Ashburton County

Ashburton County
County of New Zealand
1876–1989
Capital	Ashburton, New Zealand
History
• Established	1876
• Disestablished	1989
Today part of	Canterbury region

Ashburton County Council office designed by Cecil Wood

Ashburton County was one of the counties of New Zealand in the South Island. The council first met on 4 January 1877 in the Ashburton Road Board office. ^[1] It became part of Ashburton District Council in 1989, together with Ashburton Borough Council. ^[2]

See also

• List of former territorial authorities in New Zealand § Counties

References

1. "COUNTY COUNCIL MEETINGS. LYTTELTON TIMES". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 5 January 1877. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
2. "A Guide to Council" (PDF). Ashburton District Council. 27 February 2020.

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