Ashburton County

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]

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

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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