Ashburton County | |
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County of New Zealand | |
1876–1989 | |
Capital | Ashburton, New Zealand |
History | |
• Established | 1876 |
• Disestablished | 1989 |
Today part of | Canterbury region |
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]
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