I need to geographically divide New Zealand into areas similar to the US's States/Cities or Canada's Provinces/Cities. That would be the equivalent to Regions/Cities or Districts here, right?
This is for an application that allows users to identify where in NZ they are. One of the goals is for these geographic subdivisions to have them at the smallest possible units such that: 1. Users are still able clearly identify where they are (meaning, no obscure method of diviging NZ), and 2. When users are plotted on a mapping service (e.g. Google Maps), they do not appear concentrated in one location (e.g. 100 users identified themselves as belonging to Auckland City, thus they are all plotted in the center of Auckland City; had there been more atomic divisions, perhaps this would not happen). I've put together a list of Regions/Cities and Districts. Is this the best solution to my problem? Also, does my list look accurate? Thanks. #Auckland Region Auckland City Franklin District Manukau City North Shore City Papakura District Rodney District Waitakere City #Bay of Plenty Region Kawerau District Opotiki District Rotorua District Taupo District Tauranga District Western Bay of Plenty District Whakatane District #Canterbury Region Ashburton District Banks Peninsula District Christchurch City Hurunui District Kaikoura District Mackenzie District Selwyn District Timaru District Waitaki District Waimakariri District Waimate District #Coromandel Thames-Coromandel District #Gisborne Region Gisborne District #Hawkes Bay Region Central Hawkes Bay District Hastings District Napier City #Manawatu-Wanganui Region Horowhenua District Manawatu District Palmerston North City Rangitikei District Ruapehu District Stratford District Tararua District Wanganui District Wairoa District #Marlborough Region Marlborough District #Nelson Region Nelson City #Northland Region Far North District Kaipara District Whangarei District #Otago Region Central Otago District Clutha District Dunedin City Otago District Queenstown-Lakes District Waitaki District Waimate District #Southland Region Gore District Invercargill City Southland District #Taranaki Region New Plymouth District South Taranaki District Stratford District #Tasman Region Tasman District #Waikato Region Hamilton City Hauraki District Matamata-Piako District Otorohanga District South Waikato District Waikato District Waipa District Waitomo District #Wellington Region Carterton District Kapiti Coast District Lower Hutt City Masterton District Porirua City Upper Hutt City Wairarapa District Wellington City #West Coast Region Buller District Grey District Westland District --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
