Oxford County, New Zealand

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Oxford County was one of the counties of New Zealand in the South Island.

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Oxford County Council was first elected on 20 April 1912, with four members from the North Riding and three from the South Riding. [1]

On 1 April 1989 Rangiora District, Eyre County (except south of Waimakariri River), Oxford County, Kaiapoi Borough, Hurunui County's Mount Thomas riding west of the Okuku River, Waimakariri- Ashley Water Supply Board, Kaiapoi Municipal Electricity Department and Waimakariri Harbour Board merged to form Waimakariri District as part of the 1989 local government reforms. [2]

The County used the Waimakariri-Ashley Water Supply Board office in the Main Street at Oxford. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "County council elections". Lyttelton Times . Vol. CXXIII, no. 15909. 22 April 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 17 November 2025– via PapersPast.
  2. ↑ "Council boundaries, functions. Press". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 5 October 1988. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Oxford : the first 100 years". Waimakariri Heritage. 27 July 1953. p. 140. Retrieved 17 November 2025.

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