Dates

• Existence: 1877 - 1957

Biography

The Akaroa Borough Council first met in January 1877, after the abolishment of the provinces in 1876. The Akaroa Borough Council amalgamated with the Akaroa County Council (also established in 1877) to become the Akaroa County Council on 1 April 1957. In 1989 the Lyttelton Borough Council, Mt Herbert, Wairewa and Akaroa County Councils merged to become Banks Peninsula District Council. In 2006 the Banks Peninsula District Council merged with Christchurch City Council.

General Context

Akaroa Museum hold some Akaroa Borough Council and Akaroa County Council archives: Akaroa Borough Council Minute Books 1876-1957, Letter Books 1877-1923, Akaroa County Council Minute Books 1877-1989, Akaroa County Council Letter Books 1880-1917, Akaroa Wainui Road Board material 1900-1935, and Bays District Road Board 1864-1898. They also hold 167 Akaroa County Council maps.