Clutha County

Clutha County was one of the counties of New Zealand in the South Island. Its first meeting was on 4 January 1877 at the Balclutha courthouse.^[1] The offices on the corner of Clyde and Elizabeth Streets in Balclutha were rebuilt in 1934^[2] and demolished in 2009.^[3][4] Clutha District Council began in November 1989 with amalgamation of Balclutha Borough, Clutha County, Lawrence Borough, Tapanui Borough, part of Tuapeka County and Bruce District Council. Bruce District Council had been formed in 1986 from Bruce County, Milton Borough and Kaitangata Borough.^[5]

Clutha County
County of New Zealand
1876–1989
Capital	Balclutha
History
• Established	1876
• Disestablished	1989
Today part of	Clutha District

See also

• List of former territorial authorities in New Zealand § Counties