council

293

286

276

Not provided

Upper Hutt City Council

246

200

241

248

Waitaki District Council

91

116

169

144

Wanganui District Council

242

215

195

280

Westland District Council

58

93

148

155

Territorial authorities group 3

Central Otago District Council

161

206

424

454

Franklin District Council

422

314

536

465

Hastings District Council

514

466

569

523

Hutt City Council

738

622

641

551

Kapiti Coast District Council

385

298

323

379

Manawatu District Council

187

147

270

315

Napier City Council

375

310

354

351

New Plymouth District Council

402

414

600

624

Palmerston North City Council

506

447

641

489

Papakura District Council

402

249

290

359

Porirua City Council

318

358

305

372

Selwyn District Council

515

529

591

496

Taupo District Council

457

511

659

419

Tauranga City Council

696

526

607

450

Thames-Coromandel District Council

472

565

602

565

Waikato District Council

448

472

577

517

Waimakariri District Council

604

402

790

608

Waipa District Council

453

484

645

554

Western Bay of Plenty District Council

421

414

655

541

Whakatane District Council

294

229

313

311

Whangarei District Council

820

747

570

471

Territorial authorities group 4

Auckland City Council

6,183

5,649

7,215

6,057

Christchurch City Council

2,604

2,489

2,721

2,520

Dunedin City Council

832

780

1,073

879

Far North District Council

795

763

827

815

Hamilton City Council

963

588

782

795

Manukau City Council

2,013

1,808

1,901

1,490

North Shore City Council

2,374

2,385

2,563

2,082

Queenstown-Lakes District Council

745

964

1,029

1,095

Rodney District Council

1,319

1,403

1,603

1,484

Rotorua District Council

675

536

530

664

Waitakere City Council

2,092

1,506

1,815

1,579

Wellington City Council

1,550

1,323

1,423

1,200

Regional councils

Auckland Regional Council

721

1,042

997

1,172

Environment Bay of Plenty

393

732

1,022

1,115

Environment Canterbury

1,801

2,390

2,420

3,381

Environment Southland

414

731

621

749

Environment Waikato

1,036

1,192

1,091

1,384

Hawke's Bay Regional Council

540

811

629

825

Horizons Regional Council

490

450

284

300

Northland Regional Council

632

931

1,076

867

Otago Regional Council

620

675

784

819

Taranaki Regional Council

261

478

568

433

Wellington Regional Council

665

691

748

697

West Coast Regional Council

607

1,520

554

493

Unitary authorities

Chatham Islands Council

9

2

5

2

Gisborne District Council

610

576

676

554

Marlborough District Council

1,327

2,037

1,955

1,939

Nelson City Council

467

408

507

572

Tasman District Council

816

1,187

1,165

912

Total consents processed

48,045

49,012

54,658

51,768

Source: RMA survey of local authorities 2005/2006 and 2003/2004, question 1.1; and 2001/2002 and 1999/2000, question 1.3.

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