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Wairewa County Council (1910-1989)

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1910 - 1989

Biography

The Little River Road Board, established in 1864, become the Wairewa County Council in 1910. Wairewa County Council amalgamated with Lyttelton Borough Council, Akaroa County Council and Mt Herbert County Council to become the Banks Peninsula District Council in 1989. The Banks Peninsula District Council then amalgamated with Christchurch City Council in 2006.

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Little River and Kaituna Cemetery Burial Register, 1976-2010

 Item
Identifier: CCC/ARC/S89/4/1/2
Scope and Contents Burial Register for Little River Cemetery and Kaituna Cemetery, administered by Wairewa County Council, from 1989 Banks Peninsula District Council.The register is in date order and includes: Number in register, date of death, name of person interred, age, sex, occupation, place of residence, warrant number, plot number, first or second interment, denomination and additional remarks. Note that the warrant numbers can be cross referenced with the burial warrant books at...
Dates: 1976-2010

Little River Cemetery Burial Warrants, 1971-2007

 Item
Identifier: CCC/ARC/S89/4/2/2
Scope and Contents Carbon copies of burial warrants issues to the Sexton for Little River Cemetery by Wairewa County Council and from 1989 Banks Peninsula District Council. The warrants include the burial warrant number, name of the deceased, age, denomination, officiating minister, day and hour of the funeral, size of grave to be dug, name of person digging the grave, plot number, county clerk signature and date.Note that the warrant numbers in this volume can be cross referenced with the...
Dates: 1971-2007

Little River Road Board/Wairewa County Council: Records

 Series
Identifier: CCC/ARC/S33
Scope and Contents

Records of the Little River Road Board, which became Wairewa County Council in 1910. Includes Minute Books 1864-1989, Rate Books 1898-1949, Valuation Rolls 1905-1949, Unemployment Committee Minutes from the 1930’s and Newspaper Clippings 1920s-1950's.

Dates: 1864-1989

Wairewa County Council: Maps and Plans

 Series
Identifier: CCC/ARC/S52
Scope and Contents

Maps and plans created, collected and used by Wairewa County Council. Includes those relating to roading and land surveying, construction and maintenance to bridges and roads in the Wairewa district and some architectural plans relating to buildings in the area. Also include some additional maps showing boudaries of the different ridings and properties in the district.

Dates: 1904-1989

Wairewa County Council: Minute Books and Newspaper Clippings

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: CCC/ARC/26-021
Dates: 1920-1989

Wairewa County Council: Records

 Series
Identifier: CCC/ARC/S88
Scope and Contents Records of Wairewa County Council including leases, correspondence include relating to town planning, scheme plans, electoral rolls, bylaws, Special Orders, valuation rolls, Little River Cemetery material, accounts and financial information and employee and payroll records.Includes District Plan 1989.Includes correspondence on a range of subjects including town planning, Corsair Bay Bathing, Picnics, Camping, Rates owing to Council from deceased, Christchurch...
Dates: 1900-1989