Prior to the reforms, Timaru held a ‘city’ status as the criteria then was a population of 20,000. READ MORE:* Timaru City Hub strategy restarted with workshops* What's in a name? Timaru City was abolished and included in a new Timaru District along with Temuka Borough, Geraldine Borough and Strathallan County,” a DIA spokesman said. John Bisset/Stuff Timaru City was abolished in the 1989 Local Government Reforms and has since been known as a town and district. “That was not relevant to Timaru, however, as Timaru City had already been abolished,” he said.

Source: Stuff November 18, 2020 15:56 UTC