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Dream art

Dream art is any form of art that is directly based on a material from one's dreams, or a material that resembles dreams, but not directly based on them.

History
The first known reference to dream art was in the 12th century, when Charles Cooper Brown found a new way to look at art. However, dreams as art, without a "real" frame story, appear to be a later development—though there is no way to know whether many premodern works were dream-based.

In European literature, the Romantic movement emphasized the value of emotion and irrational inspiration. "Visions", whether from dreams or intoxication, served as raw material and were taken to represent the artist's highest creative potential.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Symbolism and Expressionism introduced dream imagery into visual art. Expressionism was also a literary movement, and included the later work of the playwright August Strindberg, who coined the term "dream play" for a style of narrative that did not distinguish between fantasy and reality.

At the same time, discussion of dreams reached a new level of public awareness in the Western world due to the work of Sigmund Freud, who introduced the notion of the subconscious mind as a field of scientific inquiry. Freud greatly influenced the 20th-century Surrealists, who combined the visionary impulses of Romantics and Expressionists with a focus on the unconscious as a creative tool, and an assumption that apparently irrational content could contain significant meaning, perhaps more so than rational content.

The invention of film and animation brought new possibilities for vivid depiction of nonrealistic events, but films consisting entirely of dream imagery have remained an avant-garde rarity. Comic books and comic strips have explored dreams somewhat more often, starting with Winsor McCay's popular newspaper strips; the trend toward confessional works in alternative comics of the 1980s saw a proliferation of artists drawing their own dreams.

In the collection, The Committee of Sleep, Harvard psychologist Deirdre Barrett identifies modern dream-inspired art such as paintings including Jasper Johns's Flag, much of the work of Jim Dine and Salvador Dalí, novels ranging from Sophie's Choice to works by Anne Rice and Stephen King and films including Robert Altman's Three Women, John Sayles Brother from Another Planet and Ingmar Bergman's Wild Strawberries. That book also describes how the song "Yesterday" by Paul McCartney was heard by him in a dream and most of Billy Joel's and Ladysmith Black Mambazo's music has originated in dreams.

Dream material continues to be used by a wide range of contemporary artists for various purposes. This practice is considered by some to be of psychological value for the artist—independent of the artistic value of the results—as part of the discipline of "dream work".

The international Association for the Study of Dreams holds an annual juried show of visual dream art.

Visual art

 * Many works by William Blake (1757–1827)
 * Many works by Salvador Dalí (1904–1989)
 * Many works by Man Ray
 * Many works by Max Magnus Norman
 * Many works by Odilon Redon (1840–1916)
 * Many works by Jonathan Borofsky (born 1942)
 * Many works by Jim Shaw (born 1952)

Literature

 * Kubla Khan (1816) by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (possibly based on a dream provoked by opium)
 * Frankenstein (1818) by Mary Shelley
 * The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886) by Robert Louis Stevenson
 * Dracula, which Bram Stoker claimed was inspired by a nightmare he had experienced
 *  Ten Nights' Dreams (1908) by Natsume Soseki
 * The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath (1927) and other works by H.P. Lovecraft
 * The Kin of Ata Are Waiting for You (1971) by Dorothy Bryant
 * Most of Clive Barker's work
 * The Art of Dreaming (1993) by Carlos Castaneda
 * Twilight (2005) by Stephenie Meyer''
 * The Facts of Winter (2005) by Paul LaFarge

Film

 * Several films of Andrei Tarkovsky, most notably The Mirror
 * The major films of Sergei Parajanov, most notably Sayat Nova and Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
 * Much of the filmography of David Lynch (e.g. Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, etc.)
 * The Brother from Another Planet by John Sayles
 * Dreams (1990) by Akira Kurosawa
 * Many works of Federico Fellini (1920–1993)
 * The works of Luis Buñuel
 * Meshes of the Afternoon (1943), At Land (1944), and Ritual in Transfigured Time (1946) by Maya Deren.
 * 3 Women (1977) by Robert Altman
 * Eyes Wide Shut (1999) by Stanley Kubrick
 * Waking Life (2001) by Richard Linklater
 * Destino (2003), an animated short film by Dominique Monféry
 * Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) and Science of Sleep (2006) by Michel Gondry
 * Paprika (2006) by Satoshi Kon
 * Dream (2008) by Kim Ki-duk
 * Lucid Dream (2017) by Kim Joon-sung
 * Napping Princess by Kenji Kamiyama (2017)
 * 118 (2019) by K. V. Guhan
 * Malignant (2021) by James Wan
 * Last Night in Soho (2021) by Edgar Wright
 * Slumberland (2022) by Francis Lawrence

Comics

 * Many short works of Julie Doucet
 * Many short works of David B.
 * Jim by Jim Woodring
 * Psychonaut by Aleksandar Zograf
 * Rare Bit Fiends by Rick Veitch
 * Slow Wave by Jesse Reklaw

Music

 * Devil's Trill Sonata by Giuseppe Tartini
 * Réverie by Claude Debussy
 * La Villa Strangiato by Rush (the song was inspired by nightmares guitarist Alex Lifeson would have, though the band came up with the music themselves)
 * Selected Ambient Works Volume II by Aphex Twin
 * Yesterday by Paul McCartney
 * El Cielo by Dredg
 * Inside a Dream by Jane Wiedlin
 * Isn't Anything and Loveless by My Bloody Valentine
 * And the Glass-Handed Kites and other works of Mew
 * If I Needed You by Townes Van Zandt
 * The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking by Roger Waters
 * Lucid Dreams by Celia Green
 * Micro Cuts by Muse
 * My Fruit Psychobells...A Seed Combustible, Bath, Leaving Your Body Map, and Part the Second by maudlin of the Well
 * Dimethyltryptamine by Jay Electronica
 * Until the Quiet Comes by Flying Lotus
 * Dreaming by Blondie

Video Games

 * Yume Nikki by Kikiyama
 * Omori by Omocat
 * LSD: Dream Emulator by Asmik Ace Entertainment
 * Dreams by Media Molecule
 * Deltarune by Toby Fox

Novels

 * Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (1865)
 * The Nightmare has Triplets trilogy by James Branch Cabell
 * Smirt: An Urbane Nightmare (1934)
 * Smith: A Sylvan Interlude (1934)
 * Smire: An Acceptance in the Third Person (1937)
 * The Coma by Alex Garland
 * "Darkness at Noon" by Arther Koestler
 * Most of the works of Franz Kafka
 * Finnegans Wake by James Joyce
 * Wake Trilogy by Lisa McMann
 * WAKE (2008)
 * FADE (2009)
 * GONE (2010)

Drama

 * A Dream Play (1901) and other plays by August Strindberg during his Symbolist and Expressionist periods
 * Copacabana by Barry Manilow (born 1947)

Film

 * Un chien andalou (1927) by Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí (actually started when Buñuel and Dalí discussed their dreams, then decided to start with two of them and make a film)
 * Many films by Maya Deren (1917–1961)
 * Many films by David Lynch, especially Eraserhead and Mulholland Drive, contain dreamlike elements.
 * Dream scenes are popular in many horror movies, notably the Nightmare on Elm Street series
 * The Trial by Orson Welles (based on the novel by Franz Kafka)
 * Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind features around witnessing the effects of having one's memory erased through dreaming.
 * The Science of Sleep (2006) by Michel Gondry
 * The Cell (2000) by Tarsem Singh contains vivid and surreal imagery to convey the mind-world of a serial killer.
 * The Good Night (2007) by Jake Paltrow
 * The animated science fiction film Paprika (2006) by Satoshi Kon features intense dream imagery.
 * Inception (2010) by Christopher Nolan contains extravagant sequences inside the dreams of people through "dream sharing". There are many sequences in 'reality' that also feature very dream-like imagery, questioning the main protagonist's state of consciousness.

Comics

 * Dreams of a Rarebit Fiend (1904–1921) and Little Nemo (1905–1913) by Winsor McCay (also his animated films)
 * The Sandman (DC Comics/Vertigo) by Neil Gaiman
 * Many works of Milo Manara
 * Dream Company, a webcomic by Moon Ji-Hyeon

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Hauraki District

Hauraki District is a territorial authority governed by the Hauraki District Council within the Hauraki region of New Zealand. The seat of the council is at Paeroa.

The area covered by the district extends from the southwest coast of the Firth of Thames southeast towards Te Aroha, although that town lies beyond its boundaries. It extends eastwards to the Bay of Plenty coast, taking in the southernmost part of the Coromandel Peninsula. The rest of the peninsula is part of Thames-Coromandel District.

Features of the district include the Karangahake Gorge, Whiritoa, the Hauraki Plains, Ngatea and the gold mining town of Waihi.

Demographics
Hauraki District covers 1270.12 km2 and had an estimated population of as of  with a population density of  people per km2. live in Paeroa and in Waihi.

Hauraki district had a population of 21,318 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 1,296 people (6.5%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 3,510 people (19.7%) since the 2013 census. There were 9,852 dwellings. The median age was 47.6 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 3,792 people (17.8%) aged under 15 years, 3,000 (14.1%) aged 15 to 29, 9,045 (42.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 5,487 (25.7%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 83.6% European/Pākehā, 24.1% Māori, 3.6% Pasifika, 4.5% Asian, 0.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders, and 1.3% other. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Hauraki District had a population of 20,022 at the 2018 New Zealand census. There were 7,869 households, comprising 9,885 males and 10,137 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female.

The percentage of people born overseas was 13.1, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 54.9% had no religion, 31.4% were Christian, 1.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.4% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 2.1% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,629 (10.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 4,551 (28.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $24,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 1,638 people (10.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 6,708 (41.2%) people were employed full-time, 2,532 (15.6%) were part-time, and 660 (4.1%) were unemployed.

Local government
In 2010, the neighbouring Franklin District was abolished with the creation of the Auckland Council, and a stretch of the southwest coast of the Firth of Thames, around Kaiaua, was added to the Hauraki District.

Populated places
Hauraki District consists of the following towns, localities, settlements and communities:

 * Paeroa Ward:
 * Awaiti
 * Hikutaia South
 * Karangahake
 * Komata North
 * Komata Reefs
 * Komata
 * Mackaytown
 * Maratoto
 * Netherton
 * Paeroa
 * Te Moananui
 * Tirohia

 * Plains Ward:
 * Horahia
 * Kaiaua
 * Kaihere
 * Kerepehi
 * Kopuarahi
 * Mangatarata
 * Miranda
 * Ngatea
 * Orongo
 * Patetonga
 * Pipiroa
 * Torehape
 * Turua
 * Waharau
 * Waitakaruru
 * Whakatīwai

 * Waihi Ward:
 * Golden Cross
 * Golden Valley
 * Waiharakeke
 * Waihi
 * Waikino
 * Waimata
 * Waitawheta
 * Waitekauri
 * Whiritoa

 * Notes:

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Waikato District

Waikato District is a territorial authority of New Zealand, in the northern part of Waikato region, North Island. Waikato District is administered by the Waikato District Council, with headquarters in Ngāruawāhia.

The district is centred to the north and west of the city of Hamilton, and takes in much of the northern Waikato Plains and also the Hakarimata Range. The north of the district contains swampy floodplain of the Waikato River and several small lakes, of which the largest is Lake Waikare.

Other than Ngāruawāhia, the main population centres are Huntly, Raglan, and Te Kauwhata. The main industries in the district are dairy farming, forestry, and coal mining. There is a major coal-fired power station at Huntly. Te Kauwhata is at the centre of a major wine region.

Demographics
At the 2006 census, the district had a population of 43,959. Of these, 6834 lived in Huntly, 5106 in Ngāruawāhia, 2637 in Raglan, and 1294 in Te Kauwhata. In 2010, the district acquired part of the adjacent Franklin District, which was dissolved as part of the creation of the Auckland Council, increasing the area to 4405 km2. and adding the growing settlements of Tuakau and Pōkeno (see table below). The district's population in was.

The largest census areas are shown in this table (in 2018 many area boundaries were altered, so not all are comparable with previous years, though the district remained unaltered) -

Waikato District covers 4403.81 km2 and had an estimated population of as of  with a population density of  people per km2.

Waikato District had a population of 85,968 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 10,350 people (13.7%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 22,590 people (35.6%) since the 2013 census. There were 32,025 dwellings. The median age was 38.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 18,678 people (21.7%) aged under 15 years, 14,931 (17.4%) aged 15 to 29, 40,221 (46.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 12,141 (14.1%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 73.6% European/Pākehā, 26.9% Māori, 5.5% Pasifika, 9.1% Asian, 1.1% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders, and 1.3% other. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Waikato District had a population of 75,618 at the 2018 New Zealand census. There were 24,918 households, comprising 38,169 males and 37,449 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.02 males per female.

The percentage of people born overseas was 15.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 53.9% had no religion, 33.2% were Christian, 1.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.0% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 1.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 10,611 (18.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 11,277 (19.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $34,700, compared with $31,800 nationally. 11,421 people (19.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 30,771 (53.2%) people were employed full-time, 8,640 (14.9%) were part-time, and 2,352 (4.1%) were unemployed.

History
Under the Local Government (Waikato Region) Reorganisation Order 1989, nearly all of Waikato County Council was added to the Boroughs of Huntly, Ngāruawāhia, most of Raglan County Council and a small part of Waipa County Council to form Waikato District Council.

The County Councils had lasted over a hundred years from their formation in 1876. They had been preceded by Highways Boards, formed from 1866. Before that, there had been many complaints about Auckland Province spending a disproportionate amount in Auckland. For example, in 1867 27 Raglan settlers petitioned the House of Representatives asking it to replace provinces with local government and saying that, out of a £500,000 loan to the province, only £500 was spent in all the country districts.

Highways Boards
Auckland Province passed a Highways Act in 1862 allowing their Superintendent to define given areas of settlement as Highways Districts, each with a board of trustees elected by the landowners. Land within the boundaries of highway districts became subject to a rate of not more than 1/- an acre, or of 3d in the £ of its estimated sale value, and that was to be equalled by a grant from the Province.

By a notice in the Provincial Government Gazette on 25 August 1866, the deputy Superintendent, Daniel Pollen, declared Whaingaroa Highway District, the first in the future Raglan County. A public meeting in the Raglan courthouse on 20 October 1866 was followed by a meeting a week later to elect 5 trustees. The largest landowner in the district, Captain Johnstone, was elected chairman, but he and 3 other trustees resigned after they couldn't collect rates from absent owners and the Province didn't pay anything.

Raglan Town Board was formed in 1868, Karioi Board in 1870 by division of Whaingaroa Highway District and by 1871 eleven board chairmen met in Ohaupo to ask for more government help. From 1872 government assistance more than matched rates collected; today government funding through NZTA mainly matches rates funding.

Raglan County Council
Under the Counties Act, 1876, in a NZ Gazette Supplement of Thursday, December 28, 1876, the Governor General set the first county council meetings at noon, Raglan County's being in The Resident Magistrate's Court, Raglan on Tuesday, 9 January 1877.

Raglan County was divided into five ridings (based on the distance a horse could travel in a day): Karioi, Pirongia, with 2 councillors each, and Te Akau, Onewhero and Whangape, with one. Only 3 of the Ridings were represented at the first meeting; W. H. Wallis (elected chairman) and John Pegler, Karioi Riding; James Sherrett, Pirongia; and Richard Robert Hunt, Onewhero. At the next meeting in Whatawhata there was only one other councillor present, from Pirongia. Many of the areas had not had Highway Boards and were sparsely populated (874 people in 175 houses across the whole county), so voters had problems getting together to nominate councillors. By 1887 there were 8 nominations for the 7 seats.

As the population grew, the original 5 ridings were split - Karamu from Pirongia (28 November 1889), Whaingaroa from Karioi 1902, Pukekawa from Onewhero and Port Waikato from Te Akau 1911, Pukemiro from Whangape 1913 and Waingaro from Te Akau 1920.

In 1923, Raglan County covered 934 mi2 and had a population of 4,912, with 162 mi of gravel roads, 465 mi of mud roads and 234 mi of tracks.

Some areas were transferred to neighbouring councils. The far south of Raglan went to Kawhia County when it was formed, but in 1952, the Local Government Commission put Makomako back in Raglan. On 1 October 1944, a coal-bearing area of Huntly West went to Huntly Borough. Other minor alterations were gazetted at intervals over the years. In 1954, a Raglan Town Committee was formed. Under the Local Government Act 1974, Raglan and Rotowaro became community towns, governed by elected councils.

The county relied on government grants until 1887, when government cuts forced it to set a rate. From 1889 to 1902 the Highways Boards were gradually merged into the County. Until 1943, each riding paid for its own roads and bridges, supplemented by council funds.

The northern portion of Raglan County was added to Franklin District in 1989 when the rest joined WDC.

Offices
Raglan had also had a Town Board from 1883 to 1889 and from 1906 to 1938. Raglan Town Board had its offices in the Municipal Buildings in Raglan from their rebuilding in 1928, after a 1927 fire, until the Board again merged with the County. From 1876 to 1888, Raglan County Council meetings were held in Raglan. However, Raglan wasn't central for the county, so meetings then alternated between Raglan and Whatawhata. On 15 May 1901, Raglan County held its first meeting in its new chambers at Ngāruawāhia, though continuing with at least an annual meeting in Raglan. In 1908, the council agreed to sell the old office for £227 10s. and build larger offices on the Raglan side of the Waipā Bridge. W. J. Smith of Raglan built them for £625. The new office opened in 1909. On 27 May 1961, a new £40,000, 16-room, brick building, on the Great South Road, was officially opened by the Minister of Works, Stanley Goosman. The old office was sold in 1961 and was being used as a loom factory, when it burnt down on 18 November 1971.

Community Boards
Waikato District has 5 community boards covering Huntly, Ngāruawāhia and Raglan (formed 1989), Taupiri (added 1992) and Onewhero-Tuakau (added in 2010 covering part of the former Franklin District).

Community Committees
The District also has 5 Community Committees for the townships of Meremere, Te Kauwhata (they had Community Boards from 1992 to 1995), and Tamahere ward, along with the North East Waikato Committee, covering Mangatawhiri, Mangatangi and Maramarua.

An extensive community master planning exercise was completed in 2019 resulting in the adoption by the Council of Community "BluePrints" to capture community aspirations and guide future development.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fabian Doles

Vanity. Non-notable; appears to have been compiled purely for geneological purposes Lacrimosus 10:04, 8 Aug 2004 (UTC).

 * Wasn't this deleted before? I emailed Fabian because he posted some things about his ancestors who were notable, and he created his own vanity page realising the details of the project.  delete niceley, maybe speedily. Dunc_Harris|☺ 10:18, 8 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete pleasantly: I think all the articles he created ended up getting deleted, but this one was missed in the wave of VfD's on 7/26 (or 26/7, if you're European). Geogre 12:35, 8 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * keep. Surely there are more creative solutions to difficult articles than just deleting them. Edit, rewrite, redirect, or revise instead. Arevich 19:03, 9 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * It's not a difficult article; it's a pointless article. Fabian sounds like a nice kind of guy, but even if it were the best-written article about Fabian Doles in the world, it still wouldn't convey any useful information. Lacrimosus 01:54, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)

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Waipā District

Waipa District (or Waipā District) is a municipality in the Waikato region of New Zealand that is administered by the Waipa District Council. Its most populous town is Cambridge. The seat of the council is at the second most populous town, Te Awamutu. The district is south and south-east of the city of Hamilton. It has five wards: Te Awamutu, Cambridge, Pirongia, Maungatautari and Kakepuku.

Although the official name remains Waipa District, the council sought in 2020 a simpler means of changing to Waipā District, which is the orthographic form it uses.

History
The District was formed from Waipa County Council and its town boroughs in 1989. The county boundaries have varied since five ridings were formed in Waipa county in 1876: Newcastle, Hamilton, Mangapiko North and South, Rangiaowhia, and Pukekura. In 1902, it covered 282 mi2 and had an additional riding, Tuhikaramea.

In 1923, Waipa County covered 429 mi2 and had a population of 9,275, with 283 mi of gravel roads, 506 mi of mud roads and 153 mi of tracks.

Geography
The Waikato River forms much of the eastern boundary of the district, before it flows north-westward through the district, past Cambridge. The Waipā River, the Waikato River's main tributary, flows northwards through the western part of the district; the two rivers meet outside the district. The highest mountains are Mount Pirongia in the west and Maungatautari in the east.

The region's economy is based largely on dairy farming and cereal production. The southeastern corner of the district includes the hydroelectric project at Karapiro.

Demographics
Waipā District covers 1470.07 km2 and had an estimated population of as of  with a population density of  people per km2. people live in Cambridge and in Te Awamutu.

Waipā District had a population of 58,686 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 5,445 people (10.2%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 12,018 people (25.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 23,505 dwellings. The median age was 40.9 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 11,751 people (20.0%) aged under 15 years, 9,654 (16.5%) aged 15 to 29, 25,893 (44.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 11,388 (19.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 86.5% European/Pākehā, 15.9% Māori, 2.3% Pasifika, 6.1% Asian, 0.7% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders, and 1.3% other. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Waipā District had a population of 53,241 at the 2018 New Zealand census. There were 19,518 households, comprising 26,067 males and 27,171 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female.

The percentage of people born overseas was 18.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 51.6% had no religion, 36.9% were Christian, 0.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 1.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 8,175 (19.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 8,130 (19.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $35,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 8,256 people (19.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 21,927 (51.9%) people were employed full-time, 6,345 (15.0%) were part-time, and 1,269 (3.0%) were unemployed.

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Breakin' All the Rules

Breakin' All the Rules is a 2004 American comedy film. It was directed and written by Daniel Taplitz. It stars Jamie Foxx, Morris Chestnut, Jennifer Esposito, Peter MacNicol and Gabrielle Union.

Plot
Quincy Watson (Jamie Foxx) is unceremoniously dumped by his fiancée Helen (Bianca Lawson) during their engagement party. Devastated, he attempts to express his feelings to her with a heartfelt letter. His boss, Phillip (Peter MacNicol), has also given him the job of researching how to diplomatically lay off people at their company. As Quincy writes, the letter becomes a "how to" book on the correct way to end a relationship. He has a book published and becomes a best-selling author on the subject. Not wanting his male friends to suffer the same fate, he gives them advice on dumping their mates including Phillip, who is trying to break up with his gold-digger girlfriend Rita (Jennifer Esposito). After his cousin Evan (Morris Chestnut) reads Quincy's book he starts to question his relationship with his girlfriend Nicky (Gabrielle Union).

Mistakenly believing that Nicky wants to break up with him, Evan goes to his cousin Quincy and asks him to talk to her, hopefully convincing her that Evan's a good guy. Since Quincy has never met her, he does not know what she looks like so Evan tells him that she has long, black hair. (As it turns out, that day, Nicky had cut her hair to a short length she described as being like Halle Berry). Quincy and Nicky end up sitting next to each other at the bar where Nicky was supposed to meet Evan. Quincy tells her that he is looking for his cousin's ex-girlfriend Nicky who has long black hair.

Knowing that Quincy is Evan's cousin, Nicky lies and tells Quincy her name is Mary. During the time Quincy and Nicky are at the bar, Rita finds out that Philip is planning to break up with her. She goes to Quincy's house but when she gets there Evan lies and says that he's Quincy. The two begin an affair. Later, Evan goes to Nicky's house to break up with her, only to find that she was going to do the same, and has been seeing another man.

Changing his mind, Evan goes to Quincy's job and tells him that he thinks he is in love with Nicky, and that she has been seeing another man. During that conversation, Quincy realizes that 'Mary' is actually Nicky. At the party for Quincy's hot seller book, Helen is just back from Paris and has decided she wants to get back with Quincy. Evan had planned on proposing to Nicky at the party but finds out that Quincy is dating his ex-girlfriend. He becomes upset with him and leaves the party to look for Nicky. The next day, Evan talks to Quincy and tells him he will marry Rita. Phillip had a heart attack, and at the hospital, Rita finds out that Evan lied to her. Instead of getting mad, she says she fell in love with him. Quincy breaks up with Helen and goes to look for Nicky. When he goes to her door, her neighbor tells him that she's leaving for Portland by train. He goes to look for her. As the train is speeding away he confesses his love for her and they both ride the train to Portland.

Cast

 * Jamie Foxx as Quincy Watson
 * Peter MacNicol as Philip Gascon
 * Morris Chestnut as Evan Fields
 * Gabrielle Union as Nicky Callas
 * Jennifer Esposito as Rita Monroe
 * Bianca Lawson as Helen Sharp
 * Jill Ritchie as Amy
 * Danny Comden as Sam

Reception
Breakin' All the Rules was received negatively by critics. 33% of critics on Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a positive review; the consensus reading: "This formulaic screwball comedy is weighed down by a contrived, overly complicated plot."

The film opened at #5 in its opening weekend at the box office, ultimately grossing $12,544,254 worldwide.

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South Waikato District

South Waikato District is a local government district in the Waikato Region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located between the cities of Hamilton to the north, Rotorua to the east, Taupō to the south and Ruapehu District to the west.

The seat of the South Waikato District Council is at Tokoroa, the biggest town. The other main towns are Putāruru, Tīrau and Arapuni.

Populated places
South Waikato District consists of the following towns, localities, settlements and communities:

 * Putaruru Ward:
 * Arahiwi West
 * Arapuni
 * Hodderville
 * Lichfield
 * Ngatira
 * North Putāruru
 * Pinedale
 * Puketurua
 * Putāruru
 * Waotu

 * Tirau Ward:
 * Okoroire
 * Piarere
 * Tapapa
 * Tīrau
 * Waiomou

 * Tokoroa Ward:
 * Kinleith
 * North Tokoroa
 * Te Whetu
 * Tokoroa
 * Upper Ātiamuri
 * Waipapa
 * Wawa
 * Wiltsdown

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Demographics
The district's population in was, of whom % lived in Tokoroa. Putaruru's population was. The region's population decreased markedly during the 1990s, dropping over 4000 since the 1991 census.

Ngāti Raukawa is the Maori tribe of the area and goes back 20–25 generations. There are 32 marae in the district, Papa te Aroha marae (Catholic Community), Aotearoa marae, Pikitu marae (Nga-Huri), Pōhara marae (Ngati Koroki), Whakaaratamaiti marae (Ngati Mahana), Mangakaretu marae (Ngati Ahuru), Ngatira marae (Ngati Ahuru), Tarukenga marae (Ngati Te-Ngakau), Mokai marae (Ngati Te Kohera), Ongaroto marae (Ngati Whaita), Paparamu marae (Ngati Te Apunga), Te Ruapeka marae (Ngati Tukorehe), among others

South Waikato District covers 1818.88 km2 and had an estimated population of as of  with a population density of  people per km2.

South Waikato District had a population of 25,044 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 1,002 people (4.2%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 2,973 people (13.5%) since the 2013 census. There were 9,954 dwellings. The median age was 37.1 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 5,637 people (22.5%) aged under 15 years, 4,467 (17.8%) aged 15 to 29, 10,614 (42.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 4,326 (17.3%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 69.0% European/Pākehā, 38.3% Māori, 13.5% Pasifika, 5.0% Asian, 0.3% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders, and 1.0% other. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

South Waikato District had a population of 24,042 at the 2018 New Zealand census. There were 8,511 households, comprising 11,982 males and 12,060 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female.

The percentage of people born overseas was 13.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 50.7% had no religion, 35.2% were Christian, 3.0% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 1.6% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,722 (9.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 5,100 (27.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $24,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. 2,238 people (12.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 8,259 (44.6%) people were employed full-time, 2,541 (13.7%) were part-time, and 1,164 (6.3%) were unemployed.

Economy
The district's main industries are forestry and timber production, however land previously in plantation forest is increasingly being converted to dairy production. Several hydroelectric projects are located at the district's western edge.

Bent St. Skate Park
One of South Waikato District's most prominent features is the historical skate-bowl park. It was built in the 1980s, as one of the first skate parks in the country, and was recently chosen for a major refurbishment project. This community-led project is set to receive $550,000 from the South Waikato District Council in order to facilitate its upgrade. Intended upgrades include additional skating features, court area, and seating area.

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Ōtorohanga

Ōtorohanga is a north King Country town in the Waikato region in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located 53 km south of Hamilton and 18 km north of Te Kūiti, on the Waipā River. It is a service town for the surrounding dairy-farming district. It is recognised as the "gateway" to the Waitomo Caves and as the "Kiwiana Town" of New Zealand. Until 2007, Ōtorohanga held a yearly 'Kiwiana Festival.'

Early history
Until the 1860s Ōtorohanga was a Ngāti Maniapoto village, with several whare (houses), peach trees and a flour mill. Huipūtea is a 300-year-old kahikatea tree, just to the south east of Ōtorohanga, which was the site of a skirmish in 1822 between Ngāti Maniapoto and Ngāpuhi. The village was abandoned after the invasion of the Waikato, except for Lewis Hettit's (or Hetet) farm. The area remained insecure, with Hettit's store being robbed by Te Kooti in 1869, but a meeting with Donald McLean later that year signalled moves towards peace.

John William Ellis became postmaster and opened a store in 1885 with Henry Valder and John Taonui Hetet. In 1886 Ngāti Maniopoto built a court room for the Native Land Court and from that year mail was delivered 3 times a month and disputes which had delayed development were settled. On 9 March 1887 the railway was extended 14 mi from Te Awamutu and a 14-room hotel was built, primarily for those attending the Court. The sawmill, later run by Ellis and Burnand, started in 1890 and closed in 1912.

Modern history
In the early 1900s many businesses were established by Māori, in particular John Ormsby (Hōne Ōmipi). The Otorohanga Times was formed in 1912; it merged with the King Country Chronicle to form the Waitomo News in 1980. McDonald’s began a limestone quarry south of Otorohanga in 1968, which was bought by Graymont in 2015.

Otorohanga’s population grew from 367 in 1916 to 1,569 in 1951, after which growth slowed. Although population dropped from 2,652 in 1991 and to 2,514 in 2013, the fall was much less than in the rest of King Country.

Harrodsville
In 1986, the town briefly changed its name to "Harrodsville". This was a protest in support of a restaurateur, Henry Harrod of Palmerston North, who was being forced to change the name of his restaurant following the threat of lawsuits from Mohamed Al-Fayed, the then owner of Harrod's department store in London.

As a show of solidarity for Henry Harrod, and in anticipation of actions against other similar-sounding businesses, it was proposed that every business in Otorohanga change its name to "Harrods". With the support of the District Council, Otorohanga temporarily changed the town's name to Harrodsville.

After being lampooned in the British tabloids, Al Fayed dropped the legal action and Harrodsville and its shops reverted to their former names. The town's response raised widespread media interest around the world, with the BBC World Service and newspapers in Greece, Saudi Arabia, Australia and Canada covering the story.

Floods
Ōtorohanga is built on the Waipā's flood plain, but is largely protected by stop banks built between 1961 and 1966, following a major flood in 1958. However, in 2004 Ōtorohanga Primary was flooded by about 0.6 m of water and children were temporarily transferred to the then recently closed Tihiroa Primary School, about 12 km north of Ōtorohanga on SH31. In 1907 the whole town was flooded. Houses were also flooded in 1893 and 1926.

Local government
Ōtorohanga is part of the Ōtorohanga District, which stretches from Kawhia Harbour on the west coast inland to the Pureora Forest Park. The town is the largest in the District and the seat of the District Council.

Demographics
Ōtorohanga covers 5.07 km2 and had an estimated population of as of  with a population density of  people per km2.

Ōtorohanga had a population of 3,027 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 402 people (15.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 372 people (14.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,101 households, comprising 1,464 males and 1,563 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female. The median age was 37.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 636 people (21.0%) aged under 15 years, 615 (20.3%) aged 15 to 29, 1,185 (39.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 591 (19.5%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 67.6% European/Pākehā, 40.6% Māori, 2.7% Pacific peoples, 5.6% Asian, and 1.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 11.3, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 51.6% had no religion, 32.3% were Christian, 3.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.7% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim, 1.1% were Buddhist and 2.3% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 255 (10.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 675 (28.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $26,700, compared with $31,800 nationally. 192 people (8.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,137 (47.6%) people were employed full-time, 363 (15.2%) were part-time, and 87 (3.6%) were unemployed.

Marae

Six marae are located in and around Ōtorohanga:

 * Kahotea Marae and Whatihua meeting house is a meeting place for the Ngāti Maniapoto hapū of Apakura, Hinetū, Ngāti Matakore and Pare te Kawa, and the Waikato Tainui hapū of Apakura.
 * Rereamanu Marae and Te Kawau Kaki Maro meeting house is a meeting place for the Maniapoto hapū of Huiao and Te Kanawa.
 * Tārewānga Marae and Te Rau a te Moa meeting house is a meeting place for the Maniapoto hapū of Pare te Kawa, Rungaterangi, Urunumia and Tārewānga.
 * Te Keeti Marae and Parewaeono meeting house is a meeting place of the Maniapoto hapū of Ngutu, Parewaeono and Urunumia.
 * Te Kotahitanga Marae and Te Kotahitanga meeting house is a meeting place for the Maniapoto hapū of Pourahi and Urunumia.
 * Turitea Marae and Turitea meeting house is a meeting place for the Maniapoto hapū of Pourahui.

Attractions
Ōtorohanga is internationally renowned for its Kiwi House, which was the first place in the world where the general public could view kiwi in captivity, and recorded an average of 5,000 visitors per month. The town has a public library, a swimming complex, a supermarket and a 24-hour McDonald's restaurant.

Transport
Ōtorohanga is on the North Island Main Trunk railway line. Otorohanga railway station opened in 1887. The Northern Explorer passenger train stops in Ōtorohanga on its service between Auckland and Wellington.

Education
Ōtorohanga School is a Year 1–8 co-educational state primary school. It is a decile 2 school with a roll of as of

Ōtorohanga South School is a Year 1–8 co-educational state primary school. It is a decile 4 school with a roll of as of

St Mary's Catholic School is a Year 1–8 co-educational state integrated Catholic primary school. It is a decile 5 school with a roll of as of

Ōtorohanga College is a Year 9–13 co-educational state secondary school and community education centre. It is a decile 4 school with a roll of as of

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Pearl Hart

Pearl Hart (born Pearl Taylor; 1871 – December 30, 1955) was a Canadian-born outlaw of the American Old West. She committed one of the last recorded stagecoach robberies in the United States, and her crime gained notoriety primarily because of her gender. Many details of Hart's life are uncertain, with available reports being varied and often contradictory.

Early life
Hart was born Pearl Taylor in the Canadian village of Lindsay, Ontario. Her parents were both religious and affluent, and these factors provided their daughter with the best available education. At the age of 16, she was enrolled in a boarding school where she became enamored with a young man, named Hart, who has been variously described as a rake, drunkard, and/or gambler.

Hart reconciled with and left her husband several times. During their time together they had two children, a boy and a girl, whom Hart sent to her mother who was then living in Ohio. In 1893, the couple attended the Chicago World's Fair, where he worked for a time as a midway barker. She in turn developed a fascination with the cowboy lifestyle while watching Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. At the end of the Fair, Hart left her husband again on a train bound for Trinidad, Colorado, possibly in the company of a piano player named Dan Bandman.

During this time Hart worked as a cook and singer, possibly supplementing her income as a demimondaine (prostitute). There are also reports she developed a fondness for cigars, liquor, and morphine during this time.

A variation of this story has Bandman instead of her husband leaving Hart for war.

Life of crime
By early 1898, Hart was in the town of Mammoth, Arizona. Some reports indicate she was working as a cook in a boardinghouse. While doing well for a time, her financial outlook took a downturn after the mine closed. About this time Hart attested to receiving a message asking her to return home to her seriously ill mother.

Looking to raise money, Hart and an acquaintance known only as "Joe Boot" (likely an alias) worked an old mining claim he owned, but found no gold in the claim.

The pair decided to rob a stagecoach that traveled between Globe and Florence, Arizona. The robbery occurred on May 30, 1899, at a watering point near Cane Springs Canyon, about 30 miles southeast of Globe. Hart had cut her hair short and dressed in men's clothing. Hart was armed with a .38 revolver while Boot had a Colt .45. One of the last stagecoach routes still operating in the territory, the run had not been robbed in several years and thus the coach did not have a shotgun messenger. The pair stopped the coach and Boot held a gun on the robbery victims while Hart took $431.20 about $16,226.21 today, and two firearms from the passengers. After returning $1 to each passenger, she then took the driver's revolver. After the robbers had galloped away on their horses, the driver unhitched one of the horses and headed back to town to alert the sheriff.

Others claim the pair became lost and wandered in circles. Regardless, a posse led by Sheriff Truman of Pinal County caught up with the pair on June 5, 1899. Finding both of them asleep, Sheriff Truman reported that Boot surrendered quietly while Hart fought to avoid capture.

In and out of jail

Following their arrest, Boot was held in Florence while Hart was moved to Tucson, the jail lacking any facilities for a woman. The novelty of a female stagecoach robber quickly spawned a media frenzy and national reporters soon joined the local press clamoring to interview and photograph Hart. One article in Cosmopolitan said Hart was "just the opposite of what would be expected of a woman stage robber," though, "when angry or determined, hard lines show about her eyes and mouth". Locals also became fascinated with her, one local fan giving her a bobcat cub to keep as a pet.

Taking advantage of the relatively weak building material, and possibly with the aid of an assistant, Hart escaped on October 12, 1899, leaving an 18 in hole in the wall.

Hart and Boot came to trial for robbing the stagecoach passengers in October 1899. During the trial Hart made an impassioned plea to the jury, claiming she needed the money to be able to go to her ailing mother. Judge Fletcher M. Doan was shocked and angered when the jury found her not guilty and scolded the jurors for failure to perform their duties. Immediately following the acquittal, the pair was rearrested on the charge of tampering with U.S. mail.

Both Hart and Boot were sent to Yuma Territorial Prison to serve their sentences. Boot became a prison trusty, driving supply wagons to chain gangs working outside the walls. One day while driving a wagon he escaped and was never seen again. At the time of his escape, Boot had completed less than two years of his sentence.

The attention Hart had received in jail continued once she was imprisoned. The warden, who enjoyed the attention she attracted, provided her with an oversized 8 by mountainside cell that included a small yard and allowed her to entertain reporters and other guests as well as pose for photographs. Hart, in turn, used her position as the only female at an all-male facility to her advantage, playing admiring guards and prison trusties off of each other in an effort to improve her situation.

Hart's release from prison came in the form of a December 1902 pardon from Arizona Territorial Governor Alexander Brodie. There are accounts that she and the warden were lovers. There is no evidence Hart ever had a third child, so this rumor, if true, may indicate a successful ploy on Hart's part. Upon release from prison, Hart was provided with a train ticket to Kansas City.

Later life

After leaving prison, Hart largely disappeared from public view. She had a short-lived show where she re-enacted her crime and then spoke about the horrors of Yuma Territorial Prison. Following this she worked, under an alias, as part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. In 1904, Hart was running a cigar store in Kansas City when she was arrested for receiving stolen property.

A census taker in 1940 claimed to have discovered Hart living in Arizona under a different name, as she had married again.

In popular culture
In addition to being a staple of pulp western fiction, Hart's exploits have been featured in other venues. The play Lady with a Gun and the musical The Legend of Pearl Hart are also based upon Hart's story.

Pearl Hart is the main character for the play Waiting Women by Latina playwright Silvia Gonzalez S.

The Danish rock band Volbeat has a song called "Pearl Hart" on the album Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies, released in 2013.

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Talk:Geographers' A–Z Street Atlas

Untitled
The version of 14:18, 29 Jul 2004 by 217.37.197.161 is a copy of this page from the A-Z website. I have reverted. --rbrwrˆ 10:21, 8 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Infobox
I know this makes the page more London-centric (see below), but I really think this page required a book-style infobox. If anyone can generalise it to non-London editions, go ahead. wild-gazelle (talk) 15:37, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

Only London?
I, and everyone else I know (including Londoners), use "The A-Z" to mean any of the range, certainly not just the map of London. Isn't the current wording a bit London-centric? Loganberry (Talk) 22:00, 22 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Yes, it is, and after more than a year I've finally edited it! Loganberry (Talk) 01:28, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Geographers London Map 1957 Cover.jpg
Image:Geographers London Map 1957 Cover.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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BetacommandBot (talk) 22:22, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Geographers London Map Key with Date Shown.jpg
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BetacommandBot (talk) 22:23, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

breaking out of london, AND bringing illustration of the map up to date
OK, so we have one of the best selling and recognisable local-scale streetmaps in the UK, and the nearest representation we can find of it is mid-1950s, when both the name and the style were completely different? Unacceptable. In the interest of showing what the thing *actually* looks like (with a self contained demo of distinctive design, typical size*/thickness, ring binding, inset of distinctive cartographic style and text listing of main features, plus the general condition they end up in after ~18 months of use), I present this picture of the 2nd-to-most recent Birmingham & Black Country edition. Unfortunately I'm not 100% on how to properly upload and insert it to the wiki other than dropping the imageshack link here for others to use.
 * OK, maybe not absolute size as I didn't include any points of reference, but this is the typical just-less-than-A5 (B6?) edition... and they come in a wide range of sizes anyway.

As I've just pulled my own copy of it out of a work bag, slapped it on the desk, taken a randomly-composed picture of it with my phone camera then bluetoothed it to the PC, I think it would be churlish to do anything less than release it into the public domain. Please use it wisely. I believe it should be happily covered by fair use - low rez, not replacable, unsuitable for faking your own copy, illustrates more than just a scan of the cover image etc. No damage meant to the Geographer's A-Z company without whose reasonably priced products I'd have regularly been found paddle-less up crap creek and/or shelling out a lot more cash for a less comprehensive, countrywide Sat Nav when 99.9% of my travels are covered by this, an ancient UK routeplanner, and a couple other (much thinner) city maps.

hosting by imageshack.us http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/2661/dsc03025hj7.jpg click for image] << seems that i can't hotlink from a wiki page, even though that was the imageshack-provided "hotlink" address. oh well. 193.63.174.10 (talk) 16:53, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

Misspelling in head word
The head word on this page is wrongly spelt and seems impossible to edit. The word Geographers is plural and the apostophe should follow the S as it does all through the text.217.155.200.241 (talk) 17:00, 10 October 2013 (UTC)
 * GrindtXX (talk) 01:51, 6 December 2013 (UTC)

Dating old atlases
I have an edition 10 (5) pocket atlas. I estimate it is from about 1976, because Embankment Underground Station is annotated "Charing Cross until '76"

The maps are printed in black and white and the scales are Imperial 2.5" and 5" to the mile.

The WP article says all maps have an encoded date. Well, not this one. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.47.135.239 (talk) 21:44, 26 December 2020 (UTC)

Now Collins?
It seems that Geographers has been bought by Harper Collins. See https://www.thebookseller.com/news/collins-buys-z-list-new-chapter-brand-1163916. Maybe someone can investigate and update if necessary? (Should this page become a historical page about Geographers A-Z, or should it be an updated page about the product irrespective of the owner?) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.179.89.208 (talk) 19:35, 5 April 2022 (UTC)

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Waitomo District

Waitomo District is a territorial authority, located in the Waikato region, at the north of the King Country area in the North Island of New Zealand. A small part of the district, the locality of Tiroa, however, lies in the Manawatū-Whanganui region.

The District covers the west coast from Te Maika, on Kawhia Harbour, to the north of Taharoa, to Mokau in the south and extends inland to Maniaiti / Benneydale and Mount Pureora.

Demographics
Waitomo District covers 3534.84 km2 and had an estimated population of as of  with a population density of  people per km2.

Waitomo District had a population of 9,585 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 282 people (3.0%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 678 people (7.6%) since the 2013 census. There were 4,482 dwellings. The median age was 39.4 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 2,022 people (21.1%) aged under 15 years, 1,668 (17.4%) aged 15 to 29, 4,197 (43.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,695 (17.7%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 62.6% European/Pākehā, 45.3% Māori, 4.4% Pasifika, 5.0% Asian, 0.4% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders, and 1.3% other. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Waitomo District had a population of 9,303 at the 2018 New Zealand census. There were 3,384 households, comprising 4,695 males and 4,605 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.02 males per female.

The percentage of people born overseas was 10.4, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 53.2% had no religion, 31.6% were Christian, 3.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% were Hindu, 0.6% were Muslim, 0.3% were Buddhist and 1.2% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 783 (10.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,932 (26.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $27,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. 684 people (9.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 3,597 (49.8%) people were employed full-time, 1,263 (17.5%) were part-time, and 282 (3.9%) were unemployed.

District council
The seat of the Waitomo District Council is at Te Kūiti, which had a population of in. No other village in the district has a population of over 500. The district has a land area of 3534.84 km2, 94.87% of which lies in the Waikato Region and only 5.13% in the Manawatu-Wanganui Region. The Waitomo district was declared in 1976. The current district mayor is John Robertson, who defeated incumbent Brian Hanna in the 2019 New Zealand local elections.

Economy

The district is a rural, predominantly dairy farming, region. The area's main industries include sheep farming, forestry, and limestone quarrying. The area is known for the popular Waitomo Caves, a karstic system with stalactites, stalagmites and glowworms 12 kilometres northwest of Te Kūiti. Waitomo also has an Edwardian hotel, built in 1908 and added onto in the 1930s. The hotel overlooks the Waitomo Caves village.

Attractions
Te Anga Road, a winding road from State Highway 3 in the Marokopa River area, leads past the Waitomo Caves, Mangapohue Natural Bridge, Piripiri Caves, and Marokopa Falls. Numerous other limestone caves are found throughout the Waitomo district.

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Vehicle registration plates of China

Vehicle registration plates in China are mandatory metal or plastic plates attached to motor vehicles in mainland China for official identification purposes. The plates are issued by the local traffic management offices, which are sub-branches of local public security bureaus, under the rules of the Ministry of Public Security.

Hong Kong and Macau, both of which are special administrative regions of China, issue their own licence plates, a legacy of when they were under British and Portuguese administration. Vehicles from Hong Kong and Macau are required to apply for licence plates, usually from Guangdong province, to travel on roads in mainland China. Vehicles from mainland China have to apply for Hong Kong licence plates or Macau licence plates to enter those territories.

The font used are in the Heiti (Traditional: 黑體, Simplified: 黑体) style.

1986-series plate
In July 1986, the 1986-series Plates were put into use. The layout and format for them are listed out as follows:
 * {| class="wikitable"

!Vehicle type !Colouring !Size (mm) !Notes special-use vehicles, electric cars (i.e. only allowed to drive within city limits denoted by the regional code)
 * Light passenger/cargo vehicles
 * style="background:forestgreen; color:white;"|White on light green
 * rowspan="6" |300 x 165
 * May come with a letter replacing the first number.
 * Heavy goods vehicles
 * style="background:mediumvioletred; color:white;"|White on violet
 * Heavy/light hand-assisted tractors,
 * style="background:mediumvioletred; color:white;"|White on violet
 * Heavy/light hand-assisted tractors,
 * Heavy/light hand-assisted tractors,
 * Heavy/light hand-assisted tractors,
 * style="background:gold; color:black;"|Black on yellow
 * Testing vehicles and training vehicles
 * style="background:mediumblue; color:white;"|White on blue
 * Foreigner-owned vehicles
 * style="background:black; color:white;"|White on black
 * Red-on-black for limited-activity
 * Foreigner-owned vehicles
 * style="background:black; color:white;"|White on black
 * Red-on-black for limited-activity
 * Red-on-black for limited-activity
 * Trailers
 * style="background:white; color:black;"|Black on white
 * Plate replacement permits
 * style="background:white; color:red;"|Red on white
 * rowspan="4" |200 × 120
 * Temporary plates
 * style="background:white; color:black;"|Black on white
 * Two/three-wheeled motorcycles
 * style="background:forestgreen; color:white;"|White on light green
 * Light motorcycles
 * style="background:white; color:mediumvioletred;"|Violet on white
 * }
 * Two/three-wheeled motorcycles
 * style="background:forestgreen; color:white;"|White on light green
 * Light motorcycles
 * style="background:white; color:mediumvioletred;"|Violet on white
 * }
 * Light motorcycles
 * style="background:white; color:mediumvioletred;"|Violet on white
 * }
 * }
 * }

Hong Kong and Macau vehicles are issued with plates for Shenzhen (广东02) and Zhuhai (广东03), respectively. Red-on-black plate-bearing vehicles are only allowed to drive within said cities. White-on-black vehicles are permitted to drive within Guangdong province, while if the vehicles are issued with green or violet plates according to their types, they have no area limitations.

Public security vehicles (e.g. police) are issued with single-line plates with the format GARR-####, where the RR is the regional code, and the following numbers are the serial number, with the "GA" (abbreviation for 公安, gōng'ān, "Public security") in red.

The regional codes are as follows:

 * {| class=wikitable

!Region !Code
 * Anhui
 * 安徽
 * Beijing
 * 北京
 * Fujian
 * 福建
 * Gansu
 * 甘肃
 * Guangdong
 * 广东
 * Guangxi
 * 广西
 * Guizhou
 * 贵州
 * Hainan
 * 海南
 * Hebei
 * 河北
 * Heilongjiang
 * 黑龙江
 * Henan
 * 河南
 * Hubei
 * 湖北
 * Hunan
 * 湖南
 * Inner Mongolia
 * 内蒙古
 * Jiangsu
 * 江苏
 * Jiangxi
 * 江西
 * Jilin
 * 吉林
 * Liaoning
 * 辽宁
 * Ningxia
 * 宁夏
 * Qinghai
 * 青海
 * Shaanxi
 * 陕西
 * Shandong
 * 山东
 * Shanghai
 * 上海
 * Shanxi
 * 山西
 * Sichuan
 * 四川
 * Tianjin
 * 天津
 * Tibet
 * 西藏
 * Xinjiang
 * 新疆
 * Yunnan
 * 云南
 * Zhejiang
 * 浙江
 * }
 * Shaanxi
 * 陕西
 * Shandong
 * 山东
 * Shanghai
 * 上海
 * Shanxi
 * 山西
 * Sichuan
 * 四川
 * Tianjin
 * 天津
 * Tibet
 * 西藏
 * Xinjiang
 * 新疆
 * Yunnan
 * 云南
 * Zhejiang
 * 浙江
 * }
 * Xinjiang
 * 新疆
 * Yunnan
 * 云南
 * Zhejiang
 * 浙江
 * }
 * 浙江
 * }

Note: Chongqing was separated from Sichuan as a directly administered city in 1997, and the 1986-series standard was abolished in 1997 as well, therefore Public security vehicles in Chongqing bear the Sichuan code of GA51, instead of the later-introduced GA50.

1986-series plates are allowed to have the first number in the serial replaced by a letter with a special meaning, such as T for "taxi", Z for 自备车 (zìbèichē, "self-reserved vehicle"), G for 个体户 (gètǐhù, "entrepreneur").

Common types

The current plates are of GA36-2014 standard, a further update of the original GA36-1992, made from GB/T 3880.1 and GB/T 3880.2-compliant aluminum material with a thickness of no less than 1.2mm (for rear plates for large vehicles and trailers) or 1.0mm (for any other non-temporary plates), or 200-220g dedicated watermarked paper with plastic sealing for automobiles and motorcycles entering the border on a temporary basis, or 125g white paper-card for temporary license plates. The plates accommodate a one-character provincial abbreviation, a letter of the Pinyin alphabet, and five numbers or letters of the alphabet (Ex. 沪A·12345; 京C·A1234; 苏A·1P234; 浙B·AB987; 粤Z·7C59港). Previously, all licence plates had used the five-number designation. As the number of motor vehicles grew, however, the number had to exceed what was the maximum previously allowable—90,000 or 100,000 vehicles. Therefore, there had become a need to insert Latin letters into the license plate to increase the number of possible combinations (for the full list of alphanumeric sequences permitted see below). This was first done in the bigger cities with only one prefix. Nanjing, for example, began the change with only the first number, which increased the number of possible combinations to 340,000 (with the exceptions of O & I, which cannot be printed without confusion with the numbers 0 & 1). Further changes allowed the first two places, or the second place alone on the plate to be letters, allowing 792,000 more combinations mathematically. More recently, cities have taken to having the third letter alone being a letter, the rest numbers.

Permitted alphanumeric combinations per GA36-2014 standard are listed in the table below. Should the number of combinations issued exceed 60% of the theoretical capacity of its type, the combination next in the list may be put into use after approval from the Vehicle Management Office of the provincial Public Security authority and reporting to the Vehicle Management Office of the Ministry of Public Security.

Note: Y and N in this table reflects whether or not this combination type may be used in registration plates with 4 or 5 places for digits/numbers, while D and L represents any permitted digit or letter respectively.

The numbers are produced at random, and are computer-generated at the issuing office. Numbers with a sequence of 6s, 8s, or 9s are usually considered to be lucky, therefore special sequences like "88888" or "86888" can be purchased through auction. A previous licence plate system, with a green background and the full name of the province in Chinese characters, actually had a sequential numbering order, and the numbering system was eventually beset with corruption.

License plates have different formats that are issued to different vehicles:

Since October 2007, black plates are no longer issued for vehicles belonging to foreigners, as this was "deemed discriminatory" and instead standard looking blue plates are now issued. However, foreigners still are issued a separate dedicated letter/number sequence to denote that they are a foreign owned/registered vehicle—e.g. in Beijing, the foreign owned plates are in the 京A·#####, 京L·B####, and 京L·C#### sequence. The black plates are still issued to those who registered in both mainland China and Hong Kong or Macau, specifically in Guangdong province, which are in the sequence of 粤Z·####港/澳.

Registration combinations of written-off vehicles may be "recycled", or used again on a different vehicle only after 6 months from the write-off according to relevant regulations, but as a matter of fact, certain serials of number like 京A·##### in Beijing is not available for general public once recycled for unspecified reasons. In 2015, a former Commissioner of Beijing Traffic Management Bureau, the traffic branch of Beijing Municipal Public Safety Bureau, was sentenced for life, having been found guilty of corruption relating to fraud in issuing these licence plate combinations.

Police Service, Armed Police Force, and Military
Licence plates for China's Police Service, Armed Police Force, and Military are in a white background, with red and black text.

Police Service plates have a designated format of X·LLNNN 警 (X is the geographical abbreviation, N is a digit, and L is either a digit or a letter; "" means police and is coloured red, but the separator dot is no longer a circle, rather, a dash). These plates are issued to traffic police, some patrol vehicles, court, and procuratorate vehicles. The plates’ combination of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force ("武警") begins with the pinyin wujing abbreviation WJ.

The 2012 series of CAPF vehicle registration plates is in the WJ P NNNN L pattern, where the stands for a Chinese character i.e. 京 for Beijing, serving as the provincial identifier, and the L denotes the first letter in pinyin of the branch of service. e.g. WJ 沪 1234X = a vehicle for firefighting use in Shanghai

The 2004 series use the format WJ NN-NNNNN. The first two small letters behind the WJ are area prefixes: The Alphabet Numeral behind the area prefix shows the section of the Armed police:
 * WJ 01-NNNNN. = Headquarters
 * WJ 31-NNNNN. = Beijing
 * WJ 14-NNNNN. = Shandong
 * WJ 21-NNNNN. = Hainan
 * WJ 01-JNNNN. = Official Guards, Official and Diplomatic Escorts
 * WJ 01-BNNNN. = Border Police
 * WJ 01-XNNNN. = Firefighter (Fire Department)
 * WJ 01-1NNNN. = Headquarters

Military vehicles previously had plates using a code of heavenly stems in red. After reorganization in 2004, again in 2013 military vehicles now use a more organized prefix. These licence plates use the format X L·NNNNN (X is a prefix, L is a letter).

The People's Liberation Army vehicle prefixes 2013: Military vehicles can be identified by having a red letter from the alphabet * V
 * V PLA Central Military Commission
 * K PLA Air Force
 * H PLA Navy
 * B PLA Beijing Military
 * VA PLA Central Military Commission
 * VB PLA Political Works
 * VC PLA Logistical Support
 * VD PLA Equipment Development

The People's Liberation Army vehicle prefixes 2004: Vehicles of the Central Military Commission
 * "军" (Jūn; "Military")

Vehicles of the Headquarters of People's Liberation Army

Vehicles of the PLA's units at Army-Grade or above. Deputy-Military-Region-Grade, Military-Region-Grade . The Ground Force of PLA vehicle of the various military regions have their own prefixes: The Navy of PLA vehicle prefixes: The Air Force of PLA vehicle prefixes:
 * "北" (Beǐ) Vehicles of the Beijing Military Region of Ground Force)
 * "沈" (Shěn); Vehicles of the Shenyang Military Region of Ground Force)
 * "兰" (Lán); Vehicles of the Lanzhou Military Region of Ground Force)
 * "成" (Chéng); Vehicles of the Chengdu Military Region of Ground Force)
 * "济" (Jǐ); Vehicles of the Jinan Military Region of Ground Force)
 * "南" (Nán); Vehicles of the Nanjing Military Region of Ground Force)
 * "广" (Guǎng); Vehicles of the Guangzhou Military Region of Ground Force)
 * "海" (Haǐ)
 * "空" (Kōng)

Vehicles with government or military plates are not subject to the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国道路交通安全法); they may run red lights, drive in the wrong direction or weave in and out of traffic. Communist party officials and People's Liberation Army members are also exempt from paying road tolls and adhering to parking regulations. According to Xinhua News Agency, "police officers are also reluctant to pull over drivers of military vehicles even if the drivers are breaking the law", which is the reason behind an emerging trend in which individuals purchase counterfeit military registration plates to avoid being pulled over by police and to avoid road fees. Xinhua News Agency reported in 2008 that since July 2006, the government has confiscated over 4,000 fake military vehicles and 6,300 fake plates and has apprehended over 5,000 people belonging to criminal gangs; under Chinese law, those caught driving under fake registration plates are fined up to 2,000 RMB, and counterfeiters can be jailed for up to three years.

Motorcycles
Motorcycle licence plates are nearly the same as that for ordinary vehicles, but are less in length and look more like an elongated square than a banner-like rectangle. There are two lines of text (province code and letter on the top, numbers on the bottom).

For qingqi or low-powered motorbikes, blue licence plates are issued throughout.

Embassies and consulates

Since 2017, embassy and consulate vehicles have their own license plate with six white numbers followed by a single character denoting its diplomatic status, all on a black background (following the foreigner plate standard, as previously mentioned). Embassies use 使 (shǐ, from 使馆 meaning 'embassy') and are used only in Beijing. Consulates use 领 (lǐng, from 领事馆 meaning 'consulate') and are used for representations outside Beijing. Numbers on embassy plates are formatted so that the first three digits represent the foreign entity/organization the vehicle is registered to while the last three digits are sequential, where 001 is (generally) the Ambassador's car, for example: 224·001使 is the car used by the American Ambassador. Numbers 002 to 005 are usually reserved for official use and therefore enjoy the comfort of the highest levels of diplomatic immunity.

In order to protect the privacy of foreign diplomats, the government does not release information on embassy vehicles, so it is possible that some data in the list of plate prefixes below may not be correct.

Other types
Vehicles for use in automobile tests, vehicles for use in driving schools (examination and test-driving), and vehicles at airports all have their own separate licence plates.

For automobile tests, licence plates consist of black characters on a yellow background with the suffix shi (试 short in Chinese for ce shi or test). For driving schools, different plates apply for test-drive vehicles (jiaolian che) and examination vehicles (kaoshi che).

Airports have licence plates with white characters on a green background with the designation min hang. This shade of green is slightly lighter than the variant used on normal licence plates prior to 1992. Some vehicles belonging to airports that operate in its vicinity (rather than inside its perimeters) have dark-green lettering on a white background. These plates, unlike others, permit the use of letter I (as in the SPIA-A00 series used in Shanghai Pudong International Airport)

Sometimes, to avoid privacy invasion, modern Chinese TV show series are set in fictitious locations. Vehicles featured in these shows often carry registration plates with non-valid provincial abbreviations and/or invalid typefaces.

Cross-border with Hong Kong and Macau
Licence plates with a black background and the character or  in place of the last number are used for Hong Kong and Macau vehicles, respectively, when they engage in cross-border traffic to and from mainland China. These plates often exist side by side with a local Hong Kong or Macau licence plates on the same car. See the section on Guangdong license plates.

Interim licence plates
Interim licence plates are a piece of paper to be affixed to the front of the vehicle's window, usually valid for 15 days.

Shortlived 2002 standard

For a short while in the summer of 2002, a new 2002 standard was instituted in several cities, including Beijing. They enabled number/alphabetical customisation. (The possible combinations were NNN-NNN, NNN-LLL and LLL-NNN, where N would be a number and L a letter. However, although the usage of "CHN", to designate China, was not permitted in the plates, that restriction, oddly enough, did not apply to the letters "PRC".) The VIN was also added to the new plates, and the plates were white, with a gradual blue tint at the bottom end of the plates. Black letters were used on the plate.

In late August 2002 new 2002 standard plates had their issuance temporarily interrupted, officially for technical reasons, but actually because some number/alphabetical combinations of a controversial nature in mainland China were utilised. One of the biggest controversies was when a vehicle with plate number USA-911 was spotted in Beijing, causing an uproar as it was taken to be a reference to the September 11 attacks, and as such was criticized as being disrespectful to Americans. Equal uproars were created with such plates as PRC-001, and trademark violations were rife; the plate number IBM-001 and was seen. The WTO acronym was also spotted in the plates. In a society that is still rather conservative in this topic, the plate SEX-001 was the source of yet another controversy. The number 250, an insult in spoken Chinese, was also spotted in some plates.

Possibly due to the controversies as described above, as of summer 2003, the new plates are no longer being issued. Old plates of the 2002 standard are not being recalled. Cars who have lost their 2002-standard plates are disallowed to get a 2002-standard replacement. The 1992-standard plates will be issued instead.

New 2007 Standard (GA36－2007)
The Ministry of Public Security has announced on October 30, 2007, that the 1992 vehicle license plate system will be overhauled on November 1, 2007.

A minor difference between the 2007- and the 1992-standard plates is that the separator dot between the regional code and the serial on 2007-standard plates is embossed along the characters, while that on 1992-standard plates are pressed into the plate, in the opposite direction of the characters.
 * The current black license plates assigned to foreign-owned vehicles will be phased out. New vehicles will be issued "normal" blue license plates.
 * Two roman letters (not including O, or I, which could be confused with numerals) may be included among the last five places of the plate number.

Number plates issued in the 1992 standard will not be recalled but black plates will no longer be issued. Neither will plates issued to embassies be affected.

It is believed this is a China-wide standard. Many provinces and municipal cities have since introduced personalized number plates with different limitations. It is generally possible to choose from several alphabetical-numerical combination and personalize some of the digits.

For some provinces it is possible to have a letter occupying the last place of the combination, possibly to increase combination numbers.

New Energy vehicles license plates
On November 21, 2016, the MPS announced the New Energy vehicles license plates which have been instituted in Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuxi, Jinan, and Shenzhen since December 1, 2016. These plates consist of a one-character provincial abbreviation, a letter indicating the city, and a six-character alphanumerical string, in which "D" ("E") means Electric car, "F" means other types of vehicles powered by New Energy. For small vehicles or Large New Energy vehicles, this letter is located in the first place or the last place, respectively.

New Energy Vehicle License Plates are instituted in more than 10 cities as of 2017. Dimensions for the Chinese character remains at 45 × 90 mm as the 1992 standard, whereas numbers are reduced to thinner 43 × 90mm dimensions alongside a change in font, which is now found on 2019-standard registration plates for firetrucks as well.

List of prefixes
The following lists all licence plate prefixes in use in the People's Republic of China, divided into four sections: municipalities, provinces, autonomous regions and others.

Beijing
The initial character on licence plates issued in Beijing is:
 * 京A(Color in Yellow)-buses
 * 京A, 京C, 京E, 京F, 京H, 京G, 京J, 京K, 京L, 京M, 京P, 京Q - Urban area
 * 京B - Taxis
 * 京G, 京Y - Suburbs
 * 京N, 京P, 京Y - Suburbs and urban area
 * 京A, 京LB, 京LC - foreigner or foreign company owned vehicle
 * 京O·A - Ministry of Public Security
 * 京V - Central Guard Bureau of Beijing Garrison Military License

Chongqing
The initial character on licence plates issued in Chongqing is: (Yú)

The former division before May 18, 2017: From May 18, 2017, Chongqing has no division for number plate prefixes, newly registed vehicles can choose any prefix among A, 渝B, 渝C, 渝F, 渝G, 渝H from any district and county in Chongqing.
 * 渝A — Urban area
 * A "T" is further appended to taxis, for example "渝AT1234".
 * 渝B — Urban
 * B "T" is further appended to taxis, for example "渝BT1234".
 * 渝C — Yongchuan District, Jiangjin, Hechuan, Tongnan County, Tongliang County, Bishan County, Dazu County, Qijiang County, Rongchang County
 * 渝F — Wanzhou District, Liangping County, Chengkou County, Wushan County, Wuxi County, Zhong County, Kaizhou District, Fengjie County, Yunyang County
 * 渝G — Fuling District, Nanchuan, Dianjiang County, Fengdu County, Wulong County
 * 渝H — Qianjiang District, Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County, Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County

Shanghai
The initial character on licence plates issued in Shanghai is: (Hù)
 * 沪A, 沪B, 沪D, 沪E, 沪F, 沪G, 沪H, 沪J, 沪K, 沪L, 沪M, 沪N — Urban area and suburbs.
 * 沪C — Suburbs, not allowed to enter the urban area (i.e. not allowed to travel within the Outer Ring).
 * 沪R — Chongming Island, Changxing Island, Hengsha Island, not allowed to leave the places above.

For the third character of the license plates (with 4 digits following):
 * Z — New energy vehicles (except licenses begin with 沪A and 沪C).
 * M, N, U to X — Taxis.
 * Y — Vehicles for rent, owned by car renting operators.

Tianjin
The initial character on licence plates issued in Tianjin is: (Jīn)
 * 津A, 津B, 津C, 津F, 津G, 津H, 津I, 津J, 津K, 津L, 津M, 津N, 津P, 津Q, 津R — General Issues
 * 津E — Taxis
 * 津O — Ministry of Public Security

Anhui
The initial character on licence plates issued in Anhui is: (Wǎn)
 * 皖A—Hefei
 * 皖B—Wuhu
 * 皖C—Bengbu
 * 皖D—Huainan
 * 皖E—Ma'anshan
 * 皖F—Huaibei
 * 皖G—Tongling
 * 皖H—Anqing
 * 皖J—Huangshan
 * 皖K—Fuyang
 * 皖L—Suzhou
 * 皖M—Chuzhou
 * 皖N—Lu'an
 * 皖P—Xuancheng
 * 皖Q—former Chaohu (prefecture-level, now merged into Hefei)
 * 皖R—Chizhou
 * 皖S—Bozhou

Fujian
The initial character on licence plates issued in Fujian is: (Mǐn)
 * 闽A—Fuzhou(福州)
 * 闽B—Putian
 * 闽C—Quanzhou
 * 闽D—Xiamen
 * 闽E—Zhangzhou
 * 闽F—Longyan
 * 闽G—Sanming
 * 闽H—Nanping
 * 闽J—Ningde
 * 闽K — Provincial-level agencies, Pingtan Island
 * 闽O — Police vehicles

Gansu
The initial character on licence plates issued in Gansu is: (Gān)
 * 甘A—Lanzhou
 * 甘B—Jiayuguan
 * 甘C—Jinchang
 * 甘D—Baiyin
 * 甘E—Tianshui
 * 甘F—Jiuquan
 * 甘G—Zhangye
 * 甘H—Wuwei
 * 甘J—Dingxi
 * 甘K—Longnan
 * 甘L—Pingliang
 * 甘M—Qingyang
 * 甘N—Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture
 * 甘P—Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture

Guangdong
The initial character on licence plates issued in Guangdong is: (Yuè)
 * 粤A—Guangzhou (粤AQ—Panyu)
 * 粤B—Shenzhen
 * 粤C—Zhuhai
 * 粤D—Shantou
 * 粤E—Foshan (粤EV—Gaoming, 粤ET—Sanshui)
 * 粤F—Shaoguan
 * 粤G—Zhanjiang
 * 粤H—Zhaoqing (粤HL—Sihui)
 * 粤J—Jiangmen
 * 粤K—Maoming
 * 粤L—Huizhou
 * 粤M—Meizhou
 * 粤N—Shanwei
 * 粤O—Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department
 * 粤P—Heyuan
 * 粤Q—Yangjiang
 * 粤R—Qingyuan
 * 粤S—Dongguan
 * 粤T—Zhongshan
 * 粤U—Chaozhou
 * 粤V—Jieyang
 * 粤W—Yunfu
 * 粤X—Shunde (District of Foshan, discontinued issuing from February 2018 )
 * 粤Y—Nanhai (District of Foshan, discontinued issuing from February 2018 )
 * 粤Z—Hong Kong & Macau: required only for vehicles frequently travelling to the mainland. Hong Kong and Macau issue registration plates on their own. The registration number has 4 alphanumerics, suffixed with either (for Hong Kong) or  (for Macau).

Guizhou
The initial character on licence plates issued in Guizhou is: (Guì)
 * 贵A—Guiyang
 * 贵B—Liupanshui
 * 贵C—Zunyi
 * 贵D—Tongren
 * 贵E—Qianxinan
 * 贵F—Bijie
 * 贵G—Anshun
 * 贵H—Qiandonnan
 * 贵J—Qiannan

Hainan
The initial character on licence plates issued in Hainan is: (Qióng)
 * 琼A—Haikou
 * 琼B—Sanya
 * 琼C—Qionghai, Wenchang, Wanning, Ding'an, Tunchang, Chengmai, Lingao
 * 琼D—Wuzhishan, Dongfang, Baisha, Changjiang, Ledong, Lingshui, Baoting, Qiongzhong
 * 琼E—Yangpu Economic Development Zone
 * 琼F—Danzhou

Hebei
The initial character on licence plates issued in Hebei is: (Jì)
 * 冀A—Shijiazhuang
 * A "Z" is further appended to taxis, for example "冀AZ1234".
 * 冀B—Tangshan
 * B "T" is further appended to taxis, for example "冀BT1234".
 * 冀C—Qinhuangdao
 * 冀D—Handan
 * 冀E—Xingtai
 * 冀F—Baoding
 * 冀G—Zhangjiakou
 * 冀H—Chengde
 * 冀J—Cangzhou
 * 冀R—Langfang
 * 冀T—Hengshui
 * 冀X—Xiong'an

Heilongjiang
The initial character on licence plates issued in Heilongjiang is: (Hēi)
 * 黑A, 黑L—Harbin
 * 黑B—Qiqihar
 * 黑C—Mudanjiang
 * 黑D—Jiamusi
 * 黑E—Daqing
 * 黑F—Yichun
 * 黑G—Jixi
 * 黑H—Hegang
 * 黑J—Shuangyashan
 * 黑K—Qitaihe
 * 黑M—Suihua
 * 黑N—Heihe
 * 黑O—Official vehicles
 * 黑P—Daxing'anling Prefecture
 * 黑R—Nongken system

Henan
The initial character on licence plates issued in Henan is: (Yù)
 * 豫A, 豫V—Zhengzhou
 * 豫B—Kaifeng
 * 豫C—Luoyang
 * 豫D—Pingdingshan
 * 豫E—Anyang
 * 豫F—Hebi
 * 豫G—Xinxiang
 * 豫H—Jiaozuo
 * 豫J—Puyang
 * 豫K—Xuchang
 * 豫L—Luohe
 * 豫M—Sanmenxia
 * 豫N—Shangqiu
 * 豫P—Zhoukou
 * 豫Q—Zhumadian
 * 豫R—Nanyang
 * 豫S—Xinyang
 * 豫U—Jiyuan

Hubei
The initial character on licence plates issued in Hubei is: (È)
 * 鄂A—Wuhan
 * 鄂A X — Taxis in Wuhan
 * 鄂B—Huangshi
 * 鄂C—Shiyan
 * 鄂C T — Taxis in Shiyan
 * 鄂D—Jingzhou
 * 鄂E—Yichang
 * 鄂F—Xiangyang
 * 鄂G—Ezhou
 * 鄂H—Jingmen
 * 鄂J—Huanggang
 * 鄂K—Xiaogan
 * 鄂L—Xianning
 * 鄂M—Xiantao
 * 鄂N—Qianjiang
 * 鄂P—Shennongjia
 * 鄂Q—Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
 * 鄂R—Tianmen
 * 鄂S—Suizhou

Hunan
The initial character on licence plates issued in Hunan is: (Xiāng)
 * 湘A—Changsha
 * 湘B—Zhuzhou
 * 湘C—Xiangtan
 * 湘D—Hengyang
 * 湘E—Shaoyang
 * 湘F—Yueyang
 * 湘G—Zhangjiajie
 * 湘H—Yiyang
 * 湘J—Changde
 * 湘K—Loudi
 * 湘L—Chenzhou
 * 湘M—Yongzhou
 * 湘N—Huaihua
 * 湘S—Provincial-level agencies (phased out in 2014)
 * 湘U—Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture

Jiangsu
The initial character on licence plates issued in Jiangsu is: (Sū)
 * 苏A—Nanjing
 * 苏B—Wuxi
 * 苏C—Xuzhou
 * 苏D—Changzhou
 * 苏E, 苏U—Suzhou
 * 苏F—Nantong
 * 苏G—Lianyungang
 * 苏H—Huai'an
 * 苏J—Yancheng
 * 苏K—Yangzhou
 * 苏L—Zhenjiang
 * 苏M—Taizhou
 * 苏N—Suqian

Jiangxi
The initial character on licence plates issued in Jiangxi is: (Gàn)
 * 赣A—Nanchang
 * 赣B—Ganzhou
 * 赣C—Yichun
 * 赣D—Ji'an
 * 赣E—Shangrao
 * 赣F—Fuzhou(抚州)
 * 赣G—Jiujiang
 * 赣H—Jingdezhen
 * 赣J—Pingxiang
 * 赣K—Xinyu
 * 赣L—Yingtan
 * 赣M—Nanchang extra

Jilin
The initial character on licence plates issued in Jilin is: (Jí)
 * 吉A—Changchun
 * 吉B—Jilin City
 * 吉C—Siping
 * 吉D—Liaoyuan
 * 吉E—Tonghua
 * 吉F—Baishan
 * 吉G—Baicheng
 * 吉H—Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture
 * 吉J—Songyuan
 * 吉K—Changbai Mountain Protection Development Zone

Liaoning
The initial character on licence plates issued in Liaoning is: (Liáo)
 * 辽A—Shenyang
 * 辽B—Dalian
 * A "T" is further appended to taxis, for example "辽BT1234".
 * 辽C—Anshan
 * 辽D—Fushun
 * 辽E—Benxi
 * 辽F—Dandong
 * 辽G—Jinzhou
 * 辽H—Yingkou
 * 辽J—Fuxin
 * 辽K—Liaoyang
 * 辽L—Panjin
 * 辽M—Tieling
 * 辽N—Chaoyang
 * 辽O—Police Vehicles (phased out in 2014)
 * 辽P—Huludao

Qinghai
The initial character on licence plates issued in Qinghai is: (Qīng)
 * 青A—Xining
 * 青A T — Taxis in Xining
 * 青B—Haidong
 * 青C—Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
 * 青D—Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
 * 青E—Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
 * 青F—Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
 * 青G—Gyêgu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
 * 青H—Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture

Shaanxi
The initial character on licence plates issued in Shaanxi is: (Shǎn)
 * 陕A—Xi'an
 * 陕A T — Taxis in Xi'an
 * 陕A U — Taxis in Xi'an
 * 陕A V — Provincial-level agencies
 * 陕B—Tongchuan
 * 陕C—Baoji
 * 陕D—Xianyang
 * 陕E—Weinan
 * 陕F—Hanzhong
 * 陕G—Ankang
 * 陕H—Shangluo
 * 陕J—Yan'an
 * 陕K—Yulin
 * 陕U—Xi'an extra (approved in April 2020)
 * 陕V — Yangling Gaoxin Agricultural Zone

Shandong
The initial character on licence plates issued in Shandong is: (Lǔ)

A "T" is further appended to taxis, for example "鲁B T1234", "鲁E T1234", "鲁Q T1234".
 * 鲁A, 鲁S—Jinan
 * 鲁B, 鲁U—Qingdao
 * 鲁C—Zibo
 * 鲁D—Zaozhuang
 * 鲁E—Dongying
 * 鲁F, 鲁Y—Yantai
 * 鲁G, 鲁V—Weifang
 * 鲁H—Jining
 * 鲁J—Tai'an
 * 鲁K—Weihai
 * 鲁L—Rizhao
 * 鲁M—Binzhou
 * 鲁N—Dezhou
 * 鲁O—Police vehicles (phased out in 2019)
 * 鲁P—Liaocheng
 * 鲁Q, 鲁W—Linyi
 * 鲁R—Heze

Shanxi
The initial character on licence plates issued in Shanxi is: (Jìn)
 * 晋A—Taiyuan
 * 晋B—Datong
 * 晋C—Yangquan
 * 晋D—Changzhi
 * 晋E—Jincheng
 * 晋F—Shuozhou
 * 晋H—Xinzhou
 * 晋J—Lüliang
 * 晋K—Jinzhong
 * 晋L—Linfen
 * 晋M—Yuncheng

Sichuan
The initial character on licence plates issued in Sichuan is: (Chuān)
 * 川A—Chengdu
 * 川B—Mianyang (former Chongqing, sub-provincial city)
 * 川C—Zigong
 * 川D—Panzhihua
 * 川E—Luzhou
 * 川F—Deyang
 * 川G—Chengdu extra (former Mianyang)
 * 川H—Guangyuan
 * 川J—Suining
 * 川K—Neijiang
 * 川L—Leshan
 * 川M—Ziyang (former Wanxian, now merged into Chongqing)
 * 川N—former Fuling (now merged into Chongqing)
 * 川O—issued by Vehicle Management Office of Sichuan Provincial Public Security Department
 * 川P—former Qianjiang Prefecture (now merged into Chongqing)
 * 川Q—Yibin
 * 川R—Nanchong
 * 川S—Dazhou
 * 川T—Ya'an
 * 川U—Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture
 * 川V—Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
 * 川W—Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture
 * 川X—Guang'an
 * 川Y—Bazhong
 * 川Z—Meishan

Yunnan
The initial character on licence plates issued in Yunnan is: (Yún)
 * 云A—Kunming
 * 云B—former Dongchuan (prefecture-level, now merged into Kunming)
 * 云C—Zhaotong
 * 云D—Qujing
 * 云E—Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture
 * 云F—Yuxi
 * A "T" is further appended to taxis, for example "云FT1234".
 * 云G—Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture
 * 云H—Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
 * 云J—Pu'er
 * 云K—Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture
 * 云L—Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture
 * 云M—Baoshan
 * 云N—Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture
 * 云P—Lijiang
 * 云Q—Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture
 * 云R—Dêqên Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
 * 云S—Lincang

Zhejiang
The initial character on licence plates issued in Zhejiang is: (Zhè)
 * 浙A—Hangzhou
 * 浙B—Ningbo
 * 浙C—Wenzhou
 * 浙D—Shaoxing
 * 浙E—Huzhou
 * 浙F—Jiaxing
 * 浙G—Jinhua
 * 浙H—Quzhou
 * 浙J—Taizhou
 * 浙K—Lishui
 * 浙L—Zhoushan
 * 浙O — Black license plates belonging to cars registered to foreign enterprises

Guangxi
The initial character on licence plates issued in Guangxi is: (Guì)
 * 桂A—Nanning
 * 桂B—Liuzhou
 * 桂C—Guilin
 * 桂D—Wuzhou
 * 桂E—Beihai
 * 桂F—Chongzuo
 * 桂G—Laibin
 * 桂H—Guilin
 * 桂J—Hezhou
 * 桂K—Yulin
 * 桂L—Baise
 * 桂M—Hechi
 * 桂N—Qinzhou
 * 桂P—Fangchenggang
 * 桂R—Guigang

Inner Mongolia
The initial character on licence plates issued in Inner Mongolia is: (Měng)
 * 蒙A—Hohhot
 * 蒙B—Baotou
 * 蒙C—Wuhai
 * 蒙D—Chifeng
 * 蒙E—Hulunbuir
 * 蒙F—Hinggan League
 * 蒙G—Tongliao
 * 蒙H—Xilin Gol League
 * 蒙J—Ulaan Chab
 * 蒙K—Ordos
 * 蒙L—Bayan Nur
 * 蒙M—Alxa League

Ningxia
The initial character on licence plates issued in Ningxia is: (Níng)
 * 宁A—Yinchuan
 * 宁B—Shizuishan
 * 宁C—Wuzhong
 * 宁D—Guyuan
 * 宁E—Zhongwei

Xizang/Tibet Autonomous Region
Initial character of licence plates used in Xizang/Tibet Autonomous Region is: (Zàng)
 * 藏A—Lhasa
 * 藏B—Qamdo
 * 藏C—Shannan
 * 藏D—Xigazê
 * 藏E—Naqu
 * 藏F—Ngari Prefecture
 * 藏G—Nyingchi

Xinjiang
The initial character on licence plates issued in Xinjiang is: (Xīn)
 * 新A—Ürümqi
 * 新B—Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Wujiaqu
 * 新C—Shihezi
 * 新D—Kuitun, Huyanghe
 * 新E—Börtala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Shuanghe
 * 新F—Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture (Districts under direct administration of Ili Prefecture, except Kuitun), Kokdala
 * 新G—Tacheng, Baiyang
 * 新H—Altay, Beitun
 * 新J—Karamay
 * 新K—Turpan
 * 新L—Hami/Qumul, Xinxing
 * 新M—Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Tiemenguan
 * 新N—Aksu Prefecture, Aral
 * 新O—Police
 * 新P—Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture
 * 新Q—Kashgar (Except Kargilik County), Tumxuk
 * 新R—Hotan, Kargilik County
 * 新S—Kunyu

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Jennifer Esposito

Jennifer Esposito (born April 11, 1973) is an American actress and film writer and director. She is known for her roles in the feature films Summer of Sam (1999), Don't Say a Word (2001), The Master of Disguise (2002), Welcome to Collinwood (2002), Crash (2004), Taxi (2004), and Mob Town (2019). She has also appeared in several television series, most notably The Looney Tunes Show, Spin City, Related, Samantha Who?, Blue Bloods, and Mistresses. From 2016 to 2017, she played Special Agent Alexandra Quinn on the CBS series NCIS, while from 2019 to 2020, she played CIA Deputy Director Susan Raynor in the Amazon series The Boys.

Early life
Esposito was born in the Brooklyn borough of New York City and is of Italian descent. She was raised on Staten Island in Bulls Head and is a graduate of Moore Catholic High School.

Career
Esposito made her first television appearance in Law & Order in 1996. She then joined the cast of Spin City, where she appeared for two seasons. She also appeared in I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. One of her more notable roles was as "Ruby" in Spike Lee's Summer of Sam in 1999, which was set against the late 1970s backdrop of the Son of Sam murders. Esposito's next films included Dracula 2000, The Master of Disguise, the 2004 comedy Taxi, and the Academy Award-winning film Crash, in which she played Don Cheadle's partner and romantic interest, Ria.

Esposito joined Jon Favreau, Stephen Dorff, Luis Guzmán, and Barry Pepper for Dinner for Five season 3, episode 7, on May 21, 2004. Esposito has made television appearances on the series Law & Order: SVU, Rescue Me, and Mercy. She was a regular cast member on Related and Samantha Who? Esposito joined the cast of the CBS drama Blue Bloods in 2010, playing the role of Detective Jackie Curatola, the partner of Detective Danny Reagan (played by Donnie Wahlberg). In the third season Esposito was diagnosed with celiac disease and, after collapsing on set, Esposito informed CBS that her condition would limit her availability to work on the series. Rather than work around her limited schedule, Blue Bloods producers chose to write her character out of the series in 2012.

In 2013 she launched Jennifer's Way Bakery in Manhattan's West Village, which only serves celiac-safe food. In 2014 she joined the NBC series Taxi Brooklyn. On April 22, 2014, Da Capo Lifelong Books published Esposito's first book Jennifer's Way, a detailed look into her personal struggle with celiac disease before and after she was diagnosed and the things she did to survive. The book made The New York Times Best Seller List on July 6, 2014. In 2015 Esposito played Calista Raines in the ABC drama series Mistresses, and it was reported that she would be a cast member on the CBS pilot Taxi-22, whose main character would be played by John Leguizamo. She played Dominic West's sister in the Showtime series The Affair for six episodes.

Esposito became the brand ambassador for Eclair Naturals also in 2015, a gluten- and GMO-free vegan body and skin care line available in Rite Aid stores across the United States. In 2016 it was announced that Esposito would join the cast of NCIS as Special Agent Alexandra "Alex" Quinn,   executive producer Gary Glasberg noting, "We couldn't be happier to have Jennifer Esposito joining us for season 14. She embodies everything that we hoped for in the character of Quinn and we can't wait to have her come be a part of our team." In June 2017, it was announced that this would be her only season. Esposito appeared on the September 10, 2016, episode of Oprah: Where Are They Now?, where she said her doctor had her hospitalized in a psychiatric ward. She said the hospitalization happened during the time she was an actress on the show ''Samantha Who? ''

In 2019, she joined the cast of The Boys, an Amazon Prime Exclusive. In August, she was set to play a recurring role in the Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens series on Comedy Central.

In February 2020, it was announced that Esposito had joined the cast of the Netflix series Inventing Anna created by Shonda Rhimes in the role of Talia Mallay. However, this role was ultimately played by Marika Domińczyk.

Personal life
Esposito married actor Bradley Cooper on December 30, 2006. In May 2007, they filed for divorce, which was finalized that November. In 2009, Esposito became engaged to Australian tennis player Mark Philippoussis. The couple separated in August 2010. In October 2011, Esposito announced on The Late Show with David Letterman that she had celiac disease. In May 2014, Esposito announced her engagement to British model Louis Dowler. They married on November 16, 2014, in New York City. It was reported in March 2016 that Esposito had filed for divorce from Dowler. In 2020, Esposito married Jesper Vesterstrøm.

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Western Bay of Plenty District

Western Bay of Plenty District is a territorial district within the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand. The district envelops Tauranga city by land, and includes Matakana Island, at the entrance to Tauranga Harbour.

Local government
The seat of the Western Bay of Plenty District Council is at Greerton in Tauranga City (which is a separate area that is not part of the district). The district came into being in the local government reorganisation of 1989; with minor modifications to the boundaries, it merged the old Tauranga County and Te Puke Borough. The most significant changes were in the northwest, with Waihi Beach being transferred to the district from the old Ohinemuri County, and near Tauranga City, where some of the hinterland, formerly in the county, was transferred to the city.

Wards
For the purposes of electing district councillors, the wards within the district consist of the following:

 * Waihi Beach-Katikati Ward: (seat at Katikati)
 * Waihi Beach Sub-Division
 * Katikati Sub-Division
 * Kaimai Ward: (seat at Ōmokoroa)
 * Te Puke-Maketu Ward: (seat at Te Puke)
 * Te Puke Sub-Division
 * Maketu Sub-Division

Populated places
Western Bay of Plenty District consists of the following towns, localities, settlements and communities:

 * Waihi Beach-Katikati Ward:
 * Waihi Beach Sub-Division:
 * Athenree
 * Bowentown
 * Island View
 * Orokawa Bay
 * Pios Beach
 * Waiau
 * Waihi Beach
 * Katikati Sub-Division:
 * Aongatete
 * Apata
 * Fairview
 * Katikati
 * Kauri Point
 * Matahui Point
 * Matakana
 * Matakana Point
 * Ngakautuakina Point
 * Ongare Point
 * Opureora
 * Pahoia
 * Rangiwaea
 * Rereatukahia Pa
 * Tahawai
 * Tanners Point
 * Tirohanga Point
 * Tuapiro Point
 * Wainui North
 * Woodlands

 * Kaimai Ward:
 * Kaiate Falls
 * Kaitemako
 * Kopurererua
 * Lower Kaimai
 * McLaren Falls
 * Minden
 * Motuhoa
 * Ngapeke
 * Ohauiti
 * Omanawa Falls
 * Omanawa
 * Ōmokoroa Beach
 * Ōmokoroa
 * Oropi
 * Plummers Point
 * Pyes Pa
 * Taiwhitinui Pa
 * Te Puna Beach
 * Te Puna West
 * Te Puna
 * Wairoa
 * Whakamarama

 * Maketu-Te Puke Ward:
 * Te Puke Sub-Division:
 * Douglas Corner
 * Manoeka
 * Otawa
 * Papamoa
 * Te Matai
 * Te Puke
 * Wairai
 * Waitangi
 * Maketu Sub-Division:
 * Little Waihi
 * Maketu
 * Mangatai
 * Newdicks Beach
 * Ngawaro
 * Ohinepanea
 * Okurei Point
 * Otamarakau
 * Paengaroa
 * Pongakawa Valley
 * Pongakawa
 * Pukehina
 * Pukehina Beach
 * Rangiuru
 * Te Ranga
 * Te Tumu

 * Notes:

Population
Western Bay of Plenty District covers 1944.42 km2 and had an estimated population of as of  with a population density of  people per km2. live in Waihi Beach, in Katikati, and  in Te Puke.

Western Bay of Plenty District had a population of 56,184 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 5,280 people (10.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 12,861 people (29.7%) since the 2013 census. There were 24,096 dwellings. The median age was 45.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 10,062 people (17.9%) aged under 15 years, 8,481 (15.1%) aged 15 to 29, 24,789 (44.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 12,849 (22.9%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 80.1% European/Pākehā, 21.6% Māori, 3.4% Pasifika, 7.3% Asian, 0.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders, and 1.3% other. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Western Bay of Plenty District had a population of 51,321 at the 2018 New Zealand census. There were 18,462 households, comprising 25,647 males and 25,677 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female.

The percentage of people born overseas was 19.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 51.1% had no religion, 33.3% were Christian, 2.0% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.0% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 4.3% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 6,735 (16.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 7,935 (19.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $30,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. 6,438 people (15.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 19,869 (47.6%) people were employed full-time, 7,083 (17.0%) were part-time, and 1,215 (2.9%) were unemployed.

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