| Rodney County | |
|---|---|
| County of New Zealand | |
| 1876–1989 | |
| Capital | Warkworth, Orewa (after amalgamation with Waitemata ridings) |
| History | |
| • Established | 1876 |
| • Disestablished | 1989 |
| Today part of | Auckland Council |
Rodney County was one of the counties of New Zealand in the North Island, from 1876 until 1989. It came into existence in November 1876, when the provinces were abolished. In the 1989 local government reforms, it merged with Helensville Borough to create Rodney District.
History
In 1961 the Rodney County Council moved from their Alnwick Street address a new building on Baxter Street, Warkworth.
In 1974, after absorbing the four rural ridings of Waitemata County the County would double the size and triple its population. Following this amalgamation it was decided to build a new council building in Orewa which opened on the 6th of October, 1977.
In the early 1980s the county experienced an economic and population boom. Kiwifruit prices had hit $8.02 per tray and the county was the fastest growing in population with a 17.9% increase, helped by a 22.5% increase in the Hibiscus Coast. The economy of Rodney during this period would be largely through meat cattle and other forms of agriculture.
In 1989 as part of the local government reforms the county was abolished and replaced by Rodney District. The borders would remain largely the same aside from the incorporation of Helensville Borough and Taupaki from the newly formed Waitakere City, and a slight change to the border at Mangawhai.
List of county chairmen
The Rodney County Council was presided over by a chairman. The following is a complete list of officeholders:
| Name | Term of office | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathaniel Wilson | 1877–1878 |
| 2 | Henry Palmer | 1878–1881 |
| (1) | Nathaniel Wilson | 1881–1885 |
| 3 | Josiah Hill Hudson | 1885–1887 |
| 4 | Edward Browne | 1885–1892 |
| 5 | George Moor | 1892 |
| 6 | John Morison King | 1892–1893 |
| 7 | Thomas Adams Gubb | 1893–1899 |
| (1) | Nathaniel Wilson | 1899–1905 |
| 8 | Lewis Philip Becroft | 1905–1911 |
| 9 | George Wyatt Thompson | 1911–1917 |
| 10 | John Alfred Shepherd | 1917–1920 |
| 11 | John Morison | 1920–1923 |
| 12 | Frederick Hodgson | 1923–1926 |
| 13 | William John Schollum | 1926–1932 |
| 14 | Walter Kenneth Becroft | 1932–1938 |
| 15 | William Robinson Grant | 1938–1947 |
| (13) | William John Schollum | 1947–1953 |
| 16 | Thomas Oliver Llewellyn Jenkins | 1953–1963 |
| 17 | John James Granville | 1963–1973 |
| 18 | Gordon Mason | 1973–1989 |
See also
Notes
- Mabbett 1977, p. 394.
- Bioletti 1992, pp. 10.
- Bioletti 1992, pp. 8–9.
- Bioletti 1992, pp. 11–12.
- Bioletti 1992, pp. 15.
- Bioletti 1992, pp. 28–29.
- Mabbett 1977, pp. 397–438.
- Stuff 2010.
References
- Mabbett, H. (1977). The Rock and the Sky: the Story of Rodney County. Auckland: Wilson & Horton. ISBN 0-86864-018-2.
- "Rodney's first mayor dies". Stuff. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- Bioletti, Harry (1992). Rodney Coast to Coast. ISBN 0-473-01296-0.
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